A brief update courtesy of Phil as I was not at the steam
shop this weekend.
On 1630 a major milestone is achieved. The firebox corner that was the cause of her withdrawl
from service is now completely restored.
·
The stays were fully fitted, cut to length and
then formed with the air hammer. They
can now be seen fully fitted into the patch and ready for service;
·
Jason instructed Collin, Phil and others in the
use of the gauge testing equipment. The
boiler pressure gauges were successfully tested and can now be finally fitted
in the cab;
·
Phil and Jerry carried out a tricky
"fishing exercise" and managed to extract two ferrules that had
dropped into the bottom of the boiler barrel during tube fitting. Not absolutely essential but a great deal
better that they are not loose in the bottom of the boiler;
·
Work is progressing on refitting the remaining flexible
stay caps were loose following removal
for inspection and cleaning of the stays;
·
Brian, Paul and David made good progress on
stripping the air tanks.
Meanwhile Bob is starting to install the ducting to provide
a permanent power supply to the planer.
.............. and lastly a reminder. IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE YOUR TICKETS FOR
THE STEAM DEPARTMENT BENEFIT next Sunday (14th) at the San Filippo Estate-
THERE ARE STILL A FEW AVAILABLE. They can
be booked from the link the IRM website.
Hope to see you there.
Nigel
Comments
Fri, 03-29-2024 21:26
We're slackers and spend more time working on the equipment in the shop than keeping all you readers updated. We'll work on it, but I'm sure updates [...]
Thu, 03-14-2024 08:02
What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...
Mon, 12-27-2021 16:28
Happy New Year to all the Departments at the Illinois railway Museum! Thanks for all the good work you do in railroad preservation. Ted Miles, [...]
Wed, 10-13-2021 13:33
Was the CB&Q 1309 every transported to IRM?I’ve been reading old issues of Rail&Wire and the car was mentioned several times.
Mon, 06-07-2021 22:40
I was wondering if in the model layout display what scale would you guys be using and would you be displaying model train history as well? Just [...]
Wed, 06-02-2021 17:27
Nice to see 428's cab back on. Looking forward to when it is operable!
Tue, 06-01-2021 16:47
I hope the work will continue on the UP #428. Now that they are the museum's connection to the national railroad network; she would be very [...]
Sat, 04-17-2021 23:07
What is the status of 126, the Milwaukee Buffet car that is in S. Dakota? Any guess on when or if it will get to IRM?
Wed, 04-14-2021 21:09
Perhaps it is time to scrap the remains of the c, B & Q 7128 to make room for the Villa Real. Ted miles, IRM member
Wed, 04-14-2021 15:26
Hi IRM my name is Jason and I was wonder If you guys would be willing to save a CN Dash8-40cm they are currently being retired by CN and being [...]
Fri, 04-09-2021 19:56
Bear in mind that the Nebraska Zephyr is an articulated train set, so cars cannot be inserted at will. Although cars and/or a second engine could be [...]
Wed, 03-31-2021 11:37
I believe Silver Pony is currently on the back burner, and has been put into storage in one of the barns. The car needs a lot of work done to it's [...]