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The Villa Team at the Bluebell Railway

Pictures of the Repair of No 473 Birch Grove, 1983-1986 and 1994-1998

New side stays, June 1997. 579x387

 

A new side stay, June 1997. 579x387

 

Firebox under repair, June 1997. 579x387

 

Firebox under repair, June 1997. 579x387

 

New tubeplate fitted, June 1997. 1158x774

 

Firehole ring re-rivetted, June 1997. 1206x792

 

Repaired backhead stay holes, June 1997. 1200x792

 

Backhead stay holes, June 1997. 1174x780

 

Side stay being screwed in, June 1997. 1150x766

 

Tapping and fitting side stays, August 1997. 431x277

 

Fitting side stays, August 1997. 431x287

 

Fitting side stays, August 1997. 431x287

 

Side stays screwed into backhead, August 1997. 424x284

 

Inside firebox with some side stays screwed in, August 1997. 434x290

 

Side stays being screwed in, August 1997. 434x290

 

Repair to side tank, August 1997. 434x290

 

Side stay before knobbling over, September 1997. 358x350

 

Stay knobbling over: spreading out with round tool, September 1997. 402x293

 

Stay knobbling over: spreading out with round tool, September 1997. Two MPEG video clips: 17 seconds 2.8Mb (sound missing) 33 seconds 5.6Mb (with sound)

 

Stay knobbling over: spread out, September 1997. 266x250

 

Stay knobbling over: spread out, September 1997. 332x308

 

Stay knobbling over: rounding over with flat tool, September 1997. 343x293

 

Stay knobbling over: rounding over with flat tool, September 1997. 303x293

 

Stay knobbling over: rounding over with flat tool, September 1997. 443x287

 

Stay knobbling over: rounding over with flat tool, September 1997. Six MPEG video clips: 29 seconds 4.9Mb 28 seconds 4.8Mb 24 seconds 4.0Mb 25 seconds 4.2Mb 22 seconds 3.7Mb 24 seconds 4.1Mb

 

Stay knobbling over: rounded over, September 1997. 490x458

 

Stay knobbling over: tucking in edges with chisel tool, September 1997. 365x243

 

Stay knobbling over: tucking in edges with chisel tool, September 1997. 383x295

 

Stay knobbling over: tucking in edges with chisel tool, September 1997. 36 seconds 6.1Mb MPEG video clip

 

Stay knobbling over: tucked in edges, September 1997. 490x458

 

Stay knobbling, September 1997. 434x287

 

Boiler under repair, September 1997. 575x383

 

Foundation ring corner, September 1997. 414x275

 

Firebox outer wrapper crown, September 1997. 414x275

 

Crown stay outer hole before repair, September 1997. 524x474

 

Inner firebox with stays to be knobbled over, September 1997. 420x273

 

Front tubeplate, September 1997. 414x248

 

Right cylinder, October 1997. 422x281

 

Left cylinder, October 1997. 422x281

 

Westinghouse pump, October 1997. 422x284

 

Westinghouse pump, October 1997. 422x284

 

Westinghouse pump details, October 1997. 420x278

 

Frame corrosion, October 1997. 420x278

 

Frame corrosion repairs, October 1997. 420x278

 

Frame crack repair, October 1997. 417x278

 

Inner ends of stays knobbled over, October 1997. 417x278

 

New platework in bunker, October 1997. 422x278

 

New ashpan under construction, October 1997. 422x278

 

New smokebox under construction, October 1997. 422x278

 

Outer crown stay holes built up, October 1997. 422x278

 

Outer crown stay holes and washout plug pads under repair, October 1997. 422x278

 

Corrosion in firebox outer wrapper plate, October 1997. 422x278

 

Boiler under repair, October 1997. 422x278

 

New smokebox saddle and blastpipe, October 1997. 422x278

 

Patches over live steam manifold, October 1997. 417x278

 

New blastpipe, October 1997. 420x281

 

Westinghouse pump, October 1997. 419x281

 

Westinghouse pump maker's plate, October 1997. 420x281

 

Inside firebox above crown, November 1997. 587x391

 

Boiler under repair, November 1997. 422x281

 

Crown stay nuts, November 1997. 422x281

 

Front tubeplate items, November 1997. 419x278

 

Inside dome, November 1997. 422x284

 

Crack in chimney, November 1997. 422x284

 

Brake cylinder and triple valve, November 1997. 422x284

 

Extension main air reservoir, November 1997. 422x284

 

Steam take-off pad, December 1997. 575x387

 

Knobbled-over crown stay, December 1997. 579x391

 

Old crown washout-plug pad, December 1997. 579x391

 

Knobbled-over crown stays, December 1997. 414x275

 

Knobbled-over tubeplate stays, December 1997. 416x278

 

New steam take-offs on firebox top, December 1997. 416x278

 

Foundation ring corner, December 1997. 410x275

 

Remetalled and machined eccentric strap, December 1997. 410x275

 

Safety valves columns base being machined, December 1997. 410x275

 

Regulator gland casting built up by brazing, December 1997. 410x275

 

Freshly-painted wheel and cab side, December 1997. 410x275

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