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The first job is - Find the Sprite.... Well it is under the spare bonnet, on top of the see saw. So one bonnet removed. Covers taken off and ramps positioned Very slowly and steadily it is winched down And finally back on Terra Firma!
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Number #733 is finished with its new wagon plates (but it still needs its white stripes and numbers) we also did more work on the wagons in the yard.
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Holy thread resurrection!
In an attempt to reinvigorate myself I have entered the Sprite in the Kelmarsh Classic and Competion car show in August. It is only five miles away and so I thought I really ought to go!
Now I have got to get the Sprite running again...
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Thanks for the update Robert - a nice bit of archeology, biodiversity, engineering and b....y hard work!
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Apr 28, 2024 13:00:54 GMT
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Well I am suitably amused!! Well done Steve!
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Apr 27, 2024 15:49:52 GMT
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Great work and steady progress. I know a lot of Frogeye "repairs" in the 1970/80's were very crude (well I know mine were!) but the cars were not valuable then and it was either a cheap and cheerful repair to get it through the MoT and running for another year ...or scrap it. Also hobby MiG welders were not readily available, let alone spot welders.
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Great progress! And Wayne certainly does great work.
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Apr 25, 2024 16:12:44 GMT
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Apr 22, 2024 21:51:09 GMT
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Looking forward to finding out what the 60 foot time will be??...and how it will compare when you get to the Pod!
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What a great way to start the day! There is a new GCR Reunification video which shows that the old embankment North of Loughborough will not be rebuilt but instead replaced with a new viaduct with pillars on piles and precast deck sections. This viaduct makes so much sense! The GCR went on viaducts through Leicester and elsewhere and is a classic image. It also explains why the engine shed will need to be relocated. To have a single track around the shed and a long section of double track North of the shed (To allow a full length train to wait entry to Loughborough) would mean a double track embankment almost up to Precis-spark. The extra height needed to cross Railway terrace would mean a significantly taller and wider embankment....lots of lorry loads of material! Using piles and standard bridge decks for the long single track viaduct from the Sewer outflow to the MML bridge will be a lot faster to build, and far less intrusive in terms of lorry movements during construction. It also means though that it becomes one construction project rather than three phases but I suspect because of the modular construction, a smaller workforce could be used?
CAUTION WIBN Alert! It would also be good if the single track bridge across the sewer outflow had steel lattice parapets ( as per the new Quorn bridges and canal bridge) ....also the viaduct could have blue brick arch facades along the East side where it runs past Precis-spark. This was done on the new MML bridge abutments. If you really had some spare cash, then a non-structural "Bowstring Girder" would be nice across Railway terrace!
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Apr 19, 2024 16:18:42 GMT
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Good to see the community helping out in such a good cause!
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Apr 18, 2024 10:05:34 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 18, 2024 10:06:25 GMT by flyingphil
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Apr 16, 2024 15:26:24 GMT
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Nice shiny parts! It is looking really good...now to see if it sounds and goes well!!
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Apr 16, 2024 11:08:21 GMT
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Awaiting the fire up!
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Make sure that you do sit down and spend some time enjoying the view!!...a glass of wine will help as well.
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Apr 12, 2024 11:53:29 GMT
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Hi Morris When we first got the wagons in 1992/3 we could not identify most of them so we used an un-issued set of numbers B 2797xx in the order of arrival. However after a lot of detective work by Phil Heatherington and John Buckland, quite a lot of wagons have now been identified and these are given their original numbers when they get repainted.
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Apr 11, 2024 18:28:35 GMT
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Yesterday saw five of us busy on two of our wagons. Tim and Gary welded all the remaining patches and seams on B 279721/733, then set too and worked in tandem to secure the large lower sheet on the end door. This welding should be finished and the wagon painted before the end of April, then it will be renumbered as B114733. Meanwhile Tom and Rob continued preparing the underframe of B 279711. Rain hampered their work somewhat, but the frame is now ready for primer and underseal. The floor was measured and new steel sheets are to be ordered by the Rothley C & W staff. This may be a relatively quick wagon to refloor and it is to be renumbered as B266560
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I see that you wrote "I believe the bearings are bimetallic (ali on steel) so there should be no copper to find or see in the oil". I have never heard of this as I believe bearing shells are a steel backing with a copper layer then a coating of (grey) white metal or "bearing" metal (which is a lead/tin etc alloy). Hence any copper in the oil indicates that the bearing metal has worn away.
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Nice work on getting that mower deck repaired! Welding old steel is always fun!!
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It is good to see how well your work has stood the test of time - Well Done!
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