| The last weekend of the month is a Work Weekend at the Railway. This is time for as many members as possible to attend and carry out the work required to keep the Railway running.
On this day, members removed Premier's chimney and saddle tank as the first part of her overhaul and restoration. The tank is being completely replaced with an exact copy to be manufactured from measurements of the old one which was too corroded to be repaired. To find out more about volunteering and helping restore Premier or the many other projects at the Railway, visit the website or email info@sklr.net |
Premier stands outside the engine shed, Melior can be seen just inside the shed 2006-01-29 10:58:12 Buy Print |
A close up view of Premier's saddle tank. Corrosion has meant that the tank has to be replaced, to do that the original has to be sent away 2006-01-29 11:56:28 Buy Print |
A view of the points that were renewed during the 2005 Season, they are now back in fully operational use 2006-01-29 12:00:53 Buy Print |
Premier's chimney had to be removed to facilitate the removal of her saddle tank, here it is at the bottom of a scaffold board ramp 2006-01-29 13:15:23 Buy Print |
Premier's saddle tank is slowly moved on to a 4-wheeled truck, having been pushed over the smokebox and lowered on scaffold boards 2006-01-29 14:05:14 Buy Print |
With her chimney, saddle tank and boiler lagging removed, the locomotive engineers can move on to the next stage of her restoration and overhaul. This is a site rarely seen in her 100 years! 2006-01-29 14:50:09 Buy Print |
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