After many years being moved from pillar to post, the long-awaited restoration of the last ‘standard

Scotland was not exactly a stamping ground for Robert Riddles’ superlative ‘9F’ 2-10-0s. Indeed, none of the original 251 locomotives were ever allocated to Scottish sheds and, of those that did run north of the border, such occasional incursions were mostly made by those based out of Carlisle Kingmoor, which only received its first batch of ‘Spaceships’ as late as 1964. So, when No. 92219 – the penultimate ‘9F’ to be built – moved to Boat of Garten on the Strathspey Railway in May 2023, it made a little bit of history in becoming the first of its class to be officially based at a Scottish shed. But, more significantly, the move also heralded the start of its long-awaited restoration from Barry condition, and the beginning of its eventual return to steam after many years waiting in the wings.

Sunday, 17 November 2024

smoke box removal

Just a small blog entry this week.

During this last week the smoke box has been removed.

The rivets holding it to the mounting ring on the boiler had been removed previously.  After some front end lifting and heavy persuasion it parted company with the boiler.

The boiler has been lifted slightly from its mounting points to ensure that when the time comes to lift it from the frames it isn't stuck down.  At the back the ash pan has been freed from the foundation ring and is resting on the frames.  This will be left behind when the boiler is lifted and will be removed from the frames seperately.

Owing to work required on the other loco's and the approach of Christmas, we don't have a date for the boiler lift, it may well be into the new year.  It's just a case of watch this space.

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