Just a few minor changes to make it the 'sweetest of runners'
Made absolutely sure that the loco was not leaking steam which meant stripping it down and putting in new caskets on all three cylinder assemblies.
Aso drilled out the rusty steel grub screws securing the centre cylinder block and replaced them with stainless ones. Whist at it. replaced the grub screws in outside cylinder valve chests as well with stainless ones.
Reassembled making sure that the smokebox was leak tight.
Please see the video of it's first run yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJoCsd4NH-s
Made absolutely sure that the loco was not leaking steam which meant stripping it down and putting in new caskets on all three cylinder assemblies.
Aso drilled out the rusty steel grub screws securing the centre cylinder block and replaced them with stainless ones. Whist at it. replaced the grub screws in outside cylinder valve chests as well with stainless ones.
Reassembled making sure that the smokebox was leak tight.
Please see the video of it's first run yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJoCsd4NH-s