Early Days (Butterley)
This page takes a look at the early days of 92214's restoration at Butterley (1990 - present).
(Photos added 1/8/2003)
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Construction begins of the tender sieve boxes - 1991. |
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The new smokebox arrives in 1992. |
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The firehole door mechanism being worked on in 1994. |
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General view of the work area inside the main museum building at Butterley. The whole of this floor area has now been concreted. |
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Wooden pattern for the centre rocking grate support bar. |
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Checking
the grate support bars before installation.
Bars fitted in to the firebox with one rocking bar in place. |
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Wooden pattern and finished casting of the ejector exhaust ring. |
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Machined return crank rod forging. |
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The tender being unloaded from the road transport vehicle at Butterley - September 1990. |
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added 1/8/2003
Fitting the axleboxes to the driving wheels. Note the flangeless centre drivers mounted on a wheeled carrier. |
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added 1/8/2003
View of the chassis mounted on carrier trucks. |
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Driving wheels ready for attaching to the mainframes. |
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The steam crane hoists the mainframes. |
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The axleboxes are aligned as the chassis is slowly lowered into place. |
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92214 is a rolling chassis again. |
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Attaching the pony truck to the chassis. |
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Top view of the mainframes looking rearward. |
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added 1/8/2003
Using a hydraulic press to fit a bearing brass. |
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New connecting rod forgings machined and fitted with bearings - August 1992. |
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Connecting rod positioned ready for fitting - August 1992. |
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added 1/8/2003
Lifting the connecting rod end into the crosshead and fitting the gudgeon pin. |
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Working on the cab. |
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added 1/8/2003
An angle grinder lights up the cab. |
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Fitting the smokebox to the boiler - September 1994. |
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Lifting the boiler on to the chassis - October 1994. |
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Smiles from the team after the boiler lift is completed. |
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added 1st August 2003
The double chimney (upside down in this view) fitted with the ejector exhaust ring. Note the broken section.
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1st August 2003
A new piece of metal welded onto the broken section, ground down to size, and fixing holes drilled. |
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1st August 2003
The newly machined return crank rod being heated in oil in preparation for fitting a new bearing. |
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1st August 2003
The new bearing next to the return crank rod. |
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1st August 2003
The bearing fitted into place and checked for smooth operation. |
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1st August 2003
After fitting the brass cover, the rod is fitted back on to the locomotive. The yellow colouring on the valve gear is protective grease. |