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A progress report for the overhaul may be found here.
September 2015
to June 2016
Shortly after being withdrawn from service for overhaul, 60007
at Grosmont with both the cods mouth doors and the smoke box door
open whilst being disposed from the final weekend running. The
blast pipe is covered up to prevent rain getting in now the
locomotive out of traffic
Photograph: Nigel Rayner.
Grosmont, 22 September 2015 |
Front view of Sir Nigel Gresley in the workshop at the
National Railway Museum, York, viewed from the public viewing
gallery on 23 November 2015.
Photograph: David Stapleton.
NRM, 23 November 2015 |
Front view of Sir Nigel Gresley in the workshop at the
National Railway Museum, York, viewed from the public viewing
gallery on 23 November 2015.
Photograph: David Stapleton.
23 November 2015 |
The Engineering Team removing the superheater elements.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
19 January 2016 |
The superheater header inside the smokebox with the
superheater elements.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
19 January 2016 |
The first sections of streamline casing removed, looking from
the front of the loco.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
20 January 2016 |
The removed cab resting behind the loco.
Photograph: Richard Swales.
23 January 2016 |
All the streamline boiler casing removed.
Photograph: Richard Swales.
23 January 2016 |
A view showing the crinoline framework still attached to the
loco, 26th January 2016. Crinoline framework.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
26 January 2016 |
Mike Page die-nutting the boiler bands. This repairs the
thread on the end of the band allowing the fastening nut to be
replaced, 26th January 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
26 January 2016 |
The reverser stand removed from the loco. It is normally
positioned in front of the driver and allows adjustment of the
engine valve travel for efficient working, 27th January 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
27 January 2016 |
Andy Barwick releasing the crinoline in preparation for
removal, 28th January 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
28 January 2016 |
The first section of crinoline is removed, 28th January
2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
28 January 2016 |
The insulation removal team ready for action on 2 February
2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
2 February 2016 |
The insulation removal team after the action. L to R: John
Furness, Mike Page, Darrin Crone, Peter Brackstone, Andy Barwick,
2 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
2 February 2016 |
Work proceeding at the firebox end.
Photograph: Robin Patrick.
3 February 2016 |
Work in progress at the smokebox end and on the left side of
the boiler.
Photograph: Robin Patrick.
3 February 2016 |
Dave Lee and the first flue tube partially removed, 3 February
2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
3 February 2016 |
The top row of flue tubes removed, 5 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
5 February 2016 |
In the foreground is Flying Scotsman, while Mike Page
and Malcolm Bateman supervise the removal of one of the flue
tubes on 12 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
12 February 2016 |
Andy Barwick steers a flue tube away from Flying
Scotsman during tube removal on 12 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
12 February 2016 |
The front tubeplate, 13 February 2016. Top three rows of flue
tubes with surrounding small smoke tubes removed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
13 February 2016 |
Right hand cylinder cladding removed on 20 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
20 February 2016 |
A view looking forward in the boiler toward Flying
Scotsman, 20 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
20 February 2016 |
Bob Shearman drives forward the last of the flue tubes while
Darrin Crone holds the drift on 23 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
23 February 2016 |
All flue tubes now removed and stored outside ready for
disposal, except one kept for inspection by the boiler insurance
inspector.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
24 February 2016 |
David Riley and Peter Brackstone removed the streamlining
behind the left hand buffer on 24 February 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
24 February 2016 |
Sand emptied from 2 out of the 4 sandboxes, in the pit under
the loco on 25 February 2016.
Photograph: Mike Page.
25 February 2016 |
The regulator valve body emerges from its 10 years in the
boiler on 27 February 2016.
Photograph: Richard de Sadeleer.
27 February 2016 |
Dave Lee was the first inside the boiler to cut out the small
tubes.
Photograph: Malcolm Bateman.
2 March 2016 |
The removed loco brake gear.
Photograph: Malcolm Bateman.
3 March 2016 |
Bob Shearman inside the boiler cutting the small tubes at the
smokebox tubeplate. Bob assisted in the removal of the bottom
rows of tubes.
Photograph: Malcolm Bateman.
3 March 2016 |
Peter Brackstone with one of the brake hangers prior to
removal.
Photograph: Malcolm Bateman.
4 March 2016 |
Inside the boiler with all the bottom small tubes removed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
4 March 2016 |
Right hand valve gear removal. The inside cover of the
expansion link still in position.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
8 March 2016 |
The smokebox tubelate free of all tubes.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
8 March 2016 |
General view of 60007 in the workshop.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
10 March 2016 |
The right hand valve gear an connecting rods removed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
10 March 2016 |
Removed valve gear components on the cleaning bench.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
10 March 2016 |
All the streamlined casing has been removed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
12 March 2016 |
Part of the drain cock mechanism. A view inside the frames
looking over the top of the RH trailing bogie wheel axlebox. The
pulley is moved by operating a lever on the fireman's side of the
cab connected by a steel cable. The pulley shaft operates a lever
and rod to the centre cylinder cocks and is linked to another
shaft that operates the outside cylinder cocks.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
15 March 2016 |
The empty firebox tube plate from inside the firebox (1).
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
16 March 2016 |
The empty firebox tube plate from inside the firebox (2).
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
16 March 2016 |
The empty firebox tube plate from inside the firebox (3).
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
16 March 2016 |
The smokebox saddle with concrete removed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
18 March 2016 |
The boiler is lifted clear of the frames at the National
Railway Museums North Yard.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
24 March 2016 |
The boiler being placed away from the rail to allow the frames
to be shunted clear and the boiler wagon to be put in
position.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
24 March 2016 |
The boiler being manoevered away from the chassis.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
24 March 2016 |
The boiler being lowered on to the wagon.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
24 March 2016 |
The boiler safely positioned on the wagon.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
24 March 2016 |
The ashpan being lifted, supervised by Tom Emsley.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
24 March 2016 |
A view of the frames looking forward with 92220 Evening Star
beyond, 1 April 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
1 April 2016 |
Bob Shearman cleaning between the frames on 1 April 2016. The
white paint applied 10 years shows through.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
1 April 2016 |
Bob Shearman working his way down cleaning between the frames
on 1 April 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
1 April 2016 |
A view of the frames looking toward the rear, 1 April
2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
1 April 2016 |
Will Morgan cleaning between the frames around the hornstays
on 1 April 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
1 April 2016 |
George Colclough, Mike Page and Andy Barwick moving
superheater elements stored next to the wheeldrop into the yard
for collection by the scrap man.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
7 April 2016 |
A start has been made in the removal of the air brake system
piping. The photograph shows joints disconnected looking forward
from under the Cartazzi.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
8 April 2016 |
The driving springs in the pit beneath the loco. The pit floor
is covered in sand to soak up all the oil and grease dropped
during the cleaning of the frames.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
8 April 2016 |
The right hand trailing axlebox showing how clean the
volunteers have got the frames just using elbow grease. The view
shows the horizontal hornstay bolt nuts de-pinned. The
lubrication pipe was drained last week and is on just finger
tight. The axle dust shield screws are also now finger tight.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
8 April 2016 |
Peter Brackstone dismantling the air pump exhaust where it
passes over the sandbox and enters the silencer box.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
13 April 2016 |
The removed air pump steadied by Peter Brackstone.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
13 April 2016 |
A view between the frames showing how little piping remains to
be removed. The clutch vacuum pipe (601) and lubrication pipes
are all that remains on the left side frame.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
13 April 2016 |
The engineering team, Bob Shearman, Peter Brackstone, Alan
Pitt, Darrin Crone and Mike Page with "Gresley Bear".
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
19 April 2016 |
Dave Lee removing the front brake cylinders seen from over the
frame stretcher that supports the front bogie.
20 April 2016 |
Before blasting the RHS outer firebox plate.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
21 April 2016 |
After blasting the RHS outer firebox plate.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
21 April 2016 |
Jono Taylor guiding the cab as it just lifts off the ground
during refitting.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
23 April 2016 |
Jon Gray and Tom Crone fastening the cab down on to the frames
while supported by the crane.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
23 April 2016 |
The outside of the boiler blasted and primed on 25th April
2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
25 April 2016 |
Mike page in the frames removing the lubrication pipe to the
trailing left hand axlebox, 28th April 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
28 April 2016 |
Boiler shortly before sheeting over on 5th May 2016.
Photograph: Malc Bateman.
5 May 2016 |
The assembled racking in the GUV on 5th May 2016.
Photograph: Malc Bateman.
5 May 2016 |
Bob Shearman and Alan Pitt making the last racking shelf on
10th May 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
10 May 2016 |
A general view inside the GUV before moving our parts in, 10th
May 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
10 May 2016 |
Bob Shearman the GUV project leader opens the Storage
Facility, 10th May 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
10 May 2016 |
A view of the loco in the workshop from the GUV on 11th May
2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
11 May 2016 |
The main steam pipe at the top of the boiler with the
regulator clamp removed, 13th May 2016.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.Photograph: Malc Bateman.
13 May 2016 |
Steve Bradley cleaning the lubrication system parts he removed
on his first day as a volunteer with the Engineering Team.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
20 May 2016 |
Malcolm Hutton after spending three days cleaning the inner
firebox plates so that they can receive a detailed
inspection.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
20 May 2016 |
The inner firebox gleaming after cleaning.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
20 May 2016 |
The bogie is lowered and held for inspection, by NRM's Danny
Holmes and SNG Engineering Team's Andy Barwick and Darrin
Crone.
Photograph: Malcolm Bateman.
26 May 2016 |
Sir Nigel Gresley overhanging the wheeldrop with the bogie
removed.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
26 May 2016 |
The bogie at the bottom of the wheeldrop slung ready to be
lifted by Richard Swales, Andy Barwick and Peter Brackstone.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
26 May 2016 |
The loco front resets on the NRM accomodation bogie.
Photograph: Richard Swales.
26 May 2016 |
The leading coupled wheelset lowered.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
26 May 2016 |
The bogie and leading coupled wheelset successfully
removed.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
26 May 2016 |
The driving wheelset being lowered on to the rail after
removal.
Photograph: Trevor Camp/SNGLT.
26 May 2016 |
The trailing and last coupled wheelset to be removed at the
bottom of the wheeldrop pit.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
27 May 2016 |
All removed safely, and showing the considerable amount of
space they now take up in the workshop.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
27 May 2016 |
Loco with coupled wheelsets and bogie removed.
Photograph: Malcolm Bateman.
27 May 2016 |
The loco back in position with the driving wheelset moved to
the wheeldrop to allow the other wheelsets to be positioned under
the crane for the axleboxes to be lifted off.
Photograph: Richard Swales.
28 May 2016 |
The leading left suspension components. The cylinder below the
spring contains rubber discs that under years of compression had
stuck tight to the hanger bolt that passes through it. One (to
the right in the photo) has been removed and the coil spring with
it.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
3 June 2016 |
The bogie frame on the wheeldrop with bogie wheelsets rolled
out either end.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
3 June 2016 |
Malcolm Hutton and Bob Shearman pondering on how to get those
rubber springs off.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
3 June 2016 |
The bogie axleboxes.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
4 June 2016 |
The Engineering Team Volunteers at the cleaning bench.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
7 June 2016 |
An example of the historical markings on the wheelsets
revealed after removing the paint.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
9 June 2016 |
Malcolm Bateman and Malcolm Hutton removing paint from the
leading coupled wheelset.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
9 June 2016 |
Looking from the rear of the bogie showing one of the bogie
side control springs in the centre. Bob Shearman is removing
components to enable the side control springs to be removed. The
bogie pivot hole in the top can clearly be seen.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
9 June 2016 |
The tender was shunted this week and was left next to our
bogie frames and wheelsets.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
13 June 2016 |
The bogie side control centre pivot block during removal.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
14 June 2016 |
The NDT contractors during their examination of the boiler in
the North Yard of the NRM.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
17 June 2016 |
The cylinder relief valve has been removed from the hole at
the bottom of the outside right hand cylinder cover.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
21 June 2016 |
The cylinder relief valve still in place on the rear of the
outside right hand cylinder.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
21 June 2016 |
Some of the historical stamping on the inside big end crank
webs. The crank pin is protected with tape which has now been
removed so that the pin can be examined.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
22 June 2016 |
A general view of the remaining gravity sands mechanism
showing the pivot bracket fastened to the back of the saddle
casting and the top of the middle steam chest beneath.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
22 June 2016 |
George Colclough removing the gravity sands bowden cable
quadrant.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
22 June 2016 |
The left hand cylinder cover nuts being removed by Malcolm
Bateman.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
28 June 2016 |
The bogie frames require thorough cleaning then all the paint
removing for the frame material to be examined in detail. Alan
Pitt is assisted by Philip Wilson.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
28 June 2016 |
Bob Shearman removing the paint from the bogie axlebox
suspension beams.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
28 June 2016 |
The leading and trailing coupled wheelsets after testing by
contractors.
Photograph: Darrin Crone.
30 June 2016 |
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