British Railways, Swindon - 0-6-0DH 'D9524', a 48ton loco built in the mid 1960's with a Paxman engine and Voith transmission
D9524_001
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Description: Christmas time, 2008, and the roof section is lifted off in order to cure its tendency to leak
D9524_002
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Description: The Class 14 at Hemingfield on the EHR, 5th April 2009, its first run under its own power the full length of the line
work in progress
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Description: Those of you familiar with the Class 14 desk will find this strange, but this is the "Barclay-ised" version shorn of all Class 14 110V electrics and with a single instrument panel. April 2008.
work in progress
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Description: January 2009 and the Class 14 "look" has been restored with a dual instrument panel in a steel fabrication. One duplex air gauge had still to be aquired, and the speedometer (nearest) was recovered from a class 47 and suggests considerable optimism!
Control panel (1)
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Description: Without the 110V electrics, all the control cubicle which normally occupies the front (engine) bulkhead on a class 14 was missing. The decision was taken to restore a smaller control panel to house the main 24V electrical system and primary instrumentation. Here is the cabinet installed in January 2009.
jul09
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Description: One of the rear engine mounts clearly showing the new stiffening gussets. The entire bracket may be replaced by a better one in the future.
exhauster install
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Description: Work proceeds on the rear exhauster mount, 10th August 2009.
exhauster install 2
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Description: The former Class 31 exhauster is now in place and the front (well, rear on the loco) mount is being secured. As the exhauster previously took support from its 110V motor, the new mount picks up on the former motor mount holes. The Distributor pokes down from top right of picture, and the view is taken through the end casing doors.
