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| Clearing the track for loading |
Track cleared ready for the Truck to load |
Replacing sleepers that have deterioated over the years |
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| Winching the tender onto the low bed |
Tenza and his gang winching loco boiler and coal tender unit
onto lowbead. Note use of bogies under the rear section of the boiler.
this means the unit need not be split thus saving one trip. This system
was used when PCNGR transported GF 2416 |
NGG16 no 116 now winched onto the low bed after some 6 hours
of winching. Two winches were used - One as part of Sandstone's
equipment and one by kind favour of Derek Classen's farm manager. |
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| Preparing 116 for assembling after off loading |
Shunting the loco with the small Hunslet diesel |
The loco in place for restoration to begin. |
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| Removing broken studs. A process of heating and using
biodiesel mad it possible to screw the broken studs out without damage
to the boiler or need to retap them. Note 116's chimney in place. |
Preparing the boiler for its initial test. Here blanks are being made |
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