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7 1/4" Romulus " Myglyd "

The Romulus loco has received an extensive overhaul in the workshop

This page shows pictures and descriptions of what work has been carried out to the loco.

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The loco as it arrived in the workshop, still in working order but looking a bit tired.

A view of the cab and fittings.

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The boiler removed from the chassis.

The valve gear and wheels would be the next things to remove and inspect all bearing surfaces for wear

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After the strip down the frames and all other parts were cleaned up and repainted, the boiler cladding and smokebox were also stripped and re painted.

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The boiler assembly was fitted back onto the frames, the manifold was also serviced, repainted and the pipework was checked, cleaned and re installed.

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The newly painted side tanks were re fitted along with the nameplates

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The cab was fitted after re painting along with the gauges, safety valves, whistles and dome cover

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Attention then turned to the tender which went through the same process as the loco. Stripped, cleaned, inspected, re painted and then re assembled.

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The tender body after re painting and fitting back onto the frames.

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The completed loco and tender coupled up and ready for steam testing.

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