{"id":1683,"date":"2020-02-17T21:04:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T21:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk\/about\/blog\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2020-02-17T21:04:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T21:04:20","slug":"monday-17th-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=1683","title":{"rendered":"Monday 17th February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_112622A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Up and away\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_112622A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_112622A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_112622A-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>A landmark stage in the overhaul of FR 20 was achieved when the dome was finally lifted into position by the Ribble Steam Railway&#8217;s track maintenance vehicle&#8217;s hi-ab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1676\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115046A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ade fits the dome into position\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115046A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115046A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115046A-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Ade is seen making sure that the dome fits neatly into position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1677 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115221-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Santa emerging from another chimney...\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115221-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115221-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115221-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200212_115221-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>Alan looks as if he has just popped up out of the boiler as he attends to the securing nuts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1682\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123205A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John Dixon drills some holes in a blank for FR 20's boiler\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123205A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123205A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123205A-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>John has been preparing the last of the boiler blanks in readiness for some water to be put into the boiler.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1678\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_143550-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A shiny new coat of paint for the tender tank\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_143550-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_143550-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_143550-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_143550-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>Painting of the tender has continued with the left hand side of the tank now showing off its new coat of paint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1679\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123145-e1581863577657-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fred and Alan Ogden wrestle with Fluff's sand box\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123145-e1581863577657-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123145-e1581863577657-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_123145-e1581863577657-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Fred and Alan Ogden have been wrestling to free the mechanism on the second of <em>Fluff<\/em>&#8216;s sand boxes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1680\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_112433A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Bell drills some more holes\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_112433A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_112433A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_112433A-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>More new platework for <em>Fluff<\/em>&#8216;s rear cab sheet has been cut out and Phil Bell has been drilling some more holes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1681\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_160519-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ready for the skip\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_160519-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_160519-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_160519-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200214_160519-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>With the new steel cut, Keith prepares to chop the old cab plate ready for the skip.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the steam test for 5643, originally scheduled for last Friday, has been postponed pending the acquisition of some replacement firebars. Colleagues at Embsay have this is in hand and the steam test should be carried out shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A landmark stage in the overhaul of FR 20 was achieved when the dome was finally lifted into position by the Ribble Steam Railway&#8217;s track maintenance vehicle&#8217;s hi-ab. Ade is seen making sure that the dome fits neatly into position. Alan looks as if he has just popped up out of the boiler as he &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=1683\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday 17th February 2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1684,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}