{"id":2981,"date":"2023-07-03T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T15:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk\/about\/blog\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2023-07-03T16:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T15:22:39","slug":"monday-3rd-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=2981","title":{"rendered":"Monday 3rd July 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"5643'sThe big news this week is that GWR\u00a00-6-2T No. 5643\u2019s boiler was lifted out of the frames for assessment and repair in foul weather last Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\"KeithPart of the operation involved removing the ashpan from underneath 5643\u2019s firebox before it could be settled down on the weltrol. Keith is seen here applying some heat to release the retaining bolts.<\/p>\n

\"5643'sPrior to that, Caliban<\/em>\u2019s boiler had been lifted to a position alongside the shed to make way for 5643\u2019s boiler on the weltrol. 5643\u2019s bunker has also been lifted off for inspection and repairs.<\/p>\n

\"EdOther work has continued on 5643 with Ed descaling one of the tanks in between the showers last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\"UpholsteringUpholstering of Great Eastern Railway royal saloon No. 5 is still in full swing with a glimpse here of work on the new foam bench seat in the guard\u2019s compartment.<\/p>\n

\"JohnJohn Davis has removed the carpet in the east saloon and is seen removing a door step and unwanted tacks from the floor.<\/p>\n

\"JohnJohn Dixon has been giving the royal loo a good clean\u2026..<\/p>\n

\"The\u2026..whilst Tim has given the loo seat a coat of varnish \u2013 think he got the better of the two jobs!<\/p>\n

Finally, for FRT members, just to let you know that Alan has been busy putting together the latest edition of The Iron Horse<\/em>\u00a0magazine which, hopefully, should be sent off for printing this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The big news this week is that GWR\u00a00-6-2T No. 5643\u2019s boiler was lifted out of the frames for assessment and repair in foul weather last Friday afternoon. Part of the operation involved removing the ashpan from underneath 5643\u2019s firebox before it could be settled down on the weltrol. Keith is seen here applying some heat … Continue reading Monday 3rd July 2023<\/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-2981","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\/2981","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=2981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2982,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981\/revisions\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}