{"id":84,"date":"2017-02-27T21:57:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk\/about\/blog\/?p=84"},"modified":"2017-02-27T21:57:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:57:46","slug":"monday-27th-february-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Monday 27th February 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Work continues apace on the current projects at Preston.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4772A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mike cleans one of the RMB's windows\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4772A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4772A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4772A-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Both Wednesday and Friday saw efforts made to bring the RMB&#8217;s windows up to serviceable standard, with Tim, Mike (see above) and Paul brandishing scrapers and cleaning rags to get rid of paint and ingrained dirt.<\/p>\n<p>John has been working on the final repairs to the steelwork at the north east end of the RMB, with the final sheet of new steel being positioned: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4773A-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John positions the final piece of steelwork on the RMB\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4773A-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4773A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4773A-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>&#8230;\u00a0and the finished welded job:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143237_33091441715_oMRA-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The steelwork welded into place\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143237_33091441715_oMRA-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143237_33091441715_oMRA-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143237_33091441715_oMRA-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143237_33091441715_oMRA-1200x2133.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>So So plenty of work for Tim next Wednesday with the filler and sander to remove all traces of the repair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_145624_33049611346_oMRA-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The successful mould\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_145624_33049611346_oMRA-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_145624_33049611346_oMRA-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_145624_33049611346_oMRA-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_145624_33049611346_oMRA-1200x2133.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>Paul and Mike have had a second attempt at creating a plaster of Paris mould for the plate to go on the new gas compartment door on the RMB. This time they were successful, and the next job is to use some casting resin to create the plate itself. Meanwhile, Paul has been creating a new letter &#8216;B&#8217; to go on the door, and is seen here removing some of the waste metal with the aid of a pillar drill:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_144020_32935348462_oMRA-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Paul at work on the letter 'B'\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_144020_32935348462_oMRA-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_144020_32935348462_oMRA-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_144020_32935348462_oMRA-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_144020_32935348462_oMRA-1200x2133.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adrian has continued his paint treatment of <em>Caliban<\/em>&#8216;s inner frames whilst Alan has been drilling more holes in the replacement steel for Caliban&#8217;s running board. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4780-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The machined lubrication box for Caliban\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4780-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4780-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4780-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4780-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>Howard has been making progress with one of the new lubrication boxes, with the machined casting seen here.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143249_32709400000_oMRA-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fred at work on Caliban's wheels\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143249_32709400000_oMRA-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143249_32709400000_oMRA-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143249_32709400000_oMRA-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143249_32709400000_oMRA-1200x2133.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143311_32709411270_oMRA-e1488111183719-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Roger still chipping away at Caliban's spokes\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143311_32709411270_oMRA-e1488111183719-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143311_32709411270_oMRA-e1488111183719-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143311_32709411270_oMRA-e1488111183719-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170224_143311_32709411270_oMRA-e1488111183719-1200x2133.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>Fred and Roger have again been hard at work on the wheels &#8211; this week&#8217;s photos look very much like last week&#8217;s &#8211; did they ever go home? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4777-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Alison's baking being enjoyed on Wednesday afternoon\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4777-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4777-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4777-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4777-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>Alan, incidentally, brought in birthday cakes for everyone on Wednesday, and some of the gang can be seen seated around the table enjoying the results of Alison&#8217;s baking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80\" src=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4779-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Keith holds one of Wootton Hall's new cylinder lubrication valves\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4779-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4779-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4779-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/100_4779-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>Keith continues to gather together components for <em>Wootton Hall<\/em>, including the new cylinder lubrication valves seen here. Meanwhile George has again been working on the old tubes.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Fluff<\/em> gang continue with cleaning up components on the diminutive diesel and look forward to the day when they can get the engine removed.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, our folk band\u00a0<em>Live Steam<\/em> has its first practice of the year scheduled for tomorrow evening, Tuesday, in anticipation of a gig at Staining on the 8th April for a birthday party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work continues apace on the current projects at Preston. Both Wednesday and Friday saw efforts made to bring the RMB&#8217;s windows up to serviceable standard, with Tim, Mike (see above) and Paul brandishing scrapers and cleaning rags to get rid of paint and ingrained dirt. John has been working on the final repairs to the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/?p=84\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday 27th February 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84","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\/84","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=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/furnessrailway.co.uk\/about\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}