Firefly No.776
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Here you can find information and the latest news on how the restoration of Andrew Barclay locomotive number 776 - Firefly is progressing.
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facebook.comSome photos from the work today. While Mick was busy removing bolts to take the smoke box casting out and do some measurements, I thought I’d give the wheels and frames a clean.
For anyone who’s following fireflys restoration. Check out her younger sisters page. https://www.facebook.com/bonaccordlocomotivesociety/
Back wheels out today.
http://www.nlr.org.uk/blog/appeal-loco-shed-project/
Things have been a bit quiet on the page lately. We're currently waiting for the track in the restoration shed to be levelled. Once this is done then firefly should be going into the shed mid November during the Santa shunt for restoration to start on the frames.
A few photos from today's visit to Beamish to see Bon Accord before she heads back to Scotland
Boiler report received today. Thanks to John Glaze for his inspection. Some things we knew about like the front tubeplate and front barrel section need replacing. Half sides also required and some work to the inner box.
Before and after photos from this morning.
Thanks to Glasgow University and their Andrew Barclay archives we now have several of the original builders drawings for Firefly.
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With most of the jobs done on Firefly this weekend, today we were helping out with Peckett 1378. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=436845326700128&id=325682167816445
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