Sunday, November 28, 2010

Cab assembly

The drivers cab of steam locomotive 6029 has been resident at Eveleigh for some time. In recent months it looked more like something that came out of an IKEA flat pack.

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Mike and his team have been reassembling the cab pieces now that all the rusted sections have been replaced.

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The new cab sections are bare metal unlike the original primed section.

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The plan is to reassemble the cab to one piece read for the hot rivet team to come in and do the final rivet assembly.

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The cab consists of two sides, two ands and a roof. Each of those parts has many sub assemblies to be mounted and secured in the right position.

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Another piece in the jigsaw puzzle.

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Can you recognise any of these bits?

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Slowly the cab is beginning to take shape.

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Another update on the cab will be posted soon.