Crikey, I think I'm in shock, the Vulcan's gone from a going concern to a big pile of parts! At least it'll be in great shape for its centenary. I'm starting to worry about the amount of work you have in front of you, the workshop, the lathes and other projects. plus a family and job, so, while I enjoy watching your videos, if you don't have time to film then you don't have time - don't wear yourself out for our benefit!
My wife and I were planning a trip up from Florida to see the museum and ride the steam powered train. We will put if off until the engine is back on the tracks. Always enjoy your updates and videos.
That you are actually thinking of doing this kind of overhaul just screams volumes about the tenacity and the ambition you folks at the museum have. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Hello Keith, Nice that you did an update about the train and I really hope that you have time to make some video when all gets together again, a real train puzzle. Many greetings from Roel !
Wow,big pull down and plenty of work for you there! When steam cleaning a traction engine we coupled a pressure hose to a boiler blow down valve,loads of boiling hot high pressure water on tap! If you have another engine then you have a ready hot washer to hand. The Marshal stationary engine does a lot of being a source of boiling hot high pressure steam or water. It even doubles up as a heating source for the living van,piping hot radiators and water to wash in. Lovely hot showers at the end of a sweaty dirty day always welcome!
Keith my friend. ANY video you just so happen to capture of this project would be well appreciated by the community. Even if you do not shoot any more video, what you have shown us so far is likely more than we ever would have seen otherwise. So I view even this, as icing on the cake. No worries my friend! You all have a locomotive to get back together so your community and people from around the country and world can enjoy it. Thats pressure enough. As always, thank you for bringing this to us. :-)
Another WOW! wrt the Vulcan rebuild. I still have the HO scale Vulcan that my dad built when he was a kid back in the 1940's... a reminder when I see yours at the museum. ;)
kieth, I used to fire a cleaver brooks 500 hp boiler for dry kilns. I was involved in tear downs and replacing tubes. I also was involved once on helping replace the tube sheet on the welded end. It was quite a job. We had a professional company come to our place to do the work. I was very interesting to learn how all that was done. Take lots of video as you hack time to we all will enjoy it and appreciate it much. Keep up the good work. And thanks for all the teaching moments
I can appreciate the project "happening". I have a lot of projects around my house which just "happen". This is a very interesting project. I appreciate the video and understand the difficulty of taking video while you are dis-assembling. I have not seen a locomotive taken apart before so thanks for the pictures. A tube sheet replacement is a big deal. Good call to send the boiler to the shop. They can better handle any items found when they get to replace the tube sheet. I look forward to updates on this project.
Wow, that's a lot of work! I worked for a boiler co. Years ago that did work for the New Ga Railroad. Learned a lot from those old timers. Dirty but rewarding work.
Very cool. One of the guys from the boiler company who came down to look at it actually used to do boiler work for the New Georgia Railroad - he was sharing some war stories with us. I don't remember his name though. He works for Wilson Boiler.
Definitely understand how much extra time it takes to video everything, it can be a productivity killer for sure... thanks for sharing whats been done so far.
Worked for a Mill Supply place here in Atlanta many years ago. Got a call to look at a stationary boiler that "had some problems". Yep. It did. Pressure gauge was failed, and the safety relief was frozen shut. They were basically guessing at its operation. It was HOT and ticking. Looked down the side and I could see it was getting 'barrel shaped". I told them I'd shut it down RIGHT NOW and have it looked into. I left. They weren't happy. Called my boss and complained that *I* wouldn't help them!Found out later that it was on the edge of going BOOM! Funny thing is they kept calling for more stuff and asking for ME to help them after that...
What is REALLY scary is there's no telling how they had been running it that way! When I looked down the side of what should have been a cylindrical boiler and saw the curvature I almost had a heart attack! I still have the gauge (they gave it to me). Old brass cased Marsh. It had failed due to overpressure!
A time lapse video even at a good distance of still shots every half hour over the weeks that you all rebuild this would be a great educational work for the kids these days that don't have any idea of how these things work
nice to see this! we are also currently awaiting the return of our boiler from a Baureihe 23 (german steam engine) with a top speed of 110 km/h, then its reassembling.
That is a fascinating project! Thank you so much for posting it. Boilers are really intriguing to me and I have always wanted to peek inside the Superior boiler factory in Hutchinson, KS, but they don't do tours. Thank you!
Hi Keith, this is very interesting I’ve never seen an engine all apart before so I’m really looking forward to seeing your up-coming vids and pictures covering the progress and completion. Also, I hope you all can get it together in time for your up-coming events. Good Luck, I know you can and will get it done.
Something that would be pretty neat would be a time lapse video of the locomotive going back together. setup a few stationary cameras and have them roll while the assembly happens, would be neat to see the train take shape?
Keith, I'm always disappointed that your videos are too short. However, I can't say that about all channels; most people overestimate their audience's desire to hear them talk.
When you have set backs like this there is great opportunity to do work you could not do before. You can clean and paint the train, you can fix problems before they become hazards to others and you can find weak points and worn parts. :)
There's something you don't see every day, There's a boiler a lot like that one way out in the forest where I ride my bike. They used them for steam winches. 2 inch diameter steel cable. What a cool project.
Could you hang a time lapse camera from the rafters at a good vantage point to get the whole locomotive, and film the reassembly as a time lapse in 1 minute photographs. I did the same thing when my shop went up. I only had to touch the camera a couple times a day to turn it on in the morning and off in the evening. Just a suggestion, Chris
I have an idea, mount a time laps camera somewhere to monitor the reassembly over a period of time. I think you can make go-pros do that. We did that when we did a new news set at my tv station and used the footage to create promos. Thanks for sharing this experience with us.
If you find time, some time lapse videos from assembling the locomotive would be cool. Just a overview shot from some distance of the whole thing coming together would be nice to see :-) It does not have to be time lapse, just a sped up video.
Now I see why you wanted my bridge crane at the museum! Did the boiler go to Ohio where you all got the sawmill boiler done or is there a shop local handling the repairs? My boring mill would be just about the right size to put all those holes in a tube sheet.......someday when it is operational.
Hello Keith, replacing the rear tube sheet, thats a big job, pretty impressiv you believe this will be done within two months. This is s steel boiler, correct ? You said "sending it to the boiler shop", this sounds as if you have this facility available within the museum. If this is true, that is also pretty impressive. Please keep us updated with the progress.
From your comments I'm assuming that because the museum operates the locomotive on a closed track that does not connect with the national rail system, it is exempt from FRA inspection requirements. The FRA requires a complete tear down and inspection of steam locomotives every 1492 operating days. Tube sheets, flues, crown sheets and stay bolts all get scrutinized. I'm hoping your boiler shop takes similar care in inspecting these items, which have been the cause or many tragic accidents.
The museum is indeed exempt from FRA rules. We still are inspected annually and we are required to do a major boiler inspection that basically requires a lot of what we just did every ten years. We were not due for that boiler inspection for another two years but while we have it taken apart, we will go ahead and have all of that done while they are working on the boiler.
nice! hope to see more videos of the repairs and maintenance of the chassis and reassembly of the loco! Are you guys going to put some new tires on those wheels while your at it too?
Thanks for the video Keith. My area of amateur machining is mainly in building small scale live steam locomotives so this is very interesting. I noticed that the Vulcan has 'tallow cups' on the steam chests - are they used when operating ? Also, perhaps you can give us some information about the loco in the background at some future date. Very enjoyable as always.
I had asked Keith about the other locomotive in the past. He told me that it is a 1924 Porter 0-4-0 that used to run at the museum in the 2000's, and started to develop some serious issues and was taken out of service about the time the Vulcan had received a new boiler and had been put into service. He said that getting the Porter running is prohibitively expensive with their current budget.
The others have already spelled this out, but it is a 1924 Porter that needs some work done to it. Not sure if/when we might be able to get it back in service. Time and Money....
OOF...what a major project to suddenly hit. Hmm...with what some others were saying about the tyres on the wheels...sorta makes you wish you had access to a horizontal boring mill with a lathe setup attachment like Abom79 has access to. Those wheels look like they would fit on the Kearn's mill Abom has at his job, to re-profile them.
It would need something that would swing at least 32". I actually talked to Adam about this job but he did not think they could do it. There is a wheel shop up in Chattannooga that could probably do it. Just don't have the time or budget to do it right now.
Sounds like this should get you a new Form 4 and a new 15 year lease on life from the FRA. That's always a good thing. Maybe it was just the camera angle, but those drivers sure looked like they were really worn and way out of profile. Might be a good time to get them turned or possibly re-tired.
Fortunately for us, our museum does not fall under FRA rules. Still a lot of inspections and such, but not nearly as bad as dealing with FRA. The wheels do need to be turned but that just is not in the cards for right now.
As I have mentioned in a few videos, the LeBlond is temporarily on hold while I am doing some work on my home shop - installing the ceiling. I had to move everything to one side of the shop and quite honestly, everything is so piled up right now that I don't have room to work on it. Once the shop ceiling is finished and I get my machines back where they belong, I will start back to work on it.
Yes, they will be putting in new tubes while they have it. As for the flanges, those wheels really need to be turned but we just don't have the time to do it this time around. Gotta get it back up and running again....
Wow! What an undertaking. It would have made an incredible video series from start to finish. How many people and hours did it take to do the tear down?
Hi Kieth. There was a 'Vulcan' works that made locomotives for many years not far from my home town of Warrington in the UK. Google 'vulcan works newton le willows' . Do you know if the companies on both side of 'The Pond' were linked in any way or is it just a coincidence.
No, it was a separate Vulcan Iron Works. There were actually I think three Vulcan Iron Works in the US that made locomotives at one point or another, all separate from one another and the UK company. Confusing....
Thanks for the reply. I know the UK location exported many steam engines. Some are still used on daily services in places like India that use both modern and steam. - The UK factory later also made very large diesels for use in ships etc when the factory had been bought out by 'Rushton' All demolished now and the land has houses built upon the site. Sad that the industry has gone and the 1000's of skilled jobs that went with it. Best regards and thanks for the time you take to educate others with your videos.
Hi Keith, One thing that immediately concerns me, just from looking at your video, is the amount of wear on your current tires.... they look to be worn to a point where they need a re-turning, if there is enough metal on them. Or at worst case replacement if there's not enough metal on them. I guess you're going to be looking at all of that during your overhaul. Best Regards, Jules.
The current tires are dished out but are completely safe. Plenty of metal on them - no need for a tire replacement. It would be nice to have them turned to the correct taper again and that is something that is "on the list" of things that need to be done. However, it won't happen right now because of the need to get it back up and running as quickly as possible and due to budget issues. I am trying to get that on the list of repairs for next summer.
Since its disassembled will you be throwing a fresh coat of paint on the cab and other external features? Looks like that Vulcan logo on the cab needs a good refresh.
Crikey, I think I'm in shock, the Vulcan's gone from a going concern to a big pile of parts! At least it'll be in great shape for its centenary.
I'm starting to worry about the amount of work you have in front of you, the workshop, the lathes and other projects. plus a family and job, so, while I enjoy watching your videos, if you don't have time to film then you don't have time - don't wear yourself out for our benefit!
My wife and I were planning a trip up from Florida to see the museum and ride the steam powered train. We will put if off until the engine is back on the tracks. Always enjoy your updates and videos.
Hope to have it back up and running by December. We will keep you posted....
That you are actually thinking of doing this kind of overhaul just screams volumes about the tenacity and the ambition you folks at the museum have. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Hello Keith,
Nice that you did an update about the train and I really hope that you have time to make some video when all gets together again, a real train puzzle.
Many greetings from Roel !
Wow,big pull down and plenty of work for you there! When steam cleaning a traction engine we coupled a pressure hose to a boiler blow down valve,loads of boiling hot high pressure water on tap! If you have another engine then you have a ready hot washer to hand. The Marshal stationary engine does a lot of being a source of boiling hot high pressure steam or water. It even doubles up as a heating source for the living van,piping hot radiators and water to wash in. Lovely hot showers at the end of a sweaty dirty day always welcome!
We don't have another boiler near the shop where the locomotive is, but they do have a steam cleaner....
Keith my friend. ANY video you just so happen to capture of this project would be well appreciated by the community. Even if you do not shoot any more video, what you have shown us so far is likely more than we ever would have seen otherwise. So I view even this, as icing on the cake. No worries my friend!
You all have a locomotive to get back together so your community and people from around the country and world can enjoy it. Thats pressure enough.
As always, thank you for bringing this to us. :-)
Being a part of the locomotive's 100 year history must be amazingl. Oily, knuckle busting, and back breaking, but still amazing.
Another WOW! wrt the Vulcan rebuild. I still have the HO scale Vulcan that my dad built when he was a kid back in the 1940's... a reminder when I see yours at the museum. ;)
kieth, I used to fire a cleaver brooks 500 hp boiler for dry kilns. I was involved in tear downs and replacing tubes. I also was involved once on helping replace the tube sheet on the welded end. It was quite a job. We had a professional company come to our place to do the work. I was very interesting to learn how all that was done. Take lots of video as you hack time to we all will enjoy it and appreciate it much. Keep up the good work. And thanks for all the teaching moments
I would love to get some video or pictures from the boiler shop but I won't be involved in that part at all.
I can appreciate the project "happening". I have a lot of projects around my house which just "happen".
This is a very interesting project. I appreciate the video and understand the difficulty of taking video while you are dis-assembling.
I have not seen a locomotive taken apart before so thanks for the pictures.
A tube sheet replacement is a big deal. Good call to send the boiler to the shop. They can better handle any items found when they get to replace the tube sheet.
I look forward to updates on this project.
That's awesome to see it disassembled like that. Easy to inspect while you have it apart.
Keith, never saw a loco disassembled before and wow , lots to work on. Will look forward to re-assembly.
Bob
It is really neat that these are still being maintained to this extent.
A perfect opportunity to set up a camera or 2 to shoot time lapse video of the re-assembly processes.
Wow, that's a lot of work! I worked for a boiler co. Years ago that did work for the New Ga Railroad. Learned a lot from those old timers. Dirty but rewarding work.
Very cool. One of the guys from the boiler company who came down to look at it actually used to do boiler work for the New Georgia Railroad - he was sharing some war stories with us. I don't remember his name though. He works for Wilson Boiler.
Definitely understand how much extra time it takes to video everything, it can be a productivity killer for sure... thanks for sharing whats been done so far.
Worked for a Mill Supply place here in Atlanta many years ago. Got a call to look at a stationary boiler that "had some problems". Yep. It did. Pressure gauge was failed, and the safety relief was frozen shut. They were basically guessing at its operation. It was HOT and ticking. Looked down the side and I could see it was getting 'barrel shaped". I told them I'd shut it down RIGHT NOW and have it looked into. I left. They weren't happy. Called my boss and complained that *I* wouldn't help them!Found out later that it was on the edge of going BOOM! Funny thing is they kept calling for more stuff and asking for ME to help them after that...
That is scary....
What is REALLY scary is there's no telling how they had been running it that way! When I looked down the side of what should have been a cylindrical boiler and saw the curvature I almost had a heart attack! I still have the gauge (they gave it to me). Old brass cased Marsh. It had failed due to overpressure!
A time lapse video even at a good distance of still shots every half hour over the weeks that you all rebuild this would be a great educational work for the kids these days that don't have any idea of how these things work
nice to see this! we are also currently awaiting the return of our boiler from a Baureihe 23 (german steam engine) with a top speed of 110 km/h, then its reassembling.
That is a fascinating project! Thank you so much for posting it. Boilers are really intriguing to me and I have always wanted to peek inside the Superior boiler factory in Hutchinson, KS, but they don't do tours. Thank you!
Thanks for the update. I like steam so very interesting.
That is a big job. Lucky you have volunteers to help. Keep on keeping on.
That would have been a great time lapse video taken from the angle you were had the camera or a little further away. Thanks for the post, cool stuff.
It's really cool to see this type of thing! Even if you can't shoot live video its interesting to see the updates on the engine.
Take care with The storm, be careful!!
Wow very cool. The beginning was such a shocker, seeing the locomotive taken apart like that haha.
Thanks for sharing...best of speed and luck in the assembly
Great project! Thanks for showing what you can.
Quite a undertaking Keith, I know a little about boilers we had 5 at the plant I worked at, they have to be kelp in good shape for safety.
Hi Keith, this is very interesting I’ve never seen an engine all apart before so I’m really looking forward to seeing your up-coming vids
and pictures covering the progress and completion. Also, I hope you all can get it together in time for your up-coming events. Good Luck, I
know you can and will get it done.
Thanks for sharing Keith. I like all your videos but anytime the locomotive shows up its a special treat.
Great video, looking forward to updates.
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Thanks for sharing this interesting project! Look forward to seeing more about this in the future.
Something that would be pretty neat would be a time lapse video of the locomotive going back together. setup a few stationary cameras and have them roll while the assembly happens, would be neat to see the train take shape?
Keith, I'm always disappointed that your videos are too short.
However, I can't say that about all channels; most people overestimate their audience's desire to hear them talk.
Thanks for that comment!
Yur a man of many talents Keith , WOW lots of parts there !
VERY,VERY COOL Keith! Thanks for posting!
Wow. Nothing like an unexpected big job ... Wishing you good luck.
Amazing, I am trying to build a Orestein and Koppel scale model, and your despiece looks like my model in a giant scale.
Good time to check the bearings on the axles, and also check the tram.
Yep I liked seeing this. Thanks Sir.
Wow! And I thought the planer was a big job! 😃👍
When you have set backs like this there is great opportunity to do work you could not do before. You can clean and paint the train, you can fix problems before they become hazards to others and you can find weak points and worn parts. :)
There's something you don't see every day, There's a boiler a lot like that one way out in the forest where I ride my bike. They used them for steam winches. 2 inch diameter steel cable.
What a cool project.
I have always thought it would be cool to restore one of those old winch engines....
Neat seeing it all disassembled, would have liked to been there to see that happen...
Could you hang a time lapse camera from the rafters at a good vantage point to get the whole locomotive, and film the reassembly as a time lapse in 1 minute photographs. I did the same thing when my shop went up. I only had to touch the camera a couple times a day to turn it on in the morning and off in the evening. Just a suggestion, Chris
My problem is that I am on the road so much the next few weeks I am not sure I will be around when it is put back together.
I have an idea, mount a time laps camera somewhere to monitor the reassembly over a period of time. I think you can make go-pros do that. We did that when we did a new news set at my tv station and used the footage to create promos. Thanks for sharing this experience with us.
If you find time, some time lapse videos from assembling the locomotive would be cool. Just a overview shot from some distance of the whole thing coming together would be nice to see :-) It does not have to be time lapse, just a sped up video.
Actually, a time lapse is a great idea. Set the camera up in the rafters or out of the way and forget about it.
Fascinating to see the "innards" of a locomotive.
If it is possible I would like to see the reassembly of the locomotive.
Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next update. I've got some little boys who want to come ride so bad....
We hope to have it back up and running by Christmas. We have a couple of special events then that we need it running for.
THANK YOU...for sharing.
I was as shocked as I would be in seeing a dear friend in the hospital.
Love the locomotive videos, cant wait.
Now I see why you wanted my bridge crane at the museum! Did the boiler go to Ohio where you all got the sawmill boiler done or is there a shop local handling the repairs? My boring mill would be just about the right size to put all those holes in a tube sheet.......someday when it is operational.
It went to a boiler shop up in the Atlanta area that we have worked with quite a bit.
Hello Keith, replacing the rear tube sheet, thats a big job, pretty impressiv you believe this will be done within two months. This is s steel boiler, correct ? You said "sending it to the boiler shop", this sounds as if you have this facility available within the museum. If this is true, that is also pretty impressive. Please keep us updated with the progress.
Very interesting video ! Is that another engine off to your right in the video? It has a bell up on top.
From your comments I'm assuming that because the museum operates the locomotive on a closed track that does not connect with the national rail system, it is exempt from FRA inspection requirements. The FRA requires a complete tear down and inspection of steam locomotives every 1492 operating days. Tube sheets, flues, crown sheets and stay bolts all get scrutinized. I'm hoping your boiler shop takes similar care in inspecting these items, which have been the cause or many tragic accidents.
The museum is indeed exempt from FRA rules. We still are inspected annually and we are required to do a major boiler inspection that basically requires a lot of what we just did every ten years. We were not due for that boiler inspection for another two years but while we have it taken apart, we will go ahead and have all of that done while they are working on the boiler.
Looking forward to these videos :)
I anticipate that you will be very much torn between working on your new shop and working on the locomotive. All part of a productive life, I guess.
My problem is that I am more or less on the road most of the next three weeks with work so I won't have much time to do either....
nice! hope to see more videos of the repairs and maintenance of the chassis and reassembly of the loco! Are you guys going to put some new tires on those wheels while your at it too?
The wheels could use some work but we probably won't be able to do that work this time around.
Sam The Multimedia Man
Very cool project, even better than rebuilding a muscle car...
wow thats awsome hope to see more thanks buddy for your uploads
It's a shame to see a piece of machinery like that go down. But at least you caught it before it became a safety issue and It is able to be repaired.
Steam locomotives require a lot repairs......
awesome ! so weird to see a "naked" locomotive :D I'd love to see a time lapse of the reassembly !
It would be good to meet other people who work at that museum.
Very often? I've never seen a locomotive disassembled. Thanks.
Seems more like some ikea-assemble youself locomotive flatpack! Very interesting video as usual.
Thanks for the video Keith. My area of amateur machining is mainly in building small scale live steam locomotives so this is very interesting. I noticed that the Vulcan has 'tallow cups' on the steam chests - are they used when operating ? Also, perhaps you can give us some information about the loco in the background at some future date. Very enjoyable as always.
I bet there was some serious number crunching on that, looks like you are good to go just as long as you don't hear a low hum approaching.
Very interesting despite the lack of video. Where is the boiler shop to which it was taken?
very neat!
Hi Keith,Any chance we might see some of the boiler work at the factory?
I won't be able to get up there to get any.
keith looks like round house time, cool video.
You could make still motion picture of the reassembly.
Would I love to get deep and dirty again on a real restoration like yours?
can you please put all your vulcan videos into a playlist so we can find them easily?
I will see about doing that!
That's great! I really enjoy all your vulcan videos... better to watch them than tv most of the time!
good thing to get it all while it is apart.
looks like a good time for a paint job
Indeed!
What's the other locomotive in the back of the shops?
Agreed, I don't remember if Keith ever covered it. Is that locomotive out of commission?
I had asked Keith about the other locomotive in the past. He told me that it is a 1924 Porter 0-4-0 that used to run at the museum in the 2000's, and started to develop some serious issues and was taken out of service about the time the Vulcan had received a new boiler and had been put into service. He said that getting the Porter running is prohibitively expensive with their current budget.
The others have already spelled this out, but it is a 1924 Porter that needs some work done to it. Not sure if/when we might be able to get it back in service. Time and Money....
Yes, but not identified - It is a small one
OOF...what a major project to suddenly hit. Hmm...with what some others were saying about the tyres on the wheels...sorta makes you wish you had access to a horizontal boring mill with a lathe setup attachment like Abom79 has access to. Those wheels look like they would fit on the Kearn's mill Abom has at his job, to re-profile them.
It would need something that would swing at least 32". I actually talked to Adam about this job but he did not think they could do it. There is a wheel shop up in Chattannooga that could probably do it. Just don't have the time or budget to do it right now.
Good video !
can't wait
Sounds like this should get you a new Form 4 and a new 15 year lease on life from the FRA. That's always a good thing.
Maybe it was just the camera angle, but those drivers sure looked like they were really worn and way out of profile. Might be a good time to get them turned or possibly re-tired.
Fortunately for us, our museum does not fall under FRA rules. Still a lot of inspections and such, but not nearly as bad as dealing with FRA. The wheels do need to be turned but that just is not in the cards for right now.
Glad to see the little loco it getting some love. Maybe you'll paint the cab.....?
I am pretty sure that they are going to take this opportunity to give it a good paint job while it is all apart.
What's the status of the le blond lathe restoration?
it's some time since we have seen one video about it. he might haven't enough time now, i think taht locomotive take a lot of his time to be rebuildg
As I have mentioned in a few videos, the LeBlond is temporarily on hold while I am doing some work on my home shop - installing the ceiling. I had to move everything to one side of the shop and quite honestly, everything is so piled up right now that I don't have room to work on it. Once the shop ceiling is finished and I get my machines back where they belong, I will start back to work on it.
Hi Keith, that is one very big job, will you be putting in new tubes as well? Left #1 driver looks pretty close to a high flange.
Yes, they will be putting in new tubes while they have it. As for the flanges, those wheels really need to be turned but we just don't have the time to do it this time around. Gotta get it back up and running again....
what is the other locomotive in the background?
Im guessing there's no cd player
Not even a cup holder.....
Wow! What an undertaking. It would have made an incredible video series from start to finish. How many people and hours did it take to do the tear down?
It took more or less two people about three and a half days.
You have some very skilled volunteers and staff at that facility.
Keith could you tell me a little about the other engine I see parked in the shed?
It is a 1924 Porter narrow gauge. Here is a web site that gives some history on it: www.njmt.org/number_3.htm
Is the other loco in the background operational?
Some people would regard the dismantling as an opportunity to swing a paintbrush over it :)
Bust out the spray gun and give her a spit shine. My thoughts exactly
No, the other locomotive is not currently operational. And yes, they plan to paint it.
Perhaps a wide shot time lapse would be a good idea
"A fun little project"
Hi Kieth. There was a 'Vulcan' works that made locomotives for many years not far from my home town of Warrington in the UK. Google 'vulcan works newton le willows' . Do you know if the companies on both side of 'The Pond' were linked in any way or is it just a coincidence.
No, it was a separate Vulcan Iron Works. There were actually I think three Vulcan Iron Works in the US that made locomotives at one point or another, all separate from one another and the UK company. Confusing....
Thanks for the reply. I know the UK location exported many steam engines. Some are still used on daily services in places like India that use both modern and steam. - The UK factory later also made very large diesels for use in ships etc when the factory had been bought out by 'Rushton' All demolished now and the land has houses built upon the site. Sad that the industry has gone and the 1000's of skilled jobs that went with it. Best regards and thanks for the time you take to educate others with your videos.
looking good hope all goes well. now's a good time for a coat of paint lol
Scott Tyndall that's what I was thinking as well. seems a good time to make her shine
Hi Keith, One thing that immediately concerns me, just from looking at your video, is the amount of wear on your current tires.... they look to be worn to a point where they need a re-turning, if there is enough metal on them. Or at worst case replacement if there's not enough metal on them. I guess you're going to be looking at all of that during your overhaul. Best Regards, Jules.
The current tires are dished out but are completely safe. Plenty of metal on them - no need for a tire replacement. It would be nice to have them turned to the correct taper again and that is something that is "on the list" of things that need to be done. However, it won't happen right now because of the need to get it back up and running as quickly as possible and due to budget issues. I am trying to get that on the list of repairs for next summer.
Since its disassembled will you be throwing a fresh coat of paint on the cab and other external features? Looks like that Vulcan logo on the cab needs a good refresh.
Yes, they are planning to repaint it.
Nice, that is going to look sharp!
Once this is complete will this count towards the certification of the engine?
Yes, but we do not fall under FRA regulations so our certification process is a bit different.
Thanks for responding and I look forward to your updates. I wish you guys were closer and I would helping with your projects.
Keith was here lagging over the boiler or does the tank suffice for that?
Yes, there is lagging on the boiler - and between the boiler and saddle tank.