Wab794 Restoration Progress - 2003 and 2004

[Current] 2003-04 [2002] [2001] [2000] [1999] [1998-97]

October 2004
The main maintenance work for 2004 was repairs to the boiler.
Full story of boiler repairs in 2004

July 2003
Mike Barnes fitting the brand new valve cover plate.

July 2003
One valve cover plate had been cracked when the Wab arrived in Feilding. We cast a new cover plate, and Peter machined it in the Society's Ward Lathe.

7th of July 2003
The Wab ventured onto the mainline under its own steam for it's mainline test trip, with DFT 7104 in tow.
Full story of Mainline Test

3rd March 2003
Mike Barnes testing the loco brake. One of the tests is the apply and lap test. This check ensures that there are not any major air leaks in the loco brake system.

1st March 2003
The Wab had got dirty while being run in the yard, so we decided to give it a good clean. The side tanks polished up well with car polish.

1st February 2003
Here you can see a Z reading in progress. This measures the thickness of the tyre on the wheel. Tyres on trains are made of steel, tyres on cars and trucks are made of rubber. These readings have already been done, but we wanted to do a recheck before the mainline inspection.

1st February 2003
Mike Barnes is doing the measuring and Mike Prior is doing the recording. On the ground are tyre gauges, these are X (flange thickness), Y (flange depth), V (guttering depth), and the W (sharpness of the flange).

1st February 2003
The Wab is over our inspection pit. Isn't she looking good.

1st February 2003
We have installed and tested a Locolog Data Recorder.

January 2003
We have been extensively testing the Wab in the Feilding yard to get the little problems cleared. We have run two operating days around the Feilding Yard - 2002 Christmas Parade in late December and 2003 Settlers Day in early January.

The majority of photos on this page were taken by Stan Jenkins.

[Current] 2003-04 [2002] [2001] [2000] [1999] [1998-97]

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	October 2004 The main maintenance work for 2004 was repairs to the boiler. Full story of boiler repairs in 2004
	July 2003 Mike Barnes fitting the brand new valve cover plate.
	July 2003 One valve cover plate had been cracked when the Wab arrived in Feilding. We cast a new cover plate, and Peter machined it in the Society's Ward Lathe.
	7th of July 2003 The Wab ventured onto the mainline under its own steam for it's mainline test trip, with DFT 7104 in tow. Full story of Mainline Test
	3rd March 2003 Mike Barnes testing the loco brake. One of the tests is the apply and lap test. This check ensures that there are not any major air leaks in the loco brake system.
	1st March 2003 The Wab had got dirty while being run in the yard, so we decided to give it a good clean. The side tanks polished up well with car polish.
	1st February 2003 Here you can see a Z reading in progress. This measures the thickness of the tyre on the wheel. Tyres on trains are made of steel, tyres on cars and trucks are made of rubber. These readings have already been done, but we wanted to do a recheck before the mainline inspection.
	1st February 2003 Mike Barnes is doing the measuring and Mike Prior is doing the recording. On the ground are tyre gauges, these are X (flange thickness), Y (flange depth), V (guttering depth), and the W (sharpness of the flange).
	1st February 2003 The Wab is over our inspection pit. Isn't she looking good.
	1st February 2003 We have installed and tested a Locolog Data Recorder.
	January 2003 We have been extensively testing the Wab in the Feilding yard to get the little problems cleared. We have run two operating days around the Feilding Yard - 2002 Christmas Parade in late December and 2003 Settlers Day in early January.