3020: the fire is lit

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3020: the fire is lit

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Today we lit 3020's fire for the first time in two years.

Photos by John Ashworth, 22 October 2013
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The fire has just been lit. Actually the people who prepped the loco had packed so much wood into the firebox that it wouldn't burn properly so we had to rake some of it out
The fire has just been lit. Actually the people who prepped the loco had packed so much wood into the firebox that it wouldn't burn properly so we had to rake some of it out
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3020 wreathed in her own smoke
3020 wreathed in her own smoke
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5918 stands silently in the smoky haze
5918 stands silently in the smoky haze
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Connecting up the compressed air to give a helping hand. Note the newly-repainted injectors.
Connecting up the compressed air to give a helping hand. Note the newly-repainted injectors.
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One of the security guards contemplates the loco
One of the security guards contemplates the loco
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3020
3020
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The view from down under
The view from down under
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Steam and diesel side by side
Steam and diesel side by side
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