This morning we moved 5918 from Shop 006 to stand next to the stationary boiler, which also has a water point. We began to fill the tender and boiler, and hope to test steam 5918 on Monday 13th February 2012.
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Photos by John Ashworth, Nairobi, 10th February 2012
Shunting 5918
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- First shunting move is to get 4724 out of the way
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- 8741 has coupled on and is waiting to set back with 3020 and 5918
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- 3020 emerges into the sunlight
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- 5918
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- 8741 and 3020
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- Three dead diesels. We couple on to two of them.
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- Hauling close to 600 tons, and with a wheelset on one of the temporary bogies on 8735 dragging, 8741's wheels spun and started a small grass fire
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- Fire-fighter Kevin
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- 3020
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- Kevin finds a location for low-level photography
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- Dead diesel 7204 was not hauled out, as it doesn't have a coupler on this end, just pushed along a bit
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- 8735 was one of the dead diesels being moved, mounted on temporary bogies
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- 8740 was the other
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- 5918 being positioned next to the stationary boiler
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- 8741 is now propelling 3020 and a wagon back into the shop
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- Filling the front water tank
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- Removing one of the washout plugs...
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- ...so that a smaller pipe can be used to begin filling the boiler
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- 8741 heads off for other duties
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- A serious discussion about where we will get some new fusible plugs
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