The Quarry Hunslet Web Site
Celebrating these unique steam locomotives
Celebrating these unique steam locomotives
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The Quarry Hunslet Web Site Celebrating these unique steam locomotives |
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| Hugh Napier - Built for Dinorwic Quarries | Date Built: 1904. Works No. 855. |
| Hugh Napier is located at the Industrial Railway Museum, Penhryn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd and the locomotive is currently undergoing restoration. Work has progress steadily since 1996 and the chassis is almost finished, the Boiler being the next major hurdle. | |
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| Hugh Napier locomotive is currently undergoing restoration. Work has progress steadily since 1996 and the chassis is on the way to being finished, the Boiler being the next major hurdle. All the pictures show progress in detail to 15th September 2003. All pictures below are all Copyright of Eric Lander, Penhryn Castle Railway Museum. National Trust, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, LL57 4HN. Tele 01248 363202. My thanks to Eric for providing these in September 2003. | |
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| The restoration team considering their work to date. L toR, Iorwerth Jones, Railway Museum Engineer, Tony Williams, Maintenance, Steve Sanderson, Maintenance The picture is dated 2003. | |
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| Picture reproduced by kind permission and © of Bruce Brayne http://bruceb.fotopic.net 28th September 2006 | |
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| Picture reproduced by kind permission and © of Bruce Brayne http://bruceb.fotopic.net 28th September 2006 | |
| The restoration team considering their work to date. L toR, Iorwerth Jones, Railway Museum Engineer, Tony Williams, Maintenance, Steve Sanderson, Maintenance | |
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| Wheel sets just returned from re profiling | |
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| Exploded Axle Box Set, showing L/H side Brass bearing, and oil pad & R/H side split axle box. | |
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| Re boring one of the cylinders, with the main cylinder at the top, and the valve chest at the bottom | |
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| Returning the cylinder cover following repair, note the loco number stamped on the cover '855' | |
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| Small parts, cylinder cover and wheel horn keeps, | |
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| Crosshead that connects the piston to the Connecting Rod used to drive the wheels. | |
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| Hugh Napiers Boiler before restoration | |
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| Firebox Tube Plate | |
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| Boiler's Regulator of the slide valve pattern which is in the dome in the boiler picture above | |
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| Saddle Tank waiting its turn refurbished and fitted. | |
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| The locomotive re-building shed in the course of construction. | |
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