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Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:18 am**

As part of my traineeship to gain my steam loco drivers qualifications I am now lighting up the fire and waiting for steam to be raised on the steam locos on some operating days.
A few pictures from this mornings work (0530 start)

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Heating the cylinders and clearing them of condensate

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Raising steam to operating pressure

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Testing the safety valves

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Train off to station to start the days running.

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:12 pm**

What a beauty!

Rk

Posted: **Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:26 am**

Good stuff, Graeme! Hope I live long enough to do the same at Woodford..
Nothing better than standing next to a gently warming engine on shed in the morning light, preferably with coffee in hand.

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