[Ozzie21]

I got sent some pictures of BR standard 5 '73096' with some serious piston and cylinder damage. I had a quick look on '73096's website but can't see any information. Can anyone confirm the damage as it looks like pretty serious water hammer has basically destroyed one cylinder and wrecked the cylinder head and piston on the other.

Charles Emerson
Queensland
Australia

 

[John Webb]

Any date of the pictures available? I don't recall reading anything about problems in preservation, so they might have been taken during BR service.

Regards,
John

 

[Ozzie21]

Sorry John but no. The information in the email says Quote> More photos of the weekend's cylinder damage.< I assume the person who signed the email is referring to the previous week end. I don't want to post the pictures as they may be copyright.

Regards
Charles Emerson
Queensland
Australia

QUOTE (John Webb @ 20 Mar 2009, 20:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Any date of the pictures available? I don't recall reading anything about problems in preservation, so they might have been taken during BR service.

Regards,
John

 

[5696Arethusa]

I just had a quick look on the MId Hants site and it appears that it was this weekend, pretty bad damage gonna take a full tub of P40 to fix that one
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/tw/index.htm

Regards Andii

 

[7113]

I think there's a well known technical phrase for that, however I can't use it on an open forum!

Regards

 

[Ozzie21]

The pictures I received show the damage more clearly but are pretty much the same. Someone is going to a bit busy with new castings.
Charles Emerson
Queensland
Australia

 

[7113]

QUOTE (Ozzie21 @ 20 Mar 2009, 13:05) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Someone is going to a bit busy with new castings.

Not to mention rather busy raising the required funds.

Regards

 

[5696Arethusa]

QUOTE (BRITHO @ 20 Mar 2009, 12:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think there's a well known technical phrase for that, however I can't use it on an open forum!

Regards

Broken
Damaged
Un-servicable

Did I use one of the un-mentionables?

Andii

 

[7113]

QUOTE (5696Arethusa @ 20 Mar 2009, 14:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Did I use one of the un-mentionables?

Nope - but the first one has the same number of letters!

Regards