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LSL One:One Collection Margate

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by 5944, Jan 31, 2021.

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  1. RLinkinS

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    Power station water tube boilers were drained and purged with nitrogen if they were out of service for an extended period

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    I think the Mid Hants-owned Black Five 45379 is already at Margate, so it looks as if Mr Hosking may be willing to allow other selected loco owners to share what will be a most useful facility.
     
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    There's a 4-SUB and a Beavertail here, and 60007's support coach was stored there for a while.
     
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    Looking forward to seeing @Sawdust’s work on the Beavertail shortly :) I’d forgotten about the other stock stored there that yourself and @John Petley have mentioned, so it does like other groups can use it for storage then.
    Wouldn’t it be nice to have a few more facilities like this around the country? ;)
     
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    The killer is water soaked lagging . Corrosion on the outside of the barrel and firebox , especially on the top
     
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    Worse still in combination with coal dust and ashes.
     
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    Only a few days to go now!

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    Just having a thought, there are quite a few empty portal frames sheds with decent access out there (advisingsome clients as to what to do with them), might be a business in offering storage for a few k's a year for owning groups.



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    Detube the boiler or remove a small number of tubes, allow air flow and you won't have issues
     
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    The problem can often be corrosion on the outside. Drained and with the plugs out the inside will generally keep ok.

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    Various methods are used to keep oil filled electrical power transformers dry, even though they are vented, I don't think there is any basic reason why one of these techniques couldn't be adapted, for storage purposes.
     
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    So, If the cladding was removed, lagging taken off, boiler de scaled, given a coat of protective paint boiler re clad, would that do enough to stop the external corrosion if an engines going into storage for a period of time?
     
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    Keeping it out of the rain is probably the best first option.

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    I can’t open the one to one website. Does anyone know if this facility is open to the public yet.
     
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    I think one of the magazines recently suggested it will open next year.
     
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    It wasn't working yesterday evening, but is there now. http://www.theonetoonecollection.co.uk/
    Not open yet and no date announced.
     
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    Thanks. Yes, accessed the site. Taking a long time to get this open.
     
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    As a scientist working in a UK Power Station, I can confirm this is still current practice. A CCGT HRSG unit will be nitrogen capped if expected to be out of work for anything more than a few weeks.
     
    sonicboom, Apr 15, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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    ...and a CCGT HRSG is what?..just asking for a friend.
     
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    Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Heat Recovery Steam Generator

    uses the exhaust heat from the gas turbine to generate steam to turn a steam turbine to generate electricity as well.
     
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