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We had an early start on last weekend's work effort thanks to Jason P., Wilson and Bob who came out on Friday. Since it was quiet elsewhere in the roundhouse, we took the opportunity to restore one last large heritage electrical fixture in stall 32. The heavy cast-iron fixture is complete again and bolted back onto its post ready for some black paint to match the rest of the pipe work. We then spent a few minutes silver-soldering a fitting for the miniature locomotive before calling it a day about one p.m.
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On Saturday, we had another large crew out for the day. Jim and Lance repainted the yellow railings on the turntable which had faded rather badly in the short time they have been there. The black railings were also touched up as were the control levers. Their handiwork is evident in the picture above. James left early to carry on with further Computer-Aided Design (CAD) work on the park plan for the miniature railway tracks while Wilson assisted me in re-tying the cover on the Jackman passenger car which has been threatening to fly away lately.
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While we were doing that, Mike S. and Dave bolted the new builder's plates on to the locomotive #1 the CLC-Whitcomb. These plates were pictured in an earlier news item here. They proudly announce that our #1 was built in 1950 as works #2637 by the Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, Ontario. In the picture above, we see the Whitcomb, Cabin D and Don Station all in one photo.
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Mike S., Arno, Dave and I worked on the copper pipe work on the miniature locomotive. By the time Dan and I left after 5 p.m., the cylinder lubricator and all four automatic drains were assembled and fitted, the steam water pump was complete and the fireman's side boiler water injector was fully piped up. In the picture above, we find Arno working on the engine.
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Dan continued all day with turnout construction assisted by Lance, Jason P., Wilson and Bob. Turnouts built in eight pound rail are one of those projects where a vast amount of skilled labour can be happening with very little visible result but I can assure everyone that the three under construction are now much further along than they were eight hours earlier. In the picture above we see Bob grinding away as our team continue to work on the miniature railway switches.
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Richard and his son Andrew also arrived as we began work on Saturday, but promptly decamped for the CNE where they spent the day assisting Grant and his crew on readying locomotive #6213 for transport to the Roundhouse. But that is a story for anther news posting.
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All in all, a very productive work day at the roundhouse from a group of very dedicated volunteers!
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Story by Michael Guy; Pictures by Lance Gleich