Wab794 Restoration Progress - 2000
Putting the Wab Back on its Wheels
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Wab794 Restoration Progress - 2000
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On the 23rd of September 2000 on a fine Feilding morning, we hired two large cranes and placed the Wab back on its bogies and driving wheels.
| The two cranes lifted the Wab from each end. The Wab looked quite weird with nothing underneath it. |
| Once airborne, we positioned the two bogies and the driving wheels under the Wab and carefully lowered the loco. |
| We had to lift the Wab some distance in order to get the bogies underneath. To the left you can see the director of the event Merv Hodgson. He was in charge, co-ordinating everything for the two crane drivers to ensure things went smoothly. |
| The axles had to be carefully manoeuvred to line up with the frame of the Wab. |
| Careful alignment of rear driving axle is needed to ensure it is positioned in the frame correctly. |
| Mike Barnes living dangerously, but not really. He is bolting in the keep plates to stop the wheels falling out and the frame from bending. |
| Everything went according to plan and the job took less than three hours, thanks to all the work put in over the last few months. |