Wab794 Restoration Progress - 2002

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21st December 2002
The new window frames on the back windows have been fitted.

17th November 2002
Wab794 on the turntable in Feilding.

2nd November 2002
This shows the new slipper plates fitted to the new guide bars. This will mean that the majority of the locomotive steam motion gear is brand new.

2nd November 2002
The crosshead has been fitted to the new piston.

30th October 2002
This is a view on the main piston rods. The piston is fitted with new rings.

30th October 2002
The new piston rods arrived back from the machinists at the end of October 2002 and Mike Barnes and the boys fitted them back to the loco. This shows the new piston rods, the new guide bars and new slipper plates.

31st August 2002
This is a view of the cylinders that the main pistons fit into.

28th August 2002
We have had many new parts made for the engine units and these are currently being fitted back on the Wab. These include new guide bars, slippers, piston rods, and new piston rings. Also we have run the air pipes from under the Wab up to the equipment cabinet for the LocoLog data recorder.

15th June 2002
This pipe is connected to the Wab water tanks and the water tanker that will often be towed behind the Wab. This will allow the Wab to operate for a longer time before running out of water.

11th May 2002
We found during test that the rear bogies were not sitting correctly so we needed to straighten out the anchor bracket that is part of linkage to the compensating beam. This is to get the weight distribution correct.

20 April 2002
This is one of the pistons from the engine unit. The piston rods were found too worn and we have decided to get new ones made.

19th March 2002
A spare Ab boiler came available and it arrived at Feilding on the 19th of March 2002.
Full story of spare Ab boiler

18th February 2002
The turntable is now functional, which has allowed us to move the Wab into the big shed. The new shed is cleaner.

Janurary 2002
This is a picture of the Wab back in one piece for the opening of the Feilding Steam Rail Depot on the 9th of December 2001. There are a couple of little jobs to do before it will appear on the mainline.

The majority of photos on this page were taken by Stan Jenkins.

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	21st December 2002 The new window frames on the back windows have been fitted.
	17th November 2002 Wab794 on the turntable in Feilding.
	2nd November 2002 This shows the new slipper plates fitted to the new guide bars. This will mean that the majority of the locomotive steam motion gear is brand new.
	2nd November 2002 The crosshead has been fitted to the new piston.
	30th October 2002 This is a view on the main piston rods. The piston is fitted with new rings.
	30th October 2002 The new piston rods arrived back from the machinists at the end of October 2002 and Mike Barnes and the boys fitted them back to the loco. This shows the new piston rods, the new guide bars and new slipper plates.
	31st August 2002 This is a view of the cylinders that the main pistons fit into.
	28th August 2002 We have had many new parts made for the engine units and these are currently being fitted back on the Wab. These include new guide bars, slippers, piston rods, and new piston rings. Also we have run the air pipes from under the Wab up to the equipment cabinet for the LocoLog data recorder.
	15th June 2002 This pipe is connected to the Wab water tanks and the water tanker that will often be towed behind the Wab. This will allow the Wab to operate for a longer time before running out of water.
	11th May 2002 We found during test that the rear bogies were not sitting correctly so we needed to straighten out the anchor bracket that is part of linkage to the compensating beam. This is to get the weight distribution correct.
	20 April 2002 This is one of the pistons from the engine unit. The piston rods were found too worn and we have decided to get new ones made.
	19th March 2002 A spare Ab boiler came available and it arrived at Feilding on the 19th of March 2002. Full story of spare Ab boiler
	18th February 2002 The turntable is now functional, which has allowed us to move the Wab into the big shed. The new shed is cleaner.
	Janurary 2002 This is a picture of the Wab back in one piece for the opening of the Feilding Steam Rail Depot on the 9th of December 2001. There are a couple of little jobs to do before it will appear on the mainline.