To view Charlie Cross videos of the restoration press Videos
To view pictures of nearly completed Tender press .. Tender
$39,440. That's how much we raised in 3 months.
The Narrow Gauge Preservation Society will match $20,000 so, in total, we've raised just shy of $60,000. Enough to do most - or all if we can find volunteers with the right skills - of our boiler repair during this year.Tremendous news! Who do we have to thank? About 300 people in 11 states. 1 person made a huge contribution. 100 others donated between $100 and $1000 each. We won't forget any of you. Somehow, we'll find a way to share our restored train with you.
We have some preliminary plans for boiler wrapper sheet repair.
The white area in the black rectangle will be patched and all worn out/damaged flexible sleeves and caps replaced. We may patch another area which we are still measuring. For you techies:
an area must be replaced if it is wasted to a thickness that does not meet a safety factor of 4 (4 times the max operating pressure).
No price estimates can be made now. We'll spend the next month or so gathering the necessary info.
Until our repair plan is approved by an inspector we can't be more definite or informative.
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