What makes a project successful comes down to the team and the way they interact to reach a common gaol, a good team can move mountains. The team on the S549 project is a very good one and it is currently moving a "mountain" class locomotive with some momentum.
The target for the days activities was to lift the sand box to allow for the last of the cladding sheets to be removed followed by the removal of the insulation.
To do this the ladder had to be removed, then the sandbox lifted by packing it up with timber blocks (Remember a crane is not available or accessible to do any heavy lifting where the S class is currently located) so the sheets could be slipped over the fastening studs.
The insulation could then be removed, a chicken wire cage held this against the boiler barrel so this had to be removed first, hopefully the insulation would come away with it, Wrong..!! It had to be plucked off the boiler in clumps.
The team grew again this week with welcomed guests Ned and Josh lending a hand.
Whilst this was going on, Dominic continued to remove the majority of valves and fittings from the backhead of the boiler. The amount of progress made in this area was not originally planned for at the start of the day so it was an extra bonus.
We're getting closer, Saturday by Saturday.
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