Hudswell Clarke Steam Engine No. 4 Steams Again!

On May 26th after finishing my days duties at Puff I dropped into the museum to say hello to David Baker and the other guys. To my surprise, I found No. 4 in steam again! Fantastic. David has done the majority of the work on this costmetic and mechanical restoration and deserves the lion's share of the credit for the achievement. Lineside Attractions finally have an operational steam engine for the steam days. Well done David!! no 4 steams again

The following text is written by David Baker and was published in Puffing Billy Monthly News and is reproduced here with David's permission.

From May 2007 Monthly News

The Two foot Sugar Cane Engine No.4 has received the following repairs: Gauge glass cock valve mountings repaired (Rowan Millard) (Rowan did this work on a recent visit to Australia during his holidays)

Refurbished gauge glass covers.
New gauge glass drain pipes fitted.
Back head repainted.
Fire box doors overhauled
Blow down valve & Turret valves overhauled.
Injector steam valves & Safety Valves o/h
Pressure gauge isolating cock u/s, new one obtained and fitted (Ron Gunn).
Ash pan sand blasted, repaired and painted.
Fusible plug socket in crown sheet - retaped thread due to a lot of wastage, also changed from 14tpi to 11tpi to make standard with Puffing Billy Railway.
New injector over flow pipes manufactured.
Injector steam pipes lagged.
Coal bunker lid manufactured, Coal bunker door handle manufactured.
Electrical conduit repaired.
Number and border repainted on sides of tank.
Some repainting of cab.
Cleaning out of water tank.
New gaskets for water tank balance pipe.
R/h sander box o/h (Stan Gunn).
Steam pressure gauge o/h (Stan Gunn).
Main bearings machined and re-shimmed.
Side rods crack tested (passed). Side rods polished.
Under frame and buffers repainted.
Regulator lever polished.
Regulator lock fitted (second level museum key).
Stones generator o/h, ex14a new exhaust pipe fitted (original is unserviceable at this stage).
Head light o/h (front).
Cylinder covers removed and cylinders cleaned and painted (silver).
New insulation fitted to cylinders cover repainted.
Cylinder drain cock o/h.
Smoke box fire cemented.
Lubricator o/h.
Running boards repainted.
Some touching up of body paint work.
New fusible plug yet to be manufactured by work shops. Once this is done, a hydro test will follow and if all is well then steam test will follow. Ron Gunn will be around to set safety valves on this day

From June 2007 Monthly News

Hudswell Clarke Steam Engine No 4 The 11 th May saw Hudswell Clarke No.4's boiler ticket renewed. This now gives the branch an operational steam locomotive. This loco turned 82 on 25th May. Thank you to all involved. A huge amount of work has been done on this engine and the only long term fault discovered is that the saddle tank needs to be replaced with a new tank. This will cost quite a few dollars and the Museum is looking for donations to have a new tank built outside of the railway. If you would like to participate or sponsor a new tank please speak to a Committee Member. Remember if you or your company can sponsor the cost of manufacture of the new tank, such a cash donation will be an allowable Income Tax Deduction.

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