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FOTR hurdles
Posted: 20 Jul 2009, 07:55
by John Ashworth
Photos and captions by Nathan Berelowitz, July 2009
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 20 Jul 2009, 16:50
by Stefan Andrzejewski
Are these for crowd control
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 20 Jul 2009, 19:37
by Gabor Kovacs
Not quite Stefan!
They are to be used, when the Class 24 - 3664, has her connecting rods and motion removed, as the locomotive is due to be re-bushed soon.
The trestles will be used to place the rods and motion on, to keep them for lying on the sandy ground and preventing dirt build-up while the new bushes are manufacutred!
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 20 Jul 2009, 21:12
by Stefan Andrzejewski
No wonder why they are so sturdy.
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 09:26
by John Ashworth
Some idiot has put connecting rods on top of the hurdles, which will make it very difficult for the athletes to jump over them...
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 17:47
by Stefan Andrzejewski
Don't you need a block and tackle to lift those. They look very heavy
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 02 Aug 2009, 20:34
by Luca Lategan
Is FOTR also going to put Vesconite bearings on their locos now?
Re: FOTR hurdles
Posted: 03 Aug 2009, 15:45
by Steve Appleton
No, Luca. We have already had new bushes cast. They now need to be indivdually machined to size. Vesconite cannot handle the high forces that the con-rod journals have to endure. RS has sucessfully used Vesconite for the bushes on the lighter loaded valve gear, I believe.