It came to me quite dirty, with a stain on the bonnet top.
The chassis was filthy, those wheels were caked in crud;
With power applied directly to the chassis and pick-ups the motor sprang into life, so I stripped it completely down and cleaned it up. New wheelsets were made as before, and a new bulb fitted (a Dock Shunter without its headlight is like a lemon meringue without the meringue). Re-assembly was, for a change, straightforward, and after a drop of oil on the bearings and a smear of Carr's Micro Grease on the gears and it could be tested. Pleasingly it worked well from the start.
Here's the chassis after re-assembly;
And showing the new wheels;
I scrubbed the body under the tap with soap and water;
Its come up pretty well, but the stain still shows on the bonnet top.
I'm quite pleased with this loco, and I have a particular use for it...
Paul.
Fantastic, love this sort of refurbishment... neat work and I’m wondering what you’re planning for it.
ReplyDeleteNo plans for it as such as I;m happy with it as is, but it will have a purpose.
DeleteAlways had a soft spot for these. It would be quite fun to go to town on one and perhaps give it a Fowler feel
ReplyDeleteMy 'first' loco was a Dock Shunter, which I still have, and was the loco that shaped my interest in industrials. One day it will feature in a post of its own.
DeleteI remember how exotic the transcontinental range, which provided the chassis I think, seemed.
DeleteIt took me another 50 years to experience North American rail travel in reality. Shall we say the observation cars was more downmarket than my expectations?
I'm starting to appreciate the Transcontinental range nowadays, and yes the Dock Shunter chassis is the same as the bogie diesels.
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