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SUPERHEATER BENDING
Reason for action: Current superheater elements are old and wasted
Drawing/Specs: SAR original drawing
Material: 1 1/2" OD steel tubing, 300 linear metres
Purchase cost: $10,640.00
Progress: We have $10,350.00 left to fund!
Steam Pipe Machning
Reason for action: Main Internal Steam Pipe material requires machining
Drawing/Specs: S.A.R. 11-L-37
Material:
Purchase cost: $2,400
Progress: Once funded we can have the steam pipe machined.
We have $990.00 left to fund!
FIREBOX INNER CORNERS
Reason for action: Current corners removed as new ones required.
Drawing/Specs: SAR original drawing
Material:
Purchase cost: $300.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
boiler tubes
Reason for action: Original tubes are at the end of service life
Drawing/Specs: 2 1/4" x 6M long seamless boiler tubing
Material: High quality pressure vessel grade steel manufactured in Germany
Purchase cost: $150.00 Per Tube (120 Tubes)
Progress: We have successfully funded 120 tubes! Thanks to all our generous donors!!
SUPERHEATER MATERIAL
Reason for action: Current superheater elements are old and wasted
Drawing/Specs: SAR original drawing
Material: 1 1/2" OD steel tubing, 300 linear metres
Purchase cost: $12,850.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
smokebox material
Reason for action: Wastage beyond serviceability
Drawing/Specs: 520 class Smokebox Arrangement
Material: 10mm & 16mm mild steel rolled to a radius
Skills required: Plate rolling
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
BLAST PIPE
Reason for action: Original Blast Pipe cracked and wasted beyond repair
Drawing/Specs: Original 520 blast pipe drawing
Material: Mild steel
Skills required: Fabrication
Component cost: $4,790.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Fire grates
Reason for action: 12 Replacements needed
Drawing/Specs: 520/620 fire grates
Material: SG Iron
Skills required: Casting
Casting cost: $350.00 per grate
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Flue safe ending
Reason for action: Grit blasted second hand flues and existing flues need re-ending.
Drawing/Specs: Lengths extended to 6M by welding on one piece to pressure vessel spec.
Material: Existing seamless flue tubing
Skills required: Pressure vessel welding & radiographing
Fabrication/Testing cost: $220.00 per flue (18 Flues)
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Grit blasting of flues
Reason for action: Determine condition of 30 flues
Skills required: Grit Blasting
Component/Service cost: $120.00 per flue
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Gamma ray testing of boiler
Reason for action: Certification requirement
Drawing/Specs: 520 class Boiler Arrangement
Skills required:
Component/Service cost: $3,000.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
CLOTHING GRIT BLAST
Reason for action: This process will allow us to preserve 520’s clothing for a longer time period due to the quality of the paint, as well as providing the best possible surface for painting top coats.
Skills required: Grit Blasting & Coating
Purchase cost: $2,850.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
FLUE SWAGING
Reason for action: Final 12 flue tubes for 520 require swaging
Drawing/Specs: British Tube Mills drawing L40 - 1948
Material: 5.9m x 5.5" seamless tube
Purchase cost: $2,400
Progress: Once funded these tubes will be transported to SteamRail in Victoria for Swaging
This component has been successfully funded!
MAIN INTERNAL STEAM PIPE
Reason for action: Original Main Internal Steam Pipe heavily corroded internally.
Skills required: Sourcing parts to required standard and machining.
Purchase cost: $1,700.00 (Parts & Machining)
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
STEAM CHEST GRIT BLAST
Reason for action: To clean exterior of the steam chests for inspection and painting
Material: Garnet
Skills required: Professional hydro blaster
Service cost: $1,500.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Rivets for new smokebox
Reason for action: Originals destroyed - 75 needed
Material: Forged mild steel
Skills required: Forging
Component/Service cost: $800.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
tender electrical system
Reason for action: Original electrical system corroded beyond use
Drawing/Specs: 520 class electrical systems
Material: New rigid steel conduit, classic style flexible steel conduit & LED conversion
Skills required: Electrical fitting
Consumables cost: $800.00
Progress: We have This component has been successfully funded!
VALVE RING Pattern
Reason for action: Spun cast hollow bullet no longer manufactured
Drawing/Specs: 520 class valve ring drawing
Material: Wood
Skills required: Pattern Making
Component cost: $620.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
BOILER PAINT
Reason for action: The boiler is due to be grit blasted and will need a fresh coat of inorganic zinc paint.
Skills required: Painting
Purchase cost: $600.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Blast nozzle
Reason for action: Cracked and wasted
Drawing/Specs: 520/620 blast nozzle
Material: SG Iron
Skills required: Casting
Casting Cost: $500.00
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Plate to cover oil burner holes
Reason for action: Safety requirement
Material: 250 grade mild steel
Skills required: Profile cutting
Progress: This component has been successfully funded!
Boiler Backhead
Fire Grate
Old Blast Nozzle
Flues Pre Blasting
Driver's View
Cab Floor
Firebox Grates Removed
Flues Pre Blasting
Smokebox
Racks
Fire Grates
Oil Burner Hole
Blast Pipe
Smokebox
Gamma Ray Test
Clothing For Grit Blasting
Oil Burner Holes Being Welded
Smokebox Ring Work
Boiler On Stands
Tube Plate
Tender Electrical Conduit
Smokebox Material
Oil Burner Holes