C2 Photo Album

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Working Party 26th and 27th June 2010

Number 4 is pulled out of the shed by the works shunter as Merddin Emrys steams past having shunted its stock back to the carriage sidings after two trips from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
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Number 4s sandbox removed from the loco. This box was seemingly a Dahuichang modification as all other examples of C2 class locomotives have a sandbox build into the curved dome cladding. This won't be used again as Number 4 will be rebuilt in its original style. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
The last ever view of Number 4 with its original cab. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
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The site loader at Boston Lodge was used to lift the cab from its frames. - - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
The cab on its way to the cab grave yard, although the cab will not be scrapped. Diesel Locomotive Upnor Castle can be seen in the background with its cab removed while it undergoes repairs. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
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Final resting place for the cab? - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
View of Number 4 from behind with the cab removed. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
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Removal of the chimney. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
Number 4 without its: (left to right) Cab, turbogenerator, sandbox and chimney. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
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Back at home. Sorting out and cataloguing all the removed parts - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
Turbogenerator, Chimey and lubricators await attention. - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010
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More Cataloguing of number 4s parts - Andrew Nelms 26/06/2010