Cab and Fittings
Assembled cab temporarily lined out for picture, bogie plate frames on right. Photo by Mick Marston
Cab and Fittings
The cab structure is carried by cantilever supports attached to the firebox backplate and by a diaphragm plate at the dragbox, this arrangement allowing full freedom for the cab to move with the boiler as expansion takes place. All boiler fittings and pipes are kept free from the main frames to avoid differential expansion and secure freedom from fracture due to this cause.
For this reason, the exhaust injector on the right-hand side and the live steam injector on the left are carried on brackets attached to the ashpan and foundation ring.
The steam and water controls for both injectors are operated from the fireman's side of the engine.
The cab floor plate is extended backwards to form a solid platform for the crew up to the front plate of the tender, and the normal hinged fall plate is dispensed with. No footplate on the tender is required.
All the driver's controls are grouped to give easy access and operation, the vacuum brake, sanding and blower valves being carried on a control column at the driver's right hand.
A leather upholstered seat and back is fitted on the driver's side, and side windscreens are provided outside the cab for the use of both driver and fireman.
Historical Notes
Provision was made for fitting a tablet catcher (these were never fitted).
The driver's cupboard/seat was altered, mostly cut away and a heavy support fitted beneath the seat to which the AWS relay box was bolted. The Fireman's cupboard/seat was welded shut. These alterations are being applied to 72010. There are guidance sketches without measurements and drawings with measurements. The modifications were done on shed. Compared with 70000, 70013 has the neatest and best thought out interpretation of these changes and photographs taken for guidance. Fitting the AWS is not necessary but had B.R. completed 72010, as a working machine, these changes would have been applied.
Held in Store
- Cab steel floor structure
- Cab side sheets and roof
- Roof shutters
- Spectacle plates
- Cab window runners machined and ready to fit
- Cab seats
- Arm rests padding and folding bracket
- Cut off indicator support bracket
- Cab grab rails
- Complete water feed machanism except for valves
- Cylinder drain actuating lever and rod
- Drivers control column
- Blower valve machined and ready to fit, supplied by Phil Oldfield
- Sanding valve machined and ready to fit
- Vacuum brake valve machined by Phil Oldfield now ready to fit
- Steam brake lubricator machined and ready to fit, supplied by Hugh Phillips
- Klinger valve machined and ready to fit (supplied by Klinger)
- Oil can tray
- Graduable steam brake valve
- Whistle handles
- Wooden floor
- AWS Bell
- Driver's control box (ex A3 60080 Dick Turpin)
- Boiler pressure gauge new ready to fit
- Steam chest pressure gauge new ready to fit
- Vacuum gauge ready to fit
- Duplex valve machined and ready to fit
- All steam cock handles machined and ready to fit
- All steam cock spindles machined and ready to fit
- Injector steam delivery valves machined and ready to fit
- Injector overflow valve machined and ready to fit
- Vacuum release button machined and ready to fit
- Pepperpot valve machined and ready to fit, supplied by Phil Oldfield
- Steam heat valve un-machined
- Speedometer (original ex Black 5 donated from private collection)
- Steam brake bracket
- Speedometer bracket
- Driver's gauge cluster bracket
- Fireman's gauge cluster bracket
- Regulator handle grip
- Sprinkler valve un-machined
- Correct low profile rivets
- Damper control handles, yokes and rods complete ready to fit
- Side 'squint' windows and brackets, machined, complete (require glass), ready to fit
- At present cab is assembled but all fittings and small details have been removed.
Patterns Held
- Top window runners suit Standard Pacifics only
- Bottom window runners suit Standard Pacifics only
- Water feed taps
- Spectacle plate damper rod draught 'boot'
- Damper handles, suit Standard Pacifics only
- Damper control handle yokes, suit Standard Pacifics only
- Spectacle plate pipe draught 'boots'
Wish List
- Cut off indicator (reverser mangle) same as 9F, Class 7 and Class 5
- Regulator complete
- Correct pattern AWS siren
- Correct pattern AWS relay box
- Patterns for revised front opening spectacle windows
How You Can Help Build 'Hengist'
You can make a donation, you can sponsor a part or you can become an active member, for more details email: info@72010-hengist.org or write to the chairman.