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The National Railway Museum have moved the Scotsman from Yor to Bury to complete the restoration to mainline operation.
Taking the advice of engineering specialists First Class Partnerships, a decision was made earlier this year to complete the remaining stages of the project using an external contractor and tenders were sought. Riley & Son, Bury were appointed as an outcome of their successful bid to take on this high profile project – making a 1920s locomotive, the sole survivor of the A3 class, fit to operate within the stringent requirements of today’s modern railway network.
The remaining works that will be undertaken at Bury include the alignment of the middle steam cylinder. All three steam cylinders are also currently oversize and need to be fitted with new liners and rebored to a nominal 19 inch diameter. This corrective work on the cylinders means that they will have to be separated from the frames of the well-known locomotive.
There is a small section of the main side frames that cannot be examined until the steam cylinders are removed. A final assessment of the viability of the restoration will be made once the condition of this final piece of the locomotive is known.
The timescales involved with the remaining stages mean that Flying Scotsman will not operate on the mainline before Summer 2015.
Once the return to mainline operation is complete, a commercial partnership agreement has been reached, under which Riley & Sons will manage the operation of the locomotive for a period of two years. This will include a programme of ongoing maintenance and helping to resolve any issues that may arise.
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