Stumble It!
Lighting a Wallis & Steevens
The preparation for a steam day
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Unlatch smokebox door
Open smokebox door
Sweep tubes
Sweep tubes
Sweep round smokebox
Clean out soot from smoke box
Rake out firebox
Rake out firebox - internal view
Empty ashpan
Clean smokebox door
Re-fit smokebox door
Remove chimney cap
Fit spark arrester
Open boiler clacks
Open cylinder drains
Glass is full
Drain boiler
Drain to 1/2 glass
Split kindling
Check front damper is on first notch
Moisten oily rag with paraffin
Operate ignition key
Oily rag into firebox
Add kindling
Shut that door!
Little more kindling
A good wood fire
Add small coal
Then fire with normal size coal
Fire gets going
Fire (showing tubes)
Oil valvestem
Oil Motion links
Oil main bearings
Oil Big ends
Top-up steering oilers
Top-up footplate oilers
Oil wheel bearings
Polish up brass
Dip waist tanks
Coming up to pressure
Warm up cylinders with open drain cocks
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