. Railway mechanical engineer . work and parts are stripped andsent to the lye vat in the north end of the stock shed forcleaning. Driving wheels which are particularly dirty orthose suspected of having cracks are also put in the big vats. Special attention is |)aid to truing the pedestal faces andsquaring frames at Reading as it is believed that the accuracyof this work has a big effect in reducing the number ofbroken frames and wheels developing sharp flanges. Thedriving box work and lining shoes and wedges also receivespecial attention. When ready to wheel, one of the heavycranes lifts the
. Railway mechanical engineer . work and parts are stripped andsent to the lye vat in the north end of the stock shed forcleaning. Driving wheels which are particularly dirty orthose suspected of having cracks are also put in the big vats. Special attention is |)aid to truing the pedestal faces andsquaring frames at Reading as it is believed that the accuracyof this work has a big effect in reducing the number ofbroken frames and wheels developing sharp flanges. Thedriving box work and lining shoes and wedges also receivespecial attention. When ready to wheel, one of the heavycranes lifts the locomotive and moves it out of Uie way whilethe driving wheels are being put in the correct position on thepit track by one of the lighter cranes. The locomotive isthen moved back over the wheels and lowered into \ftcr t>eing wheeled, the binders ajiplied and the wedges setup, the wheel centers are trammed as a check on the accuracyof scjuaring shoes and wedges. Each of tlie four erecting shop gangs has specialists to. Fig. 21—Miscellaneous Small Pressed Steel Parts Sf> much .s<j in fact tiiat it is often diftK ult to get necessarystraightening and other similar work done. Perhaps themost impressive work done under tliis liydraulic press is themanufacture of steam domes which, for one of the heavy classlocomotives, are in. high with a diameter of .51 J/2 domes arc made of V/^-m. sto(k, requiring five opera-tions under the press. Erecting Shop Work Referring to Fig. 1, the method in which locomotives areturned on the two turntables and shifted into the respective
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