Scottish steam engine overhaul 1938

[johnsironsanctuary]

Billy Connelly has tried to convinced me that Scots are not very efficient because of the volume of scotch whiskey they consume. This proves him wrong.

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[Papaw]

Wonderful video! Cool to see most of an engine rebuild by old methods.

[1930]

This will be one of my favorites, I hope you do not mind that I posted your link on another website I visit

Thanks for sharing this video

[Papa Tango]

I really enjoyed that video.  Thanks for sharing.

[Lostmind]

Neat to see the old tools at work.
I laughed at the guy lighting his ciggerette off the rivet , and the guy who had his face behind that sledge!.
Thanks for posting,those guys earned thier money.

[Ietech]

Great Video -- I work on stuff that needs complete overhaul even today and the processes are no where near that well planned. I wish I could work on things like that and with folks who know exactly what to do and when to do it. Where I work management doesn't  have a clue as to what needs to be done or when to do it. It all depends on the wisdom, experience, and skills of the mechanics doing the work. There is no pre-planning on the part of management or our industrial engineer. It's all figure it out and do it.

Of course our stuff is no where near as complex  as the locomotives in the video -- but of significant size and avarage complexity. Pre-planning and positioning of parts required would be a plus as we can never meet the schedule set by by unaware management or engineers. It's always  "here it is get it done" LOL --- Parts lead time 3 weeks in most cases and that is one week longer than the expected completion date. It's not like we haven't gone through the exact repair previously or is it a surprise.

[johnsironsanctuary]

Ietech, I can feel your pain. The Corporate Ivory Tower is a long ways from the maintenance department. Just remember that these guys did it again every week and all of the locomotives were pretty much the same. Practice, practice,practice.