Bashing Wagons and Removing Heads - The Locomotive Diaries Episode 4.

[@TheCebulon]

It is awesome that you got a restoration sponsor. I want to thank that company from my heart. ❤️

[@Nowheres_Channel]

Love how the Scrapyard 48 just has (or had) "Rust" instead of a Ruston nameplate. And of course you got your sponsor to make you a lightsaber.

[@citricamoeba]

I love this new format, jumping between all the locos. Excited as always to see progress on the fleet!

[@BrooksMoses]

I like it too. It's like "What's Broken Now?" except they're mostly not broken and even the totally knackered one is getting de-knackered.

[@callsignapollo_]

I think itll be a good way to get more progress updates, rather than having to wait who knows how lomg until one loco had had enough work done to make a full vid, incremental steps on multiple locos could help maintain a more consistent update schedule to make the algo happy

[@forrestrobin2712]

Excellent ! And well done to Black Stag Engineering for supporting you guys! They must be a great bunch of people. What livery do you think you will paint the Ruston in ?

[@pennsyrailfan]

Love the exhaust sound on the hunslet! Though I must say it's horn does sound a bit like a distressed goose...

[@JamesBoxxy]

Love this series! Great to see progress on the locos! 🙌🔥🔥

[@rupertgethin-u5p]

The technical term for the gloop in the heads is pronounced …”es Haich one tea”. Hope see u at work when we caravan Norfolk. Well done all.

[@arthurhucksake2665]

It's the forbidden fudge 😂

[@Mungiwungi-r9b]

You are such a kind and generous person offering people that…. Gunk? Dunno they refused, looks beautiful to me

[@BroadgaugeJaffa]

Keep up the good work Laurie ,you’re a very bright star in a dark ,dark world .

[@Food24112]

I always look forward to these episodes!

[@patrickwebb7311]

I like the new intro, and how it highlights each loco. Hopefully we will see all three in service together in the future. Ps. If you’re interested in name suggestions for 303, may I suggest Defiance, given how defiant some of the parts are and the team not giving up on its restoration? Looking forward to the next episode.

[@LordPhobos6502]

I believe the phrase you're looking for is "percussive maintenance". Trains can't run without it.

[@VintageRenewed]

Ruston, Ruston and then just rust That is great 😂

[@QALibrary]

I am more than happy I help fund this project with the go fund me - very worthwhile the money

[@jancraft3539]

Lawrie you could use the ATF and acetone mix to free up the engine.

[@SmashingPistons]

I bet this is really satisfying work. Maybe I should have a word with Elsecar to see what they are up to...

[@jappedut9009]

I love the British use of the word " Moist" 😂😂😂

[@The-6666]

Moist im British

[@forrestrobin2712]

28:35 A Birmingham screwdriver is always the solution !

[@marionbloom1218]

Long time since I've heard that euphemism!

[@QALibrary]

great to see an update on the train restoring update and great sponsorship

[@t.s.railfanning]

I cant wait to see you and your team get the 303 fully restored.

[@HowardLeVert]

21:08 I was half expecting someone to say "smell my cheese" at that point...

[@41241ivatt]

The amazing thing is that I go to school opposite were that hunslet was built

[@stevesalvage1089]

Excellent thanks for sharing this, very interesting ,

[@jbhtrams]

Slowly, Slowly, and it gets done eventually. I would love to get my hands dirty on all three locos, alas distance excludes that; at least I've seen all three of them now and appreciate the work that's been done so far; a lot don't! I know how hard it is from work I did on vintage Trams and Buses in Birkenhead. Keep up the good work, and keep up the videos!

[@callumhudson802]

Like the intro

[@Consequator]

That engine needs a bath in solvent and then a long soak in oil lol Also it's not violence, it's using a 'Linear impact driver for percussive maintenance' Nice video as always.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice Job guys !

[@Treehat]

YAY more to binge watch

[@bentullett6068]

That Hunslet at The Colne Valley has a great exhaust bark when it throttles up. The Ruston's tend to have a quieter smoother sound.

[@fenpikey]

Reckon the Hunslet would sound good with a fishtail exhaust......😉

[@hartleymartin]

Good use of the "Clarkson approach" - if at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer!

[@MostlyInteresting]

Put some Evaprorust in there, not diesel, and take a week off and let it work. :)

[@BrooksMoses]

The problem with that is that where the surface of the Evaporust touches the steel, you get a reaction where the oxygen from the air rusts the steel and the Evaporust dissolves the newly-created rust, and it will eat a groove into the metal. Not what you want in a cylinder wall. (That's why when you're using it, you want to make sure everything you're de-rusting is fully submerged.)

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Daft question probably, but is locomotive diesel the same as red diesel used on farms etc? ie regular vehicle diesel dyed red? Or is it something completely different?

[@lmm]

Yep, just diesel

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great vid of you channel of you trains wot you got to work on thanks lee

[@timothyclarke7689]

Of all the things that could have gone wrong, the top end came off quite well. Lets hope the head frees up and the bottom end doesnt bring up any major suprises.

[@AndreEckert]

Nice Vid 👍

[@Titan604]

Hi Lawrie, are the head gaskets copper? If Black Stag engineering do laser cutting it might be cheaper for them to cut out new gaskets from copper sheet.

[@lmm]

They are copper with heritage insulation material

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

Wow that's some blue smoke at the beginning. Is all well with the engine?

[@craigwatt1303]

14:50 they tightened them untill there torque wrist went click.

[@RonWheeler-no6bd]

Ah secret Jedi 😂

[@notmuch_23]

Seized valves, that will require removal of the cylinder heads, which as far as I'm predicting still heralds a _full engine teardown,_ especially given the loco's age and condition... ...and with at least one failed head gasket and how that piston looked... ...probably need a full gearbox transmission removal and teardown too... ...at least the journals were good!

[@frankmcgorman962]

"BFT"...is that a Whitworth standard term? 😁

[@cbmsysmobile]

You gone professional all of a sudden?

[@evoxmr1256]

27:28 that was an incredibly a Manly stance heheh

[@FM60260]

2:21 Is that the 03 with the Cummins N series & Hydro?

[@Hitperson]

can you get the bores resleeved?

[@JuddBradley]

3559 Vince Dam

[@Max-dn3zn]

hello lawrie

[@smallthings6590]

How many Rustons are left?

[@Railfan513]

3:13 what locomotive is that on the right?

[@lmm]

The HST?

[@daveeaster7770]

Class 43 hst

[@abrr2000]

"consist" That's an american term isn't it? I thought we called them rakes here in the UK. As in, a rake of trucks.

[@dkbmaestrorules]

I mean, if we're nit-picking: outside of Awdry stories, they're called wagons, not trucks 😉

[@TheSynthnut]

Ruston....rust off...

[@jonathanbeale3978]

How many HST 125 trains are there at this railway?

[@lmm]

5 power cars

[@Cemi_Mhikku]

Uuuuugh, that looks like rust monster smeg...

[@ryguygaming06]

The goop is concerning...

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Inspecting cylinder condition is a bore…

[@roadwolf2]

Can we please name ‘303 rusty like the little diesel off of Thomas the tank

[@hartleymartin]

At the moment it is ruston. Given enough time they will make it rustoff.

[@davidty2006]

@@hartleymartin *ba dum tis*

[@srajfnly2]

Hi @lmm

[@zippy5131]

Yep, when all else fails............ Brute force and ignorance with the biggest persuasion tool to hand.

[@Railfan513]

Second 🥈 Under 1 hour gang 👇