57xx/8750 - Research and Reference Photos
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Whilst the NuCast 74xx build has taken up space on the workbench, I've still got the disassembled remains of 5726 which I began detailing back in March to finish. Much of what I've done to 5726 needs doing to 7410 and more so I thought it would be a good time to share some photographs of preserved Pannier's which helped with 5726. Tom Foster is about to start out detailing on his blog here, hopefully some of these pictures will be of use Tom 
As you'd expect many panniers passed through the books at Oswestry works, but there were also some classes very foreign to the Cambrian - 15xx's from Old Oak Common, 94xx's from Tyseley and even a 97xx Condensing tank. The mainstay however were the small 16xx class, auto fitted 54xx, 74xx and 57xx and the later model 8750's. Its the panniers from the Cambrian sheds I'm mainly interested in as they visited the most often, in particular I short listed 4 panniers to feature, 5700 (without a top feed), 5726, 3638 from Brecon 89B and 3789 from Oswestry 89A:
Oswestry Works - 5700 Class visits
Oswestry Works - 8750 Class visits
It was at a trip to Didcot back in May that I was able to get a proper look at some of the trickier components to see in photographs, such as the sanding apparatus and inside motion. The small diagram which comes with the RT models sandbox linkage etch I had a little trouble deciphering until I'd seen the real thing.
The sandbox pull rods appear to operate via a single rod from the cab, which connects to another rod which passes under the boiler, then pivoting a right and left pull rod:
One day I might actually see a Pannier on a platform where I can get some photos of the tank top, though this area is very well covered in the volumes of the Pannier Papers. 5726 is currently minus all its handrails after I planned to replace them with finer 0.45mm brass wire and Alan Gibson handrail knobs. The new hand rail is bent to shape ready for fitting, but something tells me it will find its way onto 7410 before then...!
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