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Loco 6's new safety valves
On Sunday afternoon (19th February), Dave Jones and Rob Frost brought Loco No. 6 "Duncan" to Wharf for coal and then parked it on the loop opposite the Control Office, with the comment that they were going to blow it up.
Those present can confirm that the new safety valves opened very effectively and with a good deal of noise. When the injector was used they also shut successfully. We were told that currently the valves are in basic form, without the planned "semi-pop" feature.
Thanks are due to Phil Wheeler who has constructed the valves as a homework project - more information is available on Phil's web site.