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A photograph from A Century of Service showing the chimney damper plate with handle being put in position to damp the fire down at the end of the day.
Plate would need to be about 18" in diameter with a 2" diameter central aperture.
Simon made one in Feb 2018
Above : 3D cut way drawing & offside drawing
Below : 3D cut away drawing of a Type F Roller (similar to Type E) (from GDFS prog of 1977)
Below : Two excellent exploded 3D diagrams showing basics of a steam engine (From National traction Engine Trust). The roller differs in some respects but the basics are the same.
Above : Note this Roller was not manufactured with a water pump as Eddison preferred two injectors.
Below : A copy of Eddison's frost precautions (date unknown) sent to all drivers (from Ricky's papers)
Below : Interesting article on oilers from Old Glory Magazine (on internet)
A link to a facebook page with detailed photos of a major rebuild of a E type 10 ton roller :
https://en-gb.facebook.com/pg/restoration.aveling/photos/?ref=page_internal
Close up Photographs :
Close up Photographs :
Left : Firetubes viewed from front Middle : Controls Right : view under firebox (ash pan removed)
Below : (RC - January 2018)
Left : View of firetubes from top mud plate Right : Coal tender after coal removed and given first coat of bondaprimer
< adjacent photo of the bracket that no one seems to have seen before on any other roller !
Above : Mudlid gaskets:
Front offside : 3" x 2 1/4" x 1/2"; Rear Offside : 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1/2"; Driver's side : 3" x 2 1/4" x 1/2"; Inspection 7" x 4 3/4" x 3/4"
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