Raven A2 rebuild

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keithp
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Raven A2 rebuild

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When the locos were fitted with Gresley boilers they were supposedly converted to left hand drive but all the photos of City of Ripon show the ejector pipe still on the right-hand side of the boiler, any ideas anyone?
mick b
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Post by mick b »

Hi
RCTS Part2A states all Raven Pacifics were right hand drive for all of their life.
It also states only 2404 had a A1 boiler .It also states following: Doncaster TYpe Cab fitted as the NER version couldnt fit to the A1 firebox which was to wide.Plus footplate widened at rear plus other mods including a 8 wheel tender!!


Mick :lol:
keithp
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Post by keithp »

Thanks Mick, I didn`t think that the driving position was altered, the tenders are on my photos and look to be standard 8 wheelers.
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Post by 60114 »

Mick's right 2402 was the only loco to have A1 boiler and cab plus 8 wheel tender fitted, apparently it was occasionally mistaken for a A1 when stood in a platform
mick b
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RAVEN A2

Post by mick b »

Hi
More browsing reveals that all of the class had them fitted between August 1934 and January 1935 and stayed with them for last two years of their life. They were then used on A1 and A3's. The original tenders were used on new J39's 1475-9

Mick :D
keithp
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Raven A2 rebuild

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By the look of the photo I have of City of Ripon the Gresley boiler kept the Raven smokebox door arrangement, or perhaps its just a bad photo?
mick b
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Post by mick b »

Hi
Every picture post 1930 have( I only a few pictures)show the two handle smokebox lock on either type of boiler
hope this helps

Mick :P
keithp
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Raven A2 rebuild

Post by keithp »

on the right boiler side midway there appears to be a Westinghouse pump,
were they air fitted for some stock?
Green Arrow
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Post by Green Arrow »

Slightly off topic, but I saw a Raven A2 in a documentary once. The announcer said it was one of 'Nigel Gresley's Pacifics'!
Nice N2 I've got here. Probably send it to 'The Cross'.

Green Arrow,
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