News / Chronicle
September 2016
The MD no. 5579 invited to restore
them immediately because the effort seemed manageable and the
result to be attractive. Therefore, they were disassembled and
the single parts were cleaned and painted with OWATROL oil as
planned. On the next occasion the assembly will take place, which
certainly will not need more than one day.
Despite
intensive search, a constructive difference to the type MD1 could
not be find out, but various details, which make a loco from Nordhausen
distinguishable from a Sesto machine. Among others the locomotive
has additional weights behind the buffer booms and under the middle
of the frame, which should make them significantly heavier than
2,2to.
July 2016
As a result of an excursion to Italy,
two new, unexpcted "Montanias" joined the collection:
MD no. 5579 (1934) and RL1N no. 1369 (1955), both
types which were not represented previously. The locomotives are
in a very good, authentic condition and complete despite a shutdown
time for decades open air under holey covers. They will be preserved
only externally with OWATROL oil after the sheets are buckled
and the dismantled parts of the RL1N are re-assembled. The motors
turn and show no damage. Notably attractive is the fact that the
RL1N has the same red color - used for O&K construction machines
- like the MD2 in the collection. The locomotives originate from
an abandoned brick yard out of the Udine area and have survived
at a tractor collector.
April 2016
The LD2 no. 6331 gets back piece
by piece its missing cover panels. These previously were lasered
according to the historical model from 3mm steel plates and now
have to be adapted to the existing frame parts in the manner of
a car taylor. This is not quite easy, because they were bent very
much in the previous life of the locomotive and can not be completely
buckled despite using strong tools. A new construction of these
parts was out of the question because of the efforts to preserve
as much original substance as possible. But a tailor-made suit
fits good to everyone, also to a locomotive.
February 2016
A railway friend from Leipzig, who owns
the LD2 no. 6641 in standard gauge version, thankfully
has offered the complete starting valve as a model for the replica.
This made it possible to build the interior parts. Previously,
the valve had to be completely disassembled. All parts are in
amazing good condition. Especially the flange with the two-row
rectangular thread is a challenge for the mechanic.
January 2016
After having demonstrated its work capability
"naked" in October last year, now LD2 no. 6331
must get their housing back. All sheets were either not available
or so deformed that they could not be restored. So they have to
be completely replaced, which means a lot of effort.
At the same time the reconstruction of compressed air starting
device is carried out. Their most important part - the valve body
in the cylinder head - fortunately is still remaining. But all
other components incl. the air cylinder must be remade. By the
way the "crooked" hole in the front panel is original
and enabled the view on the pressure manometer.
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