(6) Tram - Holiday snaps, Grateful Gifts & Some Axle Boxes

We recently went on a holiday down in Devon and stumbled across a brochure for a round Robin tour including Boat, Bus, Steam Train. If you are in the area well worth a visit! http://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk/tours/round-robin

Totnes puzzle postcard.

The Dartmouth Steam Train (Lydham Manor).

A piece of display 5" Track which has been kindly loaned from the previous Technician for when the frame / chassis is complete to run along.

The beginning's of the axle boxes. They are machined from a square piece of aluminum, and then using the milling machine the slots were cut.

Another view of the milling machine with the cutter in the foreground.

Once the slots are in place, it was over to the center lathe for parting, facing off and drilling. Pictured is the center drill being used. Once the hole was drilled a reamer was used to get the hole perfectly round and to the correct size.

The Axle box covers are cut by hand and then filed to the profile of the axle boxes. They are then drilled for a M2 bolt using a mini pillar drill for complete control.

Axle boxes being tapped for the M2 bolt

The last step is to push fit the Oilite bushings in ready for the axles.