08790 Oxley's resident shunter
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A Driver's side view of the 1950's design driving controls
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A view of the whole desk showing power handle and reverser both sides of loco
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A close up of the guages which are from right to left :- water temperature, air brake pipe, straight air brake, battery charge and oil pressure
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The hand brake
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Series / Parallel switch cabinet, switch normally at parallel.
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Brake change over swithch, three positions - air brake, light loco and vacuum brake
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Automatic voltage regulator.
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Fuse box (right) for electric fuel transfer pump (not fitted to 08790).
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The cooker, well you can't spend eight hours shunting without making the tea !
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Secondman's side position
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Manual fuel transfer pump, transfers fuel from the main tank to the header tank.
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Header tank guage on the left, vacuum brake guage on the right
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Train brake valve and exhauster speed up switch
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Power handle and reverser
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Straight air brake handle
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Front of loco showing frontal lights and buffer beam detail
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DSD isolating cock.
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Secondman's side battery switch
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Driver's side battery switch.
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Buffer beam detail including working vacuum brake
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Main fuel tank gauge.
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Air compressor cabinet.
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Battery box cover with 08790's surviving nameplate attached.
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Vacuum exhauster cabinet.
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Radiator end of loco, coolant sight glass is at the top left and the filler nozzle at the bottom left. Air vacuum relay valve below the buffer beam.
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Air vacuum relay valve.
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Battery box cover on the Driver's side with the Lion and Wheel emblem from when the loco was built showing through the layers of paint.
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