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Removing Clan Line's old tyres at the South Devon Railway

  • The wheels, before work commences
  • The hearth that will be used to remove the old tyres
  • The first wheelset is prepared for the removal of the old tyres
  • The hearth, showing some of the gas burners
  • The wheelset is carefully tipped on end, before it is moved to the hearth
  • The wheelset is carefully tipped on end, before it is moved to the hearth
  • The gas burners are carefully positioned round the old tyre
  • The gas burners are carefully positioned round the old tyre
  • After being heated for about twenty minutes, the old tyre has expanded enough to allow the wheel to be removed
  • After being heated for about twenty minutes, the old tyre has expanded enough to allow the wheel to be removed
  • After being heated for about twenty minutes, the old tyre has expanded enough to allow the wheel to be removed
  • The old tyre is removed
  • The gas burners
  • The outside of the wheel, after the tyre has been removed
  • The wheelset, after both tyres have been removed
  • The outside of the new tyre is machined first, to provide a good datum point
  • The outside of the new tyre is machined first, to provide a good datum point
  • This shows the profile of the tyre, and how it grips on to the wheel

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