Hagley Hall boiler passes test alongside fellow Hall
ON September 15, despite Bridgnorth yard being full of locomotives preparing for the Severn Valley Railway's autumn steam gala the following day, the boiler of flagship GWR 4-6-0 No. 4930 Hagley Hall underwent a steam test on a flat wagon and was brought up to its working pressure of 225 psi.
The boiler passed its test and the railway is waiting to fix a date for the final hydraulic examination with British Engineering Services, its independent boiler surveyor, which effectively provides insurance validation.
Providing all goes well, the 10-year boiler clock will be reset and once completed, the boiler can then be placed back into the frames, thereby passing a huge milestone.