A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 2, 1953
Original Title:
Wash and Brush Up
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
British Transport Films
Data Film Productions
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 26
Number 73020, a standard Class 5 locomotive, has been in traffic for sixteen days, and goes back to the sheds for cleaning inside and out and a detailed mechanical check-up. A team of men, each with his special job, takes over. Before they are reassembled, the parts are inspected; then steam raising begins again. After vacuum tests by the crew, coal is taken on, water topped up, and less than twenty-seven hours after entering the sheds 73020 is back on duty.
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