cdaspit Wrote:
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> When you look at the plate from the side, it looks
> to be bent downward. Is the slightly tweaked spot
> plate position a relic of the RGS days?
The number plate? Yes it is crooked and bent down. The plat used to have a stud in the center that inserted into the smoke box. The stud has been broken of in the plate, the RGS brazed on 2 studs outside the center one and drilled new holes in the smoke box. What they didn't pay attention to is when tightened up the boss in the center hits the smoke box door before the new outer studs tighten up all he way. The end result is a plate that is curved and bent down.
Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.