Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Pleasant Point Railway
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Replace the tubular sight glasses in the Nathan Lubricator of locomotive D16 with borosilicate glass tubes that comply with or are similar to the specifications contained in NZS5301:1977, and have been heat treated to relieve stresses caused by cutting.
Reply Text
New tubular sight glasses complying with your recommendation were ordered and have now been received from the manufacturers. They will be installed in the very near future.
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