Washing the locomotive

Before painting, it was time to wash the locomotive frame and boiler lagging of all the dirt that had accumulated in them. The locomotive was washed with a hot water pressure washer, after which scraping of the old paint from the frame, boiler blades and wheels will begin.

A steam locomotive boiler and a frame outdoors in a hot water wash surrounded by steam clouds.
After dismantling, the locomotive was washed with a hot water pressure washer. Photo: PTJ Koskinen 11.12. 2020.