Janet questions

Roberts wood light railwa · Post by **Roberts wood light railwa** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:32 pm

Now we all know the troubles that one can have with a mamod or mss loco but will the problems still occur with a janet? by problems i mean loose wheels, gauge glass leaking and so on. im looking at buying a janet some time in the near future but before i do i would love some reasurance from you guys.

my mate has a de winton from roy and its a stunning loco and runs like a swiss watch, can i expect the same from a janet?

what is the run time on a janet from a single gas tank full?

from what i have seen of the the janet it looks a great loco and well worth the money.

cheers in advance

james

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:16 am

Roberts wood light railwa:112851 wrote:Now we all know the troubles that one can have with a mamod or mss loco but will the problems still occur with a janet? by problems i mean loose wheels, gauge glass leaking and so on. im looking at buying a janet some time in the near future but before i do i would love some reasurance from you guys.

No they should not. For one, Janets have steel wheels not mazak ones, and the steelers are not press-fitted on in the same fashion as the Mamod/MSS and so should not loosen on the axle. Even better, they have better bearings.

The gauge glass on Janets are held in by proper threads, not a pushfit system. Furthermore, it's a proper glass water sight, not a plastic window sheet so it's tougher. [/quote]

my mate has a de winton from roy and its a stunning loco and runs like a swiss watch, can i expect the same from a janet?

Yes you can. Roy builds the Janets / Janet spares to a much higher quality than old-Mamod did /MSS do. His cylinders positively transformed Swordbreaker. The Jane design when the prototype was made back in the days of IPE was described as "what Mamod should have built" and it proves the "Mamod mechanics" can work.

With the RWM Janet, the only 'questionable' hangover from the original 80s design days is the pushfit of the steam pipe into the reverser block. However I trust Roy ensures there is enough steampipe length that it is tensed inside the revblock and no room to slip backwards.

what is the run time on a janet from a single gas tank full?

15-25mins, depending how they're driven and what load. Also depends what gas tank. Beware if you get a large gas tank; you would need to keep an eye on water and topup somewhere through the proceedings. My engine has an old PPS 'Large' horizontal and it can power 1 and a half boiler fills.

from what i have seen of the the janet it looks a great loco and well worth the money.

cheers in advance

james

Agreed, they are fantastic and Roy is a pleasure to deal with. Roy offers great tech support for his engines and spare parts too. If you like your "Mamods" [note the air quotes; in 16mm 'Mamod' as an adjective seems to carry a stigma and I wince when some uses it to describe my engine as there is no Mamod engineering or critical parts left on it] ...

...then go get a Janet.

Have some Janet porn to help you make your mind up:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll50A8EcJ4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxIQ6_h6X6I

Go get one!

Roberts wood light railwa · Post by **Roberts wood light railwa** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:05 pm

cheers doug, hope you're well?

fantastic answers and reasurance there.

you've now fully convinced me along with matt towell to buy a janet

watch this space...

james

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:45 pm

Hi James, doing well here ta muchly even if work and the weather have rained off much recently.

Buy a Janet, they are ace. I handled a PPS Janet about 18months ago and the quality in parts was easily felt compared to a Mamod/MSS loco, even the bodywork pieces are better made.

With your Mamod orientated railway, I may have to bring a railtour down someday

Roberts wood light railwa · Post by **Roberts wood light railwa** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:13 am

Glad you're keeping well.

I certainly will be getting one ordered as soon as my wedding and Christmas are done with.

After seeing swordbreaker at Peterborough I'd love to see it run.

More than welcome here any time.

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:13 am

Good luck with the wedding..!

Where are you based, roughly speaking?

Roberts wood light railwa · Post by **Roberts wood light railwa** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:51 pm

Sorry for the late reply doug. I'm in Hull so a bit of a trek for you

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:19 pm

You Elsecar bound?

Roberts wood light railwa · Post by **Roberts wood light railwa** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:53 am

Unfortunately not ... I'll have to make do with pictures

JMORG · Post by **JMORG** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:37 pm

Our IP Jane is almost 20 years old and has had no mechanical faults whatsoever. As Janet is basically the same it should do that aswell[/code]

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