Bowande Falk review

[E.V.]

I decided to create this topic to tell about my most interesting live steam locomotive - Bowande Falk.
The locomotive hit me with a lot of complicated technical things that Chinese workers were able to cram into such a small locomotive.
Among them: full Stephenson valve gear with D-valve, feed water axial pump, whistle, Roscoe lubricator, water gauge, sprung axials etc.
The operating time from one gas filling is approximately 20 minutes.
Unfortunately after several times the pressure gauge is wreck, I had to replace it with the Regner pressure gauge. Also I added a two-channel radio control to the reverser and the throttle, the Goodall valve by Regner and WeeBee safety valve. In the cab I added the figure of engineer.
Some photos:






In the cab:


Stephenson valve gear



Cylinder


Feed water pump


Video with action of the valve gear

[markoteal]

Lovely loco - not seen one of those before

[daan]

A stunning little locomotive indeed! It really fits your layout like a glove. It's amazing how much technique is cramped in such a small engine and foremost, how neat it is done. Really nice! Good picture review too by the way, gives a good idea of how it looks and feels.

[tom_tom_go]

I do sometimes regret going 32mm, there is much more choice in what you can run in 45mm gauge.

I had never heard of the manufacturer of the Falk until I looked it up!

http://www.bowandeusa.com/

[E.V.]

Yes, this locomotive was a godsend for my railway.
It is interesting that the prototype of the Falk runs on a standard gauge. The manufacturer narrowed the wheelsets so that she could run along the 45 mm rails.
The prototype works on a small museum railroad in California.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1WOSKFMc14