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After a strip down I managed to remove the ballast weight from Sybils boiler to make space for a battery pack.

There still wasn't enough clearance so I had to add the side "panels", blanking off the view under the boiler and above the frames................this in turn meant I had to narrow the LGB chassis to fit!

A DPDT switch on the rear buffer beam and she's now free running so the Battery Carrying Van (BCV) has been returned to normal service.

I thought now I'd also better fit lamp brackets fore and aft for light engine movements and while she was "in bits" I added regulator and sight glass detailing to the backhead.

what type a power packs are you useing votls??

At the moment 4xAA (6 volts) with just forward and reverse. It gives a nice steady speed with a light load.

The next step will be to fit 6xAA (9 volts) and a regulator.

I used an LGB chassis for my Locolines Hunslet but I replaced the motor with a 3 volt one, but wanted to leave this one "as is"

I like it
Nice job there, bet it looks good with a short train.

Thanks very much! I'll hopefully get a pic tomorrow.

Succesful running trials during a short break in the "Big Garden Birdwatch".
(I ran it when she wasn't looking! )



A nice steady pace but those converted LGB open wagons don't 'alf rattle!

Corrrr it looks super Greg! Nice work!