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- Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Alternative Power
- Topic: IP Engineering "Fury"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14438
Re: IP Engineering "Fury"
That's a very interesting loco.. It's a small chassis and the motor with clutch and drive fits very nicely in the outline.. The big question I have seeing this, is how does it cope with the heat of the motor? There is no propellor forcing wind through the ribs.. Another big question would be about t...
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:19 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Cats and Dogs Railway (austrian narrow gauge)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37634
Re: Cats and Dogs Railway (austrian narrow gauge)
Thanks everyone, The church ruin is made from tiles and small brickstones I collected on a spot where the floods of 1953 washed away some farmhouses (I live in Zeeland, Holland). The land was not retrieved and the dam built further inland. The houses where never rebuild so the bricks and tiles are n...
- Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:53 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Cats and Dogs Railway (austrian narrow gauge)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37634
Dampfbahn Schwägalp
Hello Everyone, It's a while back since I posted something about my small railway. It still is alive and in use, with small aditions now and then. Since I had a major house rebuild and a renovation of our old campervan, not much has been added to the railway, except a church ruin on the mountain and...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 7:53 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Regner Stainz burner issue
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6570
Re: Regner Stainz burner issue
... However there is an opening from the underframe area into the cab right under the burner. This allows the exhaust gases to travel from the bottom of the smokebox to the cab, starving the burner air intakes for oxygen... Clever find, wouldn't occur to me to seek that way when having problems wit...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 7:51 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Happy Christmas & New Year 2018
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10575
Re: Happy Christmas & New Year 2018
Thanks for the whishes everyone,
From Holland I also whish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, with lots of steam. Stay on track!
From Holland I also whish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, with lots of steam. Stay on track!
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:22 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Regner Stainz burner issue
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6570
Re: Regner Stainz burner issue
What I've discovered with my regner is that you need to give the butane tank a rest after filling. Otherwise it will take vapour and liquid gas to the nozzle. The other thing is that you'll need to turn the gas regulator very far down when it's getting warm. Almost closed. Regner loco's need a bit m...
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 307
- Views: 154593
Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Splendid, a working saddle tank! It gives the little loco something special..
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:08 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Smokey Sophie - A Roundhouse/Riverdale Amy coal fire build
- Replies: 185
- Views: 131335
Re: Smokey Sophie - A Roundhouse/Riverdale Amy coal fire build
An absolutely great locomotive. As someone said earlier, very tidy and clean built, but still with the looks of a locomotive in active service. The boiler is very controllable indeed, impressive performance as well. Really fun to watch and see it working. Thanks for posting the video, I whish I coul...
- Sat Dec 08, 2018 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: What to do with a couple of chassis
- Replies: 56
- Views: 24393
Re: What to do with a couple of chassis
Your batterypack is a good idea! It has a lot of juice and I could use some of them too. Didn't know these kind of batteries excisted, guess I'm living under a stone
Nice diesel loco too, keep up the good work!
Nice diesel loco too, keep up the good work!
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:51 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Regner SKGLB #1(Stainz sister engine)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6242
Re: Regner SKGLB #1(Stainz sister engine)
Nice engine, I think the odd filler valve will be the only drawback on this locomotive. Beside the same odd filler valve my Regner works like a champ. I also changed the valve for a romson type. Keep the water level in close guard though, Regner locomotives tend to use more steam then a roundhouse l...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:30 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)
- Replies: 281
- Views: 125234
Re: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)
@Rob, to mimic a long stretch of track to proprly run in your engines you can also use a rolling road. That way you can also keep an eye on things and add a bit of extra oil on the rods if it needs some. Since you also use LGB track on a brick wall, I also had some ditches and high spots, which I so...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:15 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
- Replies: 917
- Views: 360410
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Your copperwork looks great, Dazza. It will make a good firebox. It's also great you can share your hobby with your partner, my misses thinks trains are stupid :lol: And it's splendid that she's able to make her own locomotives! By the way: the manual she uses is also great. Is that book coming with...
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:04 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)
- Replies: 281
- Views: 125234
Re: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)
Hello Rob, That's a great little railway. The best part of railways being "out there" for a while, is that vegetation starts to take back the tracks a bit, giving the railway a lot of extra charm. Great that you run live steam also on the out and back line, I can imagine that it's a bit mo...
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:42 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Alternative Power
- Topic: Atmospheric Railway
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12371
Re: Atmospheric Railway
In Brunels system they didn't have neodyum magnets. The system of the 89 year old man is just a tube with a magnet travelling inside, the train as another magnet. So there is no seal and much easier to keep a vacuüm.. But in 2018 even his system is very slow and old. Lineair electromagnetic motors h...
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:25 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Enlargement - Part the Second.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19742
Re: Enlargement - Part the Second.
The only thing I can think of, is that after the first run some limestone from the boiler got into the regulatorvalve, lifting the spring and thus opening the throttle to full. When you then try to shut the regulator the limestone acts as a bearingball keeping the valve away from the valveplate. Wha...
- Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
- Replies: 917
- Views: 360410
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Congratulations on the airtest Dazza, looks superb!! I guess you used plenty of oil while testing? It is a very good reason to celebrate after all your hard work, it's alive now!
- Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:54 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 782
- Views: 335763
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
That would be one steamy relationship then..
- Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:51 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
- Replies: 917
- Views: 360410
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Looks very tidy so far, now fingers crossed for pressured air testing!!
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:02 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Clatterbach Valley Light Railway
- Replies: 85
- Views: 43738
Re: Clatterbach Valley Light Railway
Nice little garden railway. Also a nice touch with the railway bridge in the back. For a manuial live steam locomotive these sort of railway's are the best, since you can reach every point of the track and since it's flat, it keeps a steady pace..
- Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:26 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 782
- Views: 335763
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
You could try and kiss one, may be something decent comes out of it..