And here is a shot of my Merlin Maestro 'Betelgeuse' in action:
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- Mon May 13, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Merlin Midas MKIII
- Replies: 9
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- Mon May 13, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Merlin Midas MKIII
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1044
Re: Merlin Midas MKIII
The chassis and bodywork looks pure Merlin Maestro to me. I have one with a beck boiler (with the regulator valve mounted on the boiler) but yours looks to have a later boiler, so I'm not sure whether it's still a Maestro or not...
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:59 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
- Replies: 10
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Re: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
Hmm, I think I've found a video I took at the same time as that picture above. I'll try attaching it - it may not work as I havn't done this befiore.
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7361
Re: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
Whilst, I think about it, here is a picture of my Ogwen pottering round the Hoole Railway. Hope the attachment works, not tried attaching an image before... med_ogwen1.jpg Oh and I forgot to say, I do have a scan of the manual that came with my engine (done for a friend who's lost his manual). Unfo...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:17 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7361
Re: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
Whilst, I think about it, here is a picture of my Ogwen pottering round the Hoole Railway. Hope the attachment works, not tried attaching an image before... med_ogwen1.jpg Oh and I forgot to say, I do have a scan of the manual that came with my engine (done for a friend who's lost his manual). Unfor...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7361
Re: Any tips for steaming Ogwen?
I have one of these and it's a bit of a pain to run - not as easy as running my Bertie for sure. In answer to your questions: - will a Roundhouse GFA work to fuel Ogwen? Should do, I use a standard gas filling adaptor. - are the internal and external oils used on Roundhouse locos suitable for Ogwen?...
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:56 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Rowland's Modules - was Joined up Thinking
- Replies: 33
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- Sun Dec 15, 2013 5:20 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Astrophotography
- Replies: 35
- Views: 13656