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I got some inspiration by looking at the Millie at Trawbreaga Bay LR and did some work at my own. Modifications done: -Roundhouse sandboxes on front footplate. -Lump coal basket (Swift Sixteen). -Brass step kit (Swift Sixteen, modified to fit). -Brass square tube under body to straighten up the line...

Looks very nice!

Nice! Manually controlled coalfired loco is one of my dreams in this hobby.

EDI: Thought it was manually controlled, but now I am not so sure...

No, I havn't really considered it yet. It is timeconsuming, and must be done right.

Good choice, I'm sure you will be happy with the engine.

I have a Millie too, and the question came up.

Richard Huss has fitted a whistle: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about3258.html

and RC:
http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about6746.html

Is this a first? Roundhouse will be showing their new model in Norway tomorrow at the same time that it is beeing unveiled at the Peterborugh show. Wonder why that is? We have 17 hours to speculate on that.

I wish I had bought this long before, but I got it last week:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garden-Railway- ... 1844257150

Is it this one: http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page128.html

I have the manual on a PDF.

I have a digital subscription, and it is available for reading online.

I was wrong, but not totally. There is a manual about garden railways. On amongst others available at Amazon. It covers many topics. One is "constructing a 16mm-gauge live steam engine from a kit". Search on Amazon website: Garden Railway Manual.

Nice video. How steep is the incline where she span the wheels?

There is, I hear, available a Haynes manual for building Roundhouse locomotives.

I have just ordered a pair of Roundhouse style scale couplings from Swift Sixteen to put on one of my engines. They looks nice, but I have yet to try their practicality. I guess their mostly for show.

Accucraft standard chopper couplings work well, but are a bit out of scale.

pippindoo:108846 wrote:Ooooh! Ouch!!! Any modern DMU/EMU relies solely on the electro pneumatic brake to stay where it is, no handbrake supplied!

Not so everywhwere.

Best regards retired train guard.

Yes. A screw on parking brake is normal.

Ok, -thanks!

I wonder how wide Roundhouse Charles Pooter is measured over the running boards?

I have looked more closely at it, and abondoned the thought of this convertion. However...

Thank you for the guide!