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- Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:46 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: 45mm gauge Peco flexible track
- Replies: 6
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Re: 45mm gauge Peco flexible track
Peco may have made brass rail at one time, they certainly made aluminium, I have some!
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Electric headlights in the UK
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9947
Re: Electric headlights in the UK
The Leek and Manifold locos had large headlights fitted, though they reputedly were never used.
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:22 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Future of preserved railways
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4695
Re: Future of preserved railways
I'm sure the issue is not with smoke. The issue is about burning fossil fuels and greenhouse gases, currently in power stations, but with the fairly obvious and expected eventual expansion to all users. There may or not be exclusions for preservation or other uses. I think it important that this are...
- Sat Dec 08, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Lubricators
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12958
Re: Lubricators
Nothing there that I wouldn't expect from a new loco. There is bound to be a mechanical tightness until it has got a few miles on. That is completely different to any sort of siezing up due to lack of lube. My Roundhouse L&M, supposedly run in at the factory, has immeasurably improved with use, ...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:41 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Lubricators
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12958
Re: Lubricators
Well said. Worth mentioning is that steam oil helps provide a seal Condensate does also, though slightly less than oil. Our small stuff doesn't have piston rings, but often there are small grooves (labyrinth grooves) around pistons and when fluid gets into these groove is makes a seal almost as goo...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:22 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Lubricators
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12958
Re: Lubricators
Cylinder lubrication with wet steam is almost unnecessary (inflammatory statement). It's the quantity of 'almost' that is the concern. Many steam launches run with no cyl. lubrication at all. Their concern is that steam oil could get into the boiler through the returning condensed water, and coat th...
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:17 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The Southwold re-awakens
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11848
Re: The Southwold re-awakens
I visited last week and they look to be pressing ahead in all directions, 3' and 7 1/4". Nothing is ever fast with a small group but they seem to be a dedicated and enthusiastic bunch. The station building is workable (café) though again with plenty still to do. The 7 14" G was pulling pas...
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:08 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Mamod traction engines
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10321
Re: Mamod traction engines
Is the piston plastic? I bought a Lorry (SW1) for my Grandson and the plastic piston is a very poor fit. All the condensate blows back over the side of the cab instead of up the chimney. Mamod have offered to look at it, but it will be easier for me to turn a new piston in brass, than pack it all up...
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Hackworth Valve Gear
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13035
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:41 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Hackworth Valve Gear
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13035
The best place for the weight shaft may not be directly above the driving axle, depending on how oblique the valve rod is to the valve spindle. Regards Ian Sorry I don't agree, The weigh shaft position must be correct or all the other dims/alignments are thrown out. That doesn't necessarily mean th...
- Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Hackworth Valve Gear
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13035
Sorry another thread I've come to late (make note to self, look at this forum more frequently). Hackworth gear does not 'require' cylinders to be either level or inclined. The important point is where the weigh shaft is situated. With the axle in the normal running position, a line drawn through the...
- Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:01 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: 3.5 inch gauge
- Replies: 36
- Views: 29285
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:46 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: what type of water?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 25106
De-zinced fitting
I have had an Accucraft Countess from new (about three years), it has only had a very little local tap water (hard) initially, and then self-distilled water (from tap water) used in it, and generally very little use compared to many. Having a little burner trouble last Sept, I set about cleaning the...
- Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: First Steam up for umpteen years
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10065