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- Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:37 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Safety valve parts?
- Replies: 11
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Your locos boiler is called a pressure vessel Joe, and as such has a limit how much pressure it can stand. The safety valve is designed to release pressure at a set point, keeping your boiler from exploding (bursting basically) The calibrating is the setting of the safety valve to lift at the requir...
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:15 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Growing Collection!
- Replies: 8
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- Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:06 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Rolling stock height
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3232
Andrew, I.P. do a range of freelance kits specifically aimed at the slightly larger Accucraft loading gauge, from memory the coach kits finish at 155mm. I posted recently in the Rolling Stock forum, see Growing Collection, some photos of said stock, almost completed and posed with my Accucraft Lawle...
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:34 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse 2015
- Replies: 76
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- Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: B@£$%^y Ebay Sellers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8758
I've had exactly the same earlier this year, paid within minutes of the auction ending, got a confirmation email from PayPal, followed minutes later by another email from them telling I'd been refunded because the sellers PayPay account wasn't 'verified'. So same thing but a different reason. Appare...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:41 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Growing Collection!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5744
Too true Tony, I'm always scouring charity shops, flea markets etc and the net for bits. One of the other sets of photos show my O gauge collection. That started when the wife rang from school, she's a teacher, and said someone had brought in 'a big train set' for a stall at the Summer Fayre. Did I ...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:10 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Growing Collection!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5744
Growing Collection!
Yes, the Lawley did indeed come from a charity shop! I had to accept it was sold without any sort of warranty, and wait half an hour before a price came back from wherever, but even though I then agreed to pay a bit more than what was 'suggested' , it turned out to be an absolute bargain at less tha...
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:46 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Growing Collection!
- Replies: 8
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Growing Collection!
A few photos of my rapidly growing stock. Most of the stock are IP kits, many still needing extra work, but I'm getting there as time permits. The line has passed the planning stage but construction is still to begin, though any work in the garden recently has given consideration to the railway infr...
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:03 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Turntables
- Replies: 13
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- Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:50 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The DVLR Mark 2
- Replies: 684
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Beach Shingle
You could set the loose shingle edge with yacht varnish. It will flow into the shingle (just use something to temporarily form an edge) then will set hard, locking any loose shingle. Any that shows through will give the impression on the tide coming in!
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:13 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Binnie wagon wheelsets
- Replies: 4
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- Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:14 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Binnie wagon wheelsets
- Replies: 4
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Binnie wagon wheelsets
Does anyone know if there are steel wheelsets available as a direct replacement for the ones supplied in the kits? Cheers chaps
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:00 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Ragleth problem
- Replies: 3
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- Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:49 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Ragleth problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2235
Ragleth problem
When running my Ragleth, she runs fine forwards, but when in reverse, as soon as the regulator is opened, she merely sits there amidst a cloud of steam which appears to be (leaking?) from between the cylinders directly beneath the smokebox. Any clues would be more than welcome, Thanks in advance! :c...