Visiting meths-fired tram
Visiting meths-fired tram
We have this interesting-looking tram visiting just now.
After a jolly good clean yesterday (had been collecting dust for about 10 years - having been left rather oily) I had a play with it this morning. Took a while to suss out all the controls! Here it is in a state of undress:
The works plate says "Built 1992 [I think - might be 1982 but I think 1992 is correct] W. H. Andrews, Seaton Ross".
Single (huge) oscillating cylinder, geared about 2:1; displacement lubricator with oil feed regulator; exhaust diverter (funnel or downwards). Five-tube meths burner with chicken feed; boiler has 16 fire tubes (yikes) and steams nicely. On-board water tank with hand and axle pumps. Quality engineering.
And here's the video...
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After a jolly good clean yesterday (had been collecting dust for about 10 years - having been left rather oily) I had a play with it this morning. Took a while to suss out all the controls! Here it is in a state of undress:
The works plate says "Built 1992 [I think - might be 1982 but I think 1992 is correct] W. H. Andrews, Seaton Ross".
Single (huge) oscillating cylinder, geared about 2:1; displacement lubricator with oil feed regulator; exhaust diverter (funnel or downwards). Five-tube meths burner with chicken feed; boiler has 16 fire tubes (yikes) and steams nicely. On-board water tank with hand and axle pumps. Quality engineering.
And here's the video...
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Sometimes! Was lucky that time.MDLR:77176 wrote:It's interesting to note that it self-starts, even though it's a single cylinder oscillator.
Indeed - not sure if I can hang on to it quite long enough to make it to summer, never mind achieve a complete circuit. (There again, the owners don't have a 32mm line.)tom_tom_go:77175 wrote:On a fine summers day the noise it makes would be great to listen to in the background as it steams around the garden - great loco
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