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2-6-0 Mixed Trafic Tender Locomotive
DavidA:
Stew',
Just a comment. There has been a crab running on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for the past few days. In the same livery. And a very impressive loco it is. I do remember these from my days as a trainspotter, long before the word was a derogatory term.
Yesterday, as I was driving through town there was a wide load procession of low loaders and police escort vehicles heading towards Howarth. So I am assuming the loco has moved on.
By the way, where did you get the wheel castings from ?
Dave.
DavidA:
Reading through I see how you obtained the wheels. Sorry about that.
Dave.
xo18thfa:
Nice work. Picking up some handy tips. The cylinders are gorgeous. I'm following your technique (when the time comes)
Thanks, Bob
sbwhart:
Time for another update:-
Things gave moved on a pass. the frame is assembled and the wheels are in and the pony truck is completed and in the frame, I'm taking her to the track next week to push her round the bends to check that the pony truck works.
And a few in-process shot of the pony truck made from laser cut parts silver soldered together.
The centralising spring
Stew
sbwhart:
I think its about time I post an update of progress so far.
I've been slowly beavering away at the build except for a few small tooling projects just as a change. I've got the slide bars and cross head made and I'm making the valve linkage at the moments I did buy a set of laser cut linkages but I didn't like the way you have to fabricate the forked ends so I'm making them out of solid so that they can be case hardened.
The motion plate is made from a laser cut part with the edge fluting milled in the same as for the radius Link Bracket that's shown her clamp roughly in place as a trial fit it won't get fitted till I have the rest of the valve links fitted so that it can be correctly placed.
And I've recently taken delivery taken delivery of the Boiler from Western Steam and I must say they've made a lovely job of it with great service.
Any way her's a few photos.
Stew
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