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6 months of work and finally
andyf:
I thought it had to be "your" loco, Rob, because it looked so new and had the same bucket refusing to be shaken off.
I know nothing about garden railway engines; how is it fuelled?
Andy
Russell Nash:
--- Quote from: slowcoach on September 16, 2011, 10:26:27 AM ---Andyf, you have made my day :clap:. Its great to see on of my engines in action, doing what it was built for and being chased by a cat, I never accounted for that when I designed it, but I will in future :lol: :lol:
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I see the next one as a military equipment train during war time with machine gunners. That will keep the cat away.
slowcoach:
Hi andyf, It's gas fired with butane or butane/propane mix. The gas tank is located in the rear bunker, a dummy coal load, cast out of zinc hides it nicely. The coal load pulls away revealing the filler valve so that you can re-gas it. To fire it, you open the gas valve in the cab and hold a lighter or match just over the chimney, the gas ignites (small pop :zap:) and then its just a 5 min wait for the safety valve to blow off (40 psi) and off you go :whip:
Thats a good idea Russell, I will bare it in mind :lol: :lol:
Cheers
Rob
danstir4:
Beautiful work! And I am amazed out how quickly you built it.
DMIOM:
--- Quote from: slowcoach on September 16, 2011, 10:26:27 AM ---......Its great to see on of my engines in action, doing what it was built for and being chased by a cat, I never accounted for that when I designed it, but I will in future :lol: :lol: .....
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Rob - am I correct in thinking those look like milk churns on the wagon - if so maybe the cat's after the cream ::)
Dave
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