Construction of the Locomotives
For photographs of the locomotives see the stock list.
The locomotives on the railway are predominantly live steam with varying degrees of scratch building involved. All have radio controlled reversers and regulators, and where fitted, whistles. They use 2.4ghz Planet radio control systems.
The locomotives on the railway are predominantly live steam with varying degrees of scratch building involved. All have radio controlled reversers and regulators, and where fitted, whistles. They use 2.4ghz Planet radio control systems.
Sidney
Built from a Roundhouse Billy Kit with modifications to raise the height of the cab as described in the Background section. Fitted with a whistle, home made chuff pipe and the optional combination lever and union link to the valve gear, otherwise constructed as intended. Requires a Goodall valve for topping up the water but as the whistle valve occupies the usual location this will require some adaptation of the boiler fittings.
Built from a Roundhouse Billy Kit with modifications to raise the height of the cab as described in the Background section. Fitted with a whistle, home made chuff pipe and the optional combination lever and union link to the valve gear, otherwise constructed as intended. Requires a Goodall valve for topping up the water but as the whistle valve occupies the usual location this will require some adaptation of the boiler fittings.
De Winton
Scratch built around an oscillating power unit constructed from IP Engineering replacement Mamod cylinders and reversing valve driving through a two to one reduction gear.
Scratch built around an oscillating power unit constructed from IP Engineering replacement Mamod cylinders and reversing valve driving through a two to one reduction gear.
A commercial gas tank supplies a homemade ceramic burner under a multi tube vertical boiler with a Goodall valve for topping up the water. The original single centre flue boiler being unable to supply enough steam. Would have worked with smaller cylinders using less steam.
No 4
Scratch built from photographs and enlarged drawings of Dave Watkins Frog. Uses Roundhouse cylinders, gas tank, burner and safety valve for Billy and wheels from the Basic series. Fitted with home built whistle and Acme chuff pipe. Lesson learnt, a bush has been incorporated into the boiler below the tank filler for a Goodall Valve. More details can be found on the Sidestreet Garden Railroading site.
Scratch built from photographs and enlarged drawings of Dave Watkins Frog. Uses Roundhouse cylinders, gas tank, burner and safety valve for Billy and wheels from the Basic series. Fitted with home built whistle and Acme chuff pipe. Lesson learnt, a bush has been incorporated into the boiler below the tank filler for a Goodall Valve. More details can be found on the Sidestreet Garden Railroading site.
Colonel
Built on an Accucraft power unit with a modified Simply Sevenths body for a Badrig XT. Intended as a quick build but proving to be anything but. Still requires work to get it running properly. Fitted with a Summerlands Chuff pipe and to be fitted with a Goodall valve, whistle and DJB draincocks as condensate is one of the problems.
Irene
The third attempt at this Hunslet quarry loco is being scratch built using Accucraft cylinders turned through ninety degrees and operated by a simplified Stephenson valve gear. Simplified by using a single eccentric through an expansion link on a fixed pivot. (Actually the same idea as the simplified Walscharts)
The third attempt at this Hunslet quarry loco is being scratch built using Accucraft cylinders turned through ninety degrees and operated by a simplified Stephenson valve gear. Simplified by using a single eccentric through an expansion link on a fixed pivot. (Actually the same idea as the simplified Walscharts)
Gwilym
The electric chassis from IP Engineering was constructed as track testing vehicle during construction of the railway. It was later fitted with dummy cylinders and a body made largely from Plasticard as something for younger visitors to run on the railway. Will eventually be used to take wagons from the top of the incline.
The electric chassis from IP Engineering was constructed as track testing vehicle during construction of the railway. It was later fitted with dummy cylinders and a body made largely from Plasticard as something for younger visitors to run on the railway. Will eventually be used to take wagons from the top of the incline.