Tim Watson
Western Thunderer
That is such a pretty little pug. It’s strange to have the balancing arm on the safety valves mounted that way, but I can see the logic of it.
Tim
Tim
Ian's Workshop, G&SWR 'Auld Bogie' in S7
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Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
Tim,
Yes a bit unusual. I have three photos of the prototype. One circa 1906, my preferred period, and I copied the condition. The other two pictures are post 1919 when she was renumbered 734 and got a much more elaborate livery with lots more lining. On those views the safety valve lever faces back!
Ian.
Tim Watson
Western Thunderer
It’s useful to be able to ‘test’ a safety valve by tapping the balancing arm, so having it backwards helps access a bit on this little engine. Not very streamlined though.
Tim
Tim
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
More detailing work today in between a bit of gardening and just sitting in the sun! The smokebox door is a two part turning which push fits into the smokebox. The smokebox comes off for painting and the screw is inside. Likewise the buffer plank and all it’s attachments is fixed with screws. That will save a fair bit of masking at the finishing stage.
I find this is the most satisfying stage in building even though one can take rather a long time to produce only a little part! However the finished model is just the sum of all these little bits.
Ian.
I find this is the most satisfying stage in building even though one can take rather a long time to produce only a little part! However the finished model is just the sum of all these little bits.
Ian.
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
Wonderful
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
I finished the build yesterday, did a wee test run today and then stripped it down for a thorough clean before painting. The component parts are now in the ultrasonic tank for a relaxing and hopefully cleansing bath! The first dunk came out really filthy but I will change the water a couple of times before leaving everything to dry.
Ii forgot to take a picture before breaking the loco down so here is all the components of the loco laid out for inspection. Hopefully I will remember where, and how, they all fit back together!
Ian.
Ii forgot to take a picture before breaking the loco down so here is all the components of the loco laid out for inspection. Hopefully I will remember where, and how, they all fit back together!
Ian.
victorianman
Western Thunderer
Hello,Ian. Very impressed by the build, and particularly the chimney. Did you fly-cut the base and then file the flare, or bore out underneath , anneal and press onto something round? Or maybe something else?
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
victorianman
Western Thunderer
Thanks,Ian. Very useful.
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
I have finally got round to taking a photo of the finished engine. Here she is on the turntable at Ochiltree having worked in from Muirkirk on a Sunday School special. The crew are nowhere to be seen so probably having a quiet pint in the Pub until time for the return working!
Ian.
Ian.
Overseer
Western Thunderer
Looks lovely. We need another photo with the rods down for the classic portrait shot.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
JimG
Western Thunderer
Nice one, Ian.
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You've also reminded me of the High Kirk Sunday School picnics around 1950 going by train from Dumbarton to Garelochhead. I can't remember if we had a special train - I don't think our Sunday School was that big
- but probably had coaches allocated on the Fort William train.And I also remember the milk supplied - scooped straight out of a churn supplied from a local farm, so straight from the cow and tasting great.
Jim.
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
How often have you lugged that heavy camera, tripod and plates to some remote spot and taken the perfect picture only to find its faults when you get back to the darkroom?
It would have been better with the rods down but I was too busy getting the focus right that I only noticed too late.
I would thought they would be down the road having a dust up a Caley crew!
Not this time. Ochiltree is a twig off a branch and the Caley didn’t get anywhere near. However they did get to Muirkirk and made an end on junction with the G&SWR. The Sou’ West even permitted them to keep one of their engines in the shed!
Ian.
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
Nice one, Ian.
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You've also reminded me of the High Kirk Sunday School picnics around 1950 going by train from Dumbarton to Garelochhead. I can't remember if we had a special train - I don't think our Sunday School was that big
And I also remember the milk supplied - scooped straight out of a churn supplied from a local farm, so straight from the cow and tasting great.
Jim.
My Sunday school outings were always by bus, usually Girvan, usually wet, so games in a church hall! We got a pie, a cake and some sweeties in a paper poke and a wee bottle of ‘school’ milk.
As Ochiltree is a very small terminus running a Sunday school special is a good way to increase traffic and an excuse to build some esoteric picnic saloons.
Ian.
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
I finally managed to lug the camera back to Ochiltree and was lucky to find 195 there again. This time I asked the driver to position the engine with the rods down and he obliged!
While I was there this came along on a running in turn.
One of James Manson’s 240 class, basically a big boiler version of the 8 class. She is coupled to one of the two 8 wheeled tenders used on the locos which worked the Diner off the Midland at Carlisle. Non stop and no water troughs hence the enlarged tender.
I‘m not sure why it’s running in on the Ochiltree light railway, she certainly won’t fit on the 42’ turntable but the sun is out so a spell in reverse won’t be too bad.
Ian
michael mott
Western Thunderer
Very nice Ian and I did enjoy visiting the Chimney manufacture. a clever attachment for sure. and like all tools the users skill in using it is clearly
evident.
Michael
evident.
Michael
victorianman
Western Thunderer
Yes. Sorry!!!
simon.bolton
Active Member
Hi Ian, your G&SWR locos are inspirational, thanks for posting. Could you point me to sources of information for G&SWR loco and rolling stock drawings and photos?
Cheers
Simon
Cheers
Simon