The Heybridge Railway, 1889 to 1913

[mswjr]

watch this , a cracking view of the chimney hinge about i minute in.

Meeting Simon Nuttall and his Fowler A4 Traction Engine 9691 for Winter Maintenance​

 

[RichardG]

How would such a machine be unloaded? What would be needed?

The rigid towing bar stops the engine running away into the Defender, though I suppose with too much speed it could end up propelling the car.

The bit between the pan and the smokebox is called the perch bracket, it looks much too heavy on the model.

Yes, I can see detail of the perch bracket at 10:22 in the video.


Watching the video a second time, I think the most glaring error in the model is the colouring of the tyres. These are made out of soft, pliable plastic. If I can't paint them, perhaps I can make replacements from styrene.

Thank you @mswjr (I'm sorry I don't know your name) it is really helpful to have a close-up video showing this engine.