[modeleng] Re: ... New Loco
- From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:56:37 +0100
Hi Barrie
What a beautiful restoration job! I am green with envy!
Cheers! Hubert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: ... New Loco
>
> Thanks Alan. I must point out that I did not make the engine. It was made
> locally 1990 by a guy by the name of Geoff Gregson who made four. He sadly
> died and the engine was sold several times before ending up dumped in a
> barn.
> I got my hands on it and completely stripped it. The pistons and piston
> valves had to be hammered out. All the motion work bearings were shot, the
> main drivers had substantial grooves on the treads, two of them were loose
> on their axle and most of the twiddly bits (handrails, beading etc.) were
> bent or missing.
> I had heard rumours that the boiler was "lagged" with lead and, when I
> removed the cladding sure enough, it was -55lbs of it, and another 55lbs
> between the frames.
> I rebored the cylinders then sleeved them back to the original size, made
> new piston valves and liners, shrunk on new steel tyres, made new safety
> valves (all four of them), renewed all the motion bearings, stripped all
the
> paint work and repainted it.
> It's next appearance will be at the Nottingham Club next Saturday then
> Gilling the Saturday after.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Barrie
>
> > Barrie Puslow's Duchess, a very nice example I must add,
> > can be seen at:
> >
> > http://www.alanstepney.info/bp.html
> >
> >
> > Alan
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