Hubert - same shade green as the locomotive, or will you clash! Al the same, my congratulations as well Barrie, a superb looking locomotive=2E I bet she hauls as well as she looks=2E I'd love to see some pictures of her at Gilling on a full rake of coaches = - any chance of some pictures from there when you go=3F Cheers Peter Original Message: ----------------- From: Shep shep=2E28@ntlworld=2Ecom Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:56:37 +0100 To: modeleng@freelists=2Eorg Subject: [modeleng] Re: =2E=2E=2E New Loco Hi Barrie What a beautiful restoration job! I am green with envy! Cheers! Hubert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@gotadsl=2Eco=2Euk> To: <modeleng@freelists=2Eorg> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:30 AM Subject: [modeleng] Re: =2E=2E=2E New Loco > > Thanks Alan=2E I must point out that I did not make the engine=2E It was= made > locally 1990 by a guy by the name of Geoff Gregson who made four=2E He s= adly > died and the engine was sold several times before ending up dumped in a > barn=2E > I got my hands on it and completely stripped it=2E The pistons and pisto= n > valves had to be hammered out=2E All the motion work bearings were shot,= the > main drivers had substantial grooves on the treads, two of them were loo= se > on their axle and most of the twiddly bits (handrails, beading etc=2E) w= ere > bent or missing=2E > 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=2E > I rebored the cylinders then sleeved them back to the original size, mad= e > 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=2E > It's next appearance will be at the Nottingham Club next Saturday then > Gilling the Saturday after=2E > > Cheers, > > > Barrie > > > Barrie Puslow's Duchess, a very nice example I must add, > > can be seen at: > > > > http://www=2Ealanstepney=2Einfo/bp=2Ehtml > > > > > > Alan > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST=2E > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@freelists=2Eorg with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > > line=2E > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message=2E > > Checked by AVG Free Edition=2E > > Version: 7=2E1=2E394 / Virus Database: 268=2E10=2E9/417 - Release Date= : 11/08/2006 > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST=2E > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@freelists=2Eorg with the word "unsubscribe" in the subj= ect line=2E > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST=2E To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to,=20 modeleng-request@freelists=2Eorg with the word "unsubscribe" in the subjec= t line=2E -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.