[modeleng] Re: ... New Loco

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

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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

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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
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> >
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