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- Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Older Pearse locos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3560
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:06 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Just tested newly brought Merlin Midas
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17214
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:46 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Older Pearse locos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3560
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:27 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Older Pearse locos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3560
Re: Older Pearse locos
This may be a silly question but where are the safety valve on older Pearse locos are they a cunning hidden design? Are you interested in a particular loco. If it´s a W&L one, then I can have a look when I get back some time this week. I have an old Genesis which I've not steamed yet which only...
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Older Pearse locos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3560
Older Pearse locos
This may be a silly question but where are the safety valve on older Pearse locos are they a cunning hidden design?
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:13 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam locomotive must haves?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 23394
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:47 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
I know its a bit of a stupid question but what actually is the valve gear? is it the rods connected to the piston ? Valve gear or the rods that connect the wheels to the cylinder valves on top or behind the cylinders. There are various types some are connected to the outside cranks others are on ec...
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
Yeah may be a good idea to cannibalize that one to keep the others going especially if the cylinders are ok as that tends to be the part that can wear out the most i think Even then it is usually the PTFE pistons nthat have worn out and they can be replaced with brass ones with O rings. The valve g...
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:38 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
Oh well at least one works , how much do you reckon it will cost for Boiler and gas tank? It really depend on where they come from, since these use standard Beck parts there are always parts or scrapped locos coming available but it would not be that hard to make new copper ones. I'm undecided whet...
- Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:00 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:42 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:53 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Just tested newly brought Merlin Midas
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17214
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Is anyone actually going to make a Merlin website?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15179
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:32 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: a suspicious evil bay loco
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13573
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:16 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: a suspicious evil bay loco
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13573
The seller is a dealer in steam models who buys his stuff at auction and then resells on ebay and at toy fairs. The loco is a fairly standard early Midus which is basically a Beck Anna with a new body to make it look a bit British. If looked after they can be fine little basic locos but a notion of ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:35 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Edrig Cab
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6654
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:09 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse 2015
- Replies: 76
- Views: 46848
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam locomotive must haves?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 23394
Not according to this report which says avoid deionised water - http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/steam/stmintro.htm#DIwater Chris Cairns This article has been reffered to in other posts and has mostly been prooved to be rubbish. There is no perfect water as the purer the water the more corrosive it is, ...