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It will be featured in Garden Rail 305 January 2020.

This is the photo Garden Rail posted on Facebook. I guess it is a Penrhyn Quarry version with that upside down coupling!
Chris Cairns

I have a rake of Accucraft L & B stock which is my go anywhere in any weather stock set to 32mm gauge. SMET May 2019 01s.JPG I ran it yesterday at the SMET Open Day - forecast was for heavy rain at the beginning but fortunately it was just light showers. SMET May 2019 02s.JPG On this layout the trac...

Radio controlled regulators on Roundhouse locos not fully shutting off has been a regular occurrence in both the West & East of Scotland 16mm NGM groups. We've had to change a few internal 'O' rings (available from the factory). Many of the loco manuals (not the Millie one) including the following i...

angr607 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:21 pm

What were the costs like?

Peco SL-802 rail chairs - £5.62 per pack of 100
Peco IL-8 Code 200 rail - £18.95 per pack of 6 lengths
E.M.A. Model Supplies PLASTIC WELD - £3.50 from trader at show

Chris Cairns

and it's not the original box...It's a plain white one..... Actually that probably is its original box, as not all BMS stock comes in the coloured boxes. I purchased a R19-24D – W & L SHEEP WAGON BAUXITE, DATA ONLY direct from Accucraft at a Llanfair C show, a R19-9B – L& B BOGIE GOODS VAN – DATA O...

Not sure which section to post this in? My initial plans for a Garden Railway layout started with using Mamod/MSS track. However after attending several 16mm NGM running days I was persuaded to use Peco SM32 track instead. My back garden (yet to be built) is relatively small so I needed to go with a...

One reason I have a soft spot for pot boilers is that their 'sweet spot' in terms of running is much larger than that of the single flue, internally fired, types. The down side is that they are appreciably less efficient. My Millie will chug away happily for 30-35 minutes after the initial temper t...

I got 30 minutes or so from the Bertie on a light load this afternoon, which would seem to be all right. One thing though: it does seem to take at least ten minutes (of the run time, after pressure has built up) before it settles down to smooth and steady unattended running. Obviously part of that ...

Hi Peter,

Just been in touch with David Hippey (Mr HGLW) and he has asked that you contact him direct on sales@hglw.co.uk please.

Thank You

Chris Cairns

Accucraft Caradoc in Maroon, quite distinguishable as you can see from the photo's. Please can I ask if you could keep an eye out and report back to me if it is seen, so I can pass the information to the Police . Stolen from SE London/Kent area. Many thanks Stolen Caradoc 01.jpg Stolen Caradoc 02.j...

There's an ' Introduction to ' article by Tag Gorton in the April issue of Garden Rail, with the prospect of a further article on his modifications & makeover. However, if you surf to his Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/Cornwallsteam/ ) you can already see his makeover, including a video of...

RH dont show the Tenders on their website, how do you get to find out size information? They are listed under the relevant locomotive kits, but no sizes are (or were) provided. Fowler tender HBK9 ( http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/pdf/kitinstructions/hbk9.pdf ). Mine measures Length over rear buffer 2...

Chris Cairns - that's interesting, and suggests cash flow problems could be a possibility. Much as I hate to ask the question, is there any hint that we might lose the Mamod company altogether? It is interesting how the written English language can be interpreted, as that is not how I interpret my ...

I was looking forward to some reviews on the Stirling as I really like the look of it The problem with the current review policy is there is no longevity or durabilty testing. Mike Wakefield has one of the two review piston valve Thomas Telford's, and just over 2 years later he had to fit replaceme...

With thanks to Graham Austin of Garden Railways Ltd. for turning down a Regner Part No. 30201 to make it a 30202, so that I could fit the Accucraft syphon pipe to the Ruby's steam turret. Ruby Pressure Gauge 02.JPG Ruby Pressure Gauge 03.JPG I can now see the safety valve holds 50 PSI. Chris Cairns

I did watch the video Tom, but why would you use one please. Can’t or do I need one for gas fired. For my gas fired locos without a chuffer pipe fitted I loosely hold a piece of rag or kitchen towel over the chimney to catch the condensate being cleared out of the cylinders/pipework at the start of...

Be interested to hear if you have any problems with exhaust back pressure by putting the condensate clearing pipe directly over the exhaust pipe/blast nozzle Tom. My Riverdale Elke conversion is still pending - I wish to run my Billy under radio control first before continuing with the conversion. C...

TonyW wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:22 pm

It would be an act of last resort to muck about with the gauge glass on one of these.

Thanks for pointing out what to do with these sight glass tubes Tony.

The only Wrightscale Baldwin I've seen in the flesh has been fitted with a replacement boiler.

Chris Cairns

Whilst running on 'Glendreich' at the Bala Lake Railway last year, members of the Chester, Merseyside & East Clwyd Group showed us an alternative canister adaptor that gets over that stand pipe problem. 3 legged adaptor.jpg They are listed on eBay as 3 legged or tripod adapter/converter. The other n...

Newly arrived yesterday: Quite an elderly gent, still has 27meg radio! Nice looking loco. Is this the one John Sutton was selling? I agree with descaling the boiler. If you rotate the loco vertical (smokebox at the bottom) whilst agitating (shaking) it should clear out the sight glass tube. Also wo...