So when a chassis and boiler from a PPS Janet came up on ebay it was too good an opportunity to miss (with apologies to tmuir and ACLR).
I've just received the chassis and boiler, and here is a practise fit.
It needs a few bits to get it steaming and finished, as follows: -
1. A Mamod or PPS reverser/regulator valve.
2. Circlips and washers to fit the coupling rods.
3. A Lubricator.
4. A steam pipe and exhaust pipe.
5. A burner. It came with a gas tank which could be used, but the pipe and jet that came with it are too long (I'm currently not up to silver soldering yet) and need bending. This will require a ceramic burner.
6. A combustion chamber.
7. A front buffer plate and coupling. I will probably fit this with multi height couplings to allow it to run with different rolling stock.
8. Various screws and nuts to hold things together.
It has an extended regulator shaft which will be good if I decide to fit the ceramic burner with the horizontal gas tank, making space in the cab very limited. The boiler has suffered damage to the front of it due to incorrect fitting into the smokebox, which hopefully I can repair with some gentle heating, and if fitted correctly the water sight glass tube fouls the handrail thread on the left side, so this will need trimming as well. The last owner was obviously having problems with steam leaks as everything has been coated in silicone heat gasket material.
Not in a hurry to get this one going yet as I need to source the above parts first.
And what should I call it - an IPS Jane?
Chris Cairns.
