LGB Frank S

[dewintondave]

I have this lovely loco on my bench at the moment. It's the ultimate beginners live steam G Scale loco with safety features for the novice.

The gas valve and regulator have mechanical stops set. I haven't found these a hindrance at all.

The smokebox contains a condensate trap to catch start-up water and gunk rather than it go up the funnel and into your face. In operation the water evaporates off during the run.

This loco has huge cylinders and is an easy hauler with its small driving wheels.


Roof mounted pressure gauge with neat rubber cover for after the run



Lubricator disguised as an air tank



Boiler filler



Safety valve



Opening smokebox door with exhaust condensate tank



Boiler backhead. Sight glass. Burner tube with ball detent feature to make the tender mounted gas hose and jet assembly easily removable.



Regulator knob with mechanical stops



Tender with gas tank, water bath, gas valve with mechanical stops



Raising steam for this mornings run. There's a shiny brass Goodall type filler valve instead of the black filler plug


Best wishes,
Dave

[Boustrophedon]

Stunning!

It seems that we have a very limited choice nowadays when it comes to manufacturers of live steam locos; Roundhouse or Accucraft. It's sad that so many have gone, or moved on to other things.

(OK, ok I know there's Mamod and MSS and Roy Wood as well.)

[funandtrains]

Do you who made the Goodall valve as I could do with one?

The stops on the regulator and gas valves can causes problems for some people, the safety valve can leak but can easily be replaced and if you want a little more performance swapping the condenser for a chuff pipe is a help.

[dewintondave]

Do you who made the Goodall valve as I could do with one?

I made the filler valve myself.

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Raising steam


A fine all LGB train, lined up and ready to go...


This is my special truck to couple to Frank S. It's got a hook added on the front, LGB trucks normally have these on the rear.


Best wishes,
Dave

[dewintondave]

YouTube nicely removed all my camera shake. The train has just picked up a works train along the route...

Here we are slipping down the return curve and into The Yards

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Best wishes,
Dave