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Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:57 am

Hi,
Some members might have already seen this as it has been posted on another group.

VIDEO.

Regards Tony.

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:10 am

Excellent!

INJIN · Post by **INJIN** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:12 am

Now I do like that. A true dual purpose machine.

Reminds me of the guinness locos in an obscure sort of way, in that you put them on a converter truck to run on another gauge. With this well ....its on the "Water gauge"!!!!!

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:44 am

Water brill engineering, wonderful dual use and fun.

90733 · Post by **90733** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:43 am

Haha, brilliant

I like

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:04 pm

This idea was done "full" size by a chap called Arthur Fildes on Windermere in the 1800's. He had a garden railway (I suspect around 15" gauge) for use in the autumn/winter, and over the summer months, the engine was put into a boat with paddle wheels.

If anyone wants to see this, I can scan a photo in and upload if there is sufficient interest.

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:28 pm

Yes please.

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:56 pm

Oooops! It was Charles, not Arthur (Arthur was a later descendant also into steam if I remember correctly).

Judging from the size of the boiler, I cannot see the railway being any less than 15" gauge.

Now that would be a garden railway to die for !

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:28 pm

15" is the most likely - would I be right in thinking he was independent of Heywood?

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:13 pm

Marquis DeCarabas:55529 wrote:15" is the most likely - would I be right in thinking he was independent of Heywood?

Just re-read the book of words.

Charles Fildes built "Fairy Queen" in 1850. He was a Manchester (wealthy) businessman into tin plating.

According to Wikipedia, Heywood was born in 1849.

Given that, any link is doubtful.

Jerm · Post by **Jerm** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:07 pm

Oh, that is brilliant! I love the pragmatism of it all and it works so well aesthetically, too. You can't tell that's a locomotive sitting in there. Genius!

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:04 am

Brill, where is the model dockyard ?

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:26 am

That dock yard could do with a railway

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