Visiting meths-fired tram

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Visiting meths-fired tram

Post by hussra » Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:09 pm

We have this interesting-looking tram visiting just now.

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After a jolly good clean yesterday (had been collecting dust for about 10 years - having been left rather oily) I had a play with it this morning. Took a while to suss out all the controls! Here it is in a state of undress:

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The works plate says "Built 1992 [I think - might be 1982 but I think 1992 is correct] W. H. Andrews, Seaton Ross".

Single (huge) oscillating cylinder, geared about 2:1; displacement lubricator with oil feed regulator; exhaust diverter (funnel or downwards). Five-tube meths burner with chicken feed; boiler has 16 fire tubes (yikes) and steams nicely. On-board water tank with hand and axle pumps. Quality engineering.

And here's the video...

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Post by tom_tom_go » Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:36 pm

On a fine summers day the noise it makes would be great to listen to in the background as it steams around the garden - great loco :)
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Post by MDLR » Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:21 pm

It's interesting to note that it self-starts, even though it's a single cylinder oscillator.
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Post by hussra » Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:29 pm

MDLR:77176 wrote:It's interesting to note that it self-starts, even though it's a single cylinder oscillator.
Sometimes! Was lucky that time.
tom_tom_go:77175 wrote:On a fine summers day the noise it makes would be great to listen to in the background as it steams around the garden - great loco :)
Indeed - not sure if I can hang on to it quite long enough to make it to summer, never mind achieve a complete circuit. (There again, the owners don't have a 32mm line.)
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Post by Chris Cairns » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:14 am

A very nice looking Tram, with some interesting engineering.

Hopefully you will get plenty of time to enjoy running it.

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Post by bessytractor » Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:24 pm

I'm amazed an axle pump doesn't stall it. Fantastic looking thing.
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Post by hussra » Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:27 am

bessytractor:78304 wrote:I'm amazed an axle pump doesn't stall it.  Fantastic looking thing.
Indeed. The cylinder is a huge great thing, mind you. This ain't your typical oscillator technology!
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Post by spooner » Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:23 pm

I have an oscillator with an axle pump and that's got Mamod cylinders.
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