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Anyone have one of these?

I may later today buy an early version of one of these. It's been converted to gas firing but is still a pot boiler. Also has a DJB whistle fitted. Slip eccentric version advertised as a 1984 version (it's the 0-6-0) version.

Any tips on them, looking at £500 for it. That I had already saved for a Lawley but saw this loco & liked it a fair bit.

What should I look out for with them?

Any tips?

Though I'm in no position to offer any advice from a technical point of view, I'd personally say that if it was a choice between a Lawley and a Lady Anne, I'd go for a Lady Anne every time!! (you jammy s*d )

I was ogling over one only yesterday during a visit to the Tradave Light Railway. (I was even allowed to touch it!)

The only thing I would say against a slip eccentric loco is that you physically have to push them into the direction of travel everytime you want to change rather than push a lever and I think that because of this they cannot be fitted with r/c . But apart from that & possible general wear & tear a 'vintage' Lady Ann sounds great

I'd say at that price go for it. If it needs anything replacing Roundouse should be able to help

SLRmidge wrote:The only thing I would say against a slip eccentric loco is that you physically have to push them into the direction of travel everytime you want to change  rather than push a lever

Thats what put me off a millie, as i need a reversing lever for my current railway (If you can call it that!) But I have to agree, i really do like the Lady Anne and if i get another loco (apart from the new mamods) it will be a modern one!

erm, I have a Millie and a very short end to end line. They are fantastically placid locos. I love the simplicity the slip eccentric brings - also there's no burning your fingers on the hot bits in the cab as there is no reverser!

You need to check it is the correct gauge for your railway as the early ones had the wheels fixed on the axles and so were not regaugeable. The axles on these were 3/16inch diameter.

Later ones had the current 1/4inch diameter axles and were gauge adjustable.

Having asked the question recently, Roundhouse do not have slip eccentric spares for the 3/16 axle locos, but they do have some stuff for the 1/4 axle locos.

Thanks for the replys, a few things to think about.
Thankfully it is set to 32mm from factory as you rightly point out Tony, not adjustable. It's being sold as a good runner but in need of a little bit of TLC cosemtically. Should it be a concern that roundhouse don't do slip eccentric spares in this axle size now? Is it something that wears out easy & is there any other options? Like modernising the motion etc.

Lots of questions I know again.

Pendo Pilot wrote:Should it be a concern that roundhouse don't do slip eccentric spares in this axle size now? Is it something that wears out easy & is there any other options? Like modernising the motion etc.

Probably no concern at all, but best to see it running before you part with your money I would think. Everything wears out eventually, but everything is also repairable/replaceable somehow.

Another question for the seller: Does it have a brass or copper boiler? Brass boilers were used on early RH locos and are not the best. The water leaches the zinc out of the brass, leaving a perforated copper boiler behind. Again, see it running before you buy. If it does have a brass boiler MAKE SURE you ALWAYS drain the water out of it if it is going to be out of use for a while.

I've just replaced the brass boiler on a 1985 Pooter that had this problem with a new copper one. You'll be looking around £200-£250 to have a replacement made.

I had a meths fired Lady Anne it is now a collectors item does it come with the original meths tank and filler. If it does you will have the best of both worlds. Meths is more fun!!

I'd love to get my hands on a meths Lady Anne, £500 doesn't sound bad if it doesn't need a new boiler.

Please try not to clutter up the forum with pointless posts like these.

Hancockshire wrote:Ptlrcecil has one. Ask him for advice

If you read the posts, you'd see that TonyW has provided some sound advice, which clears up the main concerns. He's got two locos on these chassis and has worked on older locos.

It's a public forum, if Cecil has futher advice then I'm sure he'll see the topic and feel the need to contribute.

Well I went back in the shop ready to get the Lady Anne, but there was a few niggles in my mind. Don't know if it was the fact it was slip eccentric or if the age was a concern. Maybe it was just not for me so I left it & walked away................Unfortunatly I didn't walk away very far until a loco I fancied caught my eye.....& this one was a bit more......

See CVLR's new loco thread...