Mamod Double Fairlie

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:45 am

Hello,
This little project being undertaken on the Mamod Forum is quite fascinating.
Enjoy the construction, I am:
http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopic13860-0.php
There is a SE3 (Mamod Stationary Engine) up for grabs as the prize of this 'Virtual Toy Steam Rally', I have to say, this chap deserves to win.

Anyone shocked that I've posted a link to the Mamod Forum on here need not be, I hope you feel you have the freedom to do so here, and vice-versa.

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:09 pm

That's mad. Very cool though!

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:25 pm

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about13902.html

my new loco (its for christmas )
is at the bottom

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about13936.html

really cool mamod promo vid at bottom of first post

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:31 pm

I saw your new loco Pauly, very nice, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy my Edrig, they're brilliant locos, what you seem to have built is a running shed of the affordable beginers locos, which is why I can't wait to see them lined up at Christmas

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pauly · Post by **pauly** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:56 pm

Thanks mate

in the mamod promo vid you might noticed that the steam rollers piston assembley is on the wrong side
I think its the pre-production proto.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:10 pm

Thats going to be one good engine.[/i]

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:13 pm

It probably is a bad idea

Still great though.

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:41 pm

hes now got the bogies on and has posted a vid of it running on air

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:37 am

One problem I can see with that thing. Wheres the bogies and how the hell is it going to get round anything less that a 30ft radius curve.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:23 pm

Perhaps it isn't?

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:28 pm

From reading it, it sounds like it's designed to- just- go round mamod track? Judging from the piccy of him trialling the burner anyway.

alan2525 · Post by **alan2525** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:38 pm

If it'd designed to go around mamod 2ft 6ins radius' it'll go around anything! There's a shot showing the burner fitted and as it's rather long and thin, just manages to swing around inside the combustion chamber of the loco.

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:40 pm

As above, it is designed to go round 2'6" curves - it has to otherwise it will not go round my railway!

I have got away with keeping the burner fixed, this top shot with the boiler removed shows how close the wicks get to the bogie frames on a mamod curve, particularly the outer ones, but it does go!

A shot of one of the bogies showing the pivot:

And this end shot of it sitting on mamod curved track shows the amount of swing to be expected:

The boiler makes plenty of steam, so when I cure the leaks and get all of it to the cylinders it will fly! Progress might be at a little more lesuirely pace than last weekend mind as I do have a life beyond steam engines, but it should not be too long!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:49 pm

If you ever come to Ffestiniog

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pauly · Post by **pauly** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:52 pm

SillyBilly wrote:If you ever come to Ffestiniog .

stop by Middlesbrough on the way

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:04 pm

That's coming along very nicely.

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:08 pm

pauly wrote:
SillyBilly wrote:If you ever come to Ffestiniog .
stop by Middlesbrough on the way

Hmm, Derby to north Wales via Middlesborough, some detour that!!

Its about time I visited the Ffestiniog again!

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:37 pm

You Sir are a very clever bloke. Mad as a box of frogs, but very clever

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:56 pm

Some say madness is a measure of geneous

That looks a great build, hope you get it fettled quickly

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:06 pm

You could also detour via Morecambe & test its speed with LMS Jools's dynometer car

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