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Newsletter
April
2018
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SORRY its been
too long.
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nearly 4 years I am returning to these pages. Facebook is a wonderful
and easy way
to publish news but after the recent security scandal and contact from
a few people who do not use social media I realise that using our own
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 My dads Felbahn loco with our new prototype driving truck |
Why
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Driving truck for 2018 |
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Having built a metal bodied driving truck in 2016 its simple and quick design left it rather lacking in character. It was also not big enough to accommodate a reasonable sized water tank. Back to the drawing board with the following brief - 1. Feet as low as practically possible 2. 18 litre capacity tank 3. Build with a deck 4. Option for timed water pump 5. Integral sieve for coal 6. Coal hoppper to allow coaling on the go. Then the personal choice. I liked the rear curved corners but also the top edge needed to be curved. That presented a technical issue. |
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rear curve means there is no corner join with its associated painting
issues. For me I think the detail reflects those of early locomotive
tenders. Having looked at 7 1/4" tenders for many years and seen other
peoples solutions to problems I bit the bullet and commissioned three
bodies constructed in 3mm steel. Why the delay? Well even something as simple as the handbrake stanchion has proved to be a problem. On my dads truck it is in its third and hopefully final position. As much as doing dawning can solve problems, sometimes you need to actually put an item in to service to identify issues. I will be creating a sales page for these soon but due to their complexity they are to be commission built to customer requirements. Who knew even coal type can have an impact on design. |
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| Havering
Miniature Railway Club |
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Chingford Model Engineering Clubs is one of the best clubs in the
country, it is 35-45 minutes away. The opportunity to be involved in
the creation of a club in Romford with a founding member providing most
of the track was just too great an opportunity to resist. Having been invited in to a park by the council and gaining planning permission we are now well on towards completing the 7 1/4" gauge railway in Lodge Farm Park. So most Sundays are spent down the park digging, building, running trains or just talking. Thanks to the Friends of the Park we have a container and even a club owned coach - supplied by Ride on Railways. |
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said how people don't like Facebook - do have a look at our club pictures.
Shows how the club has grown. Havering Miniature Railway Club |
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| Old
Friend Returns to the Workshop |
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In January Poplar Lady from Poplar Miniature Railway (Little Tey) came back to the workshop for a 4 year major overhaul. Work involved -
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| Electrics
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Wiring up any loco can be daunting but when it comes to a 12 1/4" gauge loco with 4 huge motors where do you start. The iDrive has a fantastic reputation for being robust so to drive this loco the owner asked if we could fit 2 iDrives to work in tandem. After two visits to Bognar Regis and Hotham Park Railway we had the locomotive running leaving it to the local team to finish off the final control wiring install. This install had some very nice extras -
I thank Chris and his team for such an interesting project and making us feel so welcome. I shall not moan about my heavy batteries again after this. Think they were over 1/2 ton. |
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Dolly is our new 7 1/4" gauge locomotive. It is a light duty loco for pulling two passengers and possibly a couple more on a coach. Really this was made for the park railway to help with works trains. Having to bring trains to the park I set about making something that would fit in the car. Having done this the railway has connected track to the container and it now lives on site. Buy Now |
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| On
Line Shop |
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Yes it is coming very soon. Well actually it is live and I am slowly plugging in the items. It is our intention to migrate products across and change the current website to compliment/support the shop. I have not fully got to the bottom on international sales so if you do want items overseas or just clarifying postage rates please just call. |
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Time 11:25 Well now I remember why Facebook is so good. One page, three messenger conversations, three products loaded on to the shop and over two hours have gone. Now to save as page47.html and page01.html, quick read through (apologise for spelling mistakes and typos) update menu page, front page and then log on and transfer the files. Still advert free and don't worry I will not be covertly gathering and selling your personal data. Off to the workshop to sort out a large coach ready for delivery. Paul |
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