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Small scale steam locomotives and how they work Small scale steam locomotives and how they work nd ay his st e o e

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Safety valve

Smoke stack

Boiler (water inside)

Throttle (regulator) Steam line from boiler

Exhaust line from engine to stack Steam chest (valve inside) Valve gear

Cylinder (piston inside) Piston rod Drive rod

Fuel tank

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Reach rod to reverse lever in cab

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Lifting link Expansion link

Valve rod

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Backward rod

Forward rod

Rocker arm through frame

Valve link

• The basics of steam • Cylinders • Pistons and lubricators • Reversing mechanisms • Valve gears • Boilers • Fuels and burners • Boiler fittings • Feedwater systems Including an extensive gallery of steamers from the author’s collection

• The basics of steam • Cylinders • Pistons and lubricators • Reversing mechanisms • Valve gears • Boilers • Fuels and burners • Boiler fittings • Feedwater systems Including an extensive gallery of steamers from the author’s collection i o nforSteam

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A Passion for Steam by Marc Horovitz

A Passion for Steam uses a significant section of the extensive Horovitz collection of steam locomotives to provide a photographic panorama of ‘garden size’ steam railway locomotion in all scales, complete with a potted biography and technical details of each model. The comprehensive gallery section of this inspirational book will, I am sure, be read and reread, not just for the information that it contains, but also for the sheer sensual pleasure of enjoying so many delightfully photographed steam locomotives.

Peter Fenn’s Mt. Gretna 4-4-0

he Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge, an offshoot of the

Tstandard-gauge Cornwall & Lebanon, was a two-foot-

gauge line in Pennsylvania. It was built to carry tourists to picnic sites and hiking trails and, later, National

Guardsmen to their training grounds. The four-mile-long railroad owned a total of four locomotives. The first was a 0-4-4

Forney that proved unsuitable. The other three, constructed for the line by Baldwin, were smaller replicas of the 4-4-0

standard-gauge engines that ran on the Cornwall &

Lebanon. The Mt. Gretna Narrow Gauge was the only twofoot-gauge US railroad ever to run 4-4-0 locomotives.

In 1986 I was approached by a man who lived in

Pennsylvania and who had an interest in this railroad. He asked if there were any models of these obscure locomotives on the market. I assured him that there were not, so he asked if I could find someone to build some for him and coordinate

Specifications Specifications

Builder: Wye Valley Model Engineering

– Peter Fenn (UK) Date built: 1991 Gauge: 0 (32mm) Scale: 16mm Boiler: Internally fired, multi-flue

Fittings: Safety valve, throttle, water glass, pressure gauge, blowdown, blower,

bypass valve Fuel: Alcohol Blow-off pressure: 60psi Cylinders: Two, double-acting D-Valve

Reversing gear: Slip eccentrics

Lubricator: Displacement Weight: 13lbs (loco and tender)

Dimensions: Length (loco and tender),

235⁄8in; width, 41⁄4in; height, 63⁄4in

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and oversee the project.

I wrote to Peter Fenn of Wye Valley Model Engineering in

Hereford (UK), with whom I’d had some correspondence and had visited on one of my trips over, to see if he was interested in the project. Peter, I knew, was a superb engine builder.

Fortunately, he was interested, and we were away.

We decided on a scale of 16mm to the foot. Our client wanted the engines to be functional and to resemble the Mt.

Gretna locomotives as closely as possible externally. He was not so concerned about the workings of the engine, so Peter and I decided that meths firing and slip-eccentric reversing would be the best way to go. I supplied Peter with what drawings and photos I could find of these locomotives, and he commenced.

I received periodic progress reports from Peter, which I

forwarded ontoPennsylvania. As the project neared completion,

the problem of paint and colours came up. Here, our client was able to supply all the necessary information, as he was involved in the local historical society and had done a lot of research in this area. Colour samples and diagrams were forwarded to Peter. I supplied Peter with full-size artwork for the lettering and lining on the loco, and he had dry transfers made. Finally, in 1991, the locomotives were finished and shipped. A total of five were made – three for the man in

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The meths burner utilizes three flat wicks with septums between to help direct the flames. In the upper left is the lubricator,

disguised as an air tank.

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The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge was the only two-foot-gauge railroad in the US to use 4-4-0

locomotives. The colourful paint job seems correct and proper for a 19th-century tourist line.

Pennsylvania, one for me, and the fifth was purchased by an anonymous buyer. We were all delighted.

The model This model is finished to a very high standard indeed. The multi-colour paint job is flawless and as authentic as possible.

All important details are there.

The engine has an internally fired multi-flue boiler. On the backhead is a proper pull-out type throttle, along with a water glass with blowdown, pressure gauge, blower valve,

and a bypass valve for the axle pump. There’s a dead-leg lubricator on the right side of the cab. Cab fittings are laid out with a precision I’ve not seen elsewhere.

Slip eccentrics operate the valves. All axles on the locomotive

(but none on the tender) are sprung. The springs are soft enough that they actually function in the way they were intended.

The tender carries water in the rear and fuel forward. A

hand pump can be accessed through the water hatch. A small valve just behind the coal bunker operates the chicken-feed fuel system. Alcohol is added via a port in one of the tool boxes.

Above: Four-bar crosshead guides are used on the m odel,

as they were on the full-size locomotive. Spoked leading wheels were m illed, not cast.

Right: Great attention has been paid to the layout of the cab. Note how precisely the pipework has been bent.

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NEW FROM NEW FROM

Making Tracks, our first in a series which looks at railway modelling by design. Paul A. Lunn, well known author, tackles this little discussed aspect of our hobby through 10 lavishly illustrated, prototype inspired, chapters culminating with his exciting new concept, ‘Futuristic Design’. Packed with ideas and tips, Paul will encourage you to create and develop your own designs resulting in an interesting to operate and visually pleasing layout. Although principally demonstrated through OO, Paul’s favourite scale, the design skills are easily transferred to any scale/gauge combination.

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This smaller of two layout designs, for an area of 10ft x 8ft, en-

compasses only part of the line beyond Bere Alston which is to be built as a split-level level layout rising up from non-scenic sidings between B and F,culminating in an interchange station within the central operating area.The whole layout can be operated in a number of ways;from hidden sidings at F to E,passing through a new park and ride station,BereAlston Park and Ride (not modelled but hypothetically between E andA,see larger design),taking the line to Calstock and Callington with services provided by the preserved railway or BR. If the latter option is chosen then Bere

Alston would become the preserved railway HQ running weekend services to Callington.Alternately, Bere Alston could become the interchange station with BR using the platform nearest the main station building and the preservation society using the rest.

There are some complicated gradients,scenic and non-scenic sections and in this restricted space it’s not possible to include the new triangular junction.My device to allow the same procedure to take place is in the provision of a Peco Loco Lift on the non-scenic sidings. Loco’s needing to be turned, having entered junctions A

or E go down grade to F and onto the Loco Lift for turning by hand,

they then return from whence they came as if having traversed a triangle.

Scenically,BereAlston and Calstock stations capture the appearanceoftheprototypeswhereas,onthisdesign,Callingtonisenvisaged very much in the style of the original version at Gunnislake.

The second and considerably larger design is made to suit a standard size garage. It too has some complicated gradients but includes the triangular junction,park and ride station,Gunnislake station and an interpretation of the original one at Callington.In addition there is a substantial scenic run including a reduced version of Calstock viaduct and a small area within the triangle for amodest loco depot (not shown).

It’s worth a word or two about preservation groups replacing railway infrastructure and by example I particularly want to draw your attention to station buildings where period features and,in these times of vandalism, high levels of security are required.



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CONTENTS

05 First Lines Fuel price threat to railways

06 Headline News Horse trams to go?

07 UK News Rows over locos, cash for Ffestiniog

12 World News UK aids Romanian preservationists

15 News Extra FR bridged, Queensland flooded

16 News Focus Beating the Christmas snow

18 Waite’s World Our man’s day trip to Austria

19 The Final Frontier How to spend 8.5 million

23 South American Survivor Little-known line in Patagonia

24 And now for Something... Narrow gauge in Bosnia

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26 News Gallery The best narrow gauge pictures

31 Steam, Snow and Sunshine Norwegian steam, day and night.

36 On the Rack Swiss locos for Snowdon

40 ViewpointLetters,websites and the quiz

48 On the Shelf Stuff for the narrow gauge fan

50 DiaryWhenthe new seasons start

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43 IntroductionLayoutwithalucky escape

44 Carrying clay in Dorset Attractive 009 industrial line

47 They call him Ernie GN15 motor trolley from a toy

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