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made-in-england ME1 - more experienced

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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:41 am Post subject: Railways at STIA 09.. |
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Didnt spend as much time up there as I would have liked, Maybey next year!! Here are some pictures anyway!
Finally "Fred" Runs round "Lady Jane" on ians layout
Post up your own rail pics! Id like to see em and not fussed about it being on my thread
Oh and heres a vid Ive done, Some pictures repeated but theres footage too..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIzKfMwf5bQ _________________ "There once was a man from Bombay, who took a slow boat to China one day. A sex starved gorilla tied him to the tiller and China's a bloody long way..."
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John Chapman SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star

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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Some interesting Mamod conversions there, thanks for the photos.
Takes me back to the early days of the 16mm Association when Mamod Bashing was all the rage  _________________ www.steamtoys.co.uk
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made-in-england ME1 - more experienced

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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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You Mean to say its gone out of fashion
I Have Posted another Video in the Vids Section aswell  _________________ "There once was a man from Bombay, who took a slow boat to China one day. A sex starved gorilla tied him to the tiller and China's a bloody long way..."
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silverfoxsteam SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star

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I caught the Double Farlie in steam right at the end - glad I did, very impressive indeed. _________________ Stephen
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made-in-england ME1 - more experienced

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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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The guy took the top off and was explaining to me how he built it how it was geared and the condensing cylinders etc.. _________________ "There once was a man from Bombay, who took a slow boat to China one day. A sex starved gorilla tied him to the tiller and China's a bloody long way..."
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silverfoxsteam SE2 - steam enthusiast 2 star

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| made-in-england wrote: | | The guy took the top off and was explaining to me how he built it how it was geared and the condensing cylinders etc.. |
'Condensing cylinders'? Sounds a bit James Wattish! _________________ Stephen
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steamyjim Moderator

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| silverfoxsteam wrote: | | made-in-england wrote: | | The guy took the top off and was explaining to me how he built it how it was geared and the condensing cylinders etc.. |
'Condensing cylinders'? Sounds a bit James Wattish! |
Crikey, condensing on tiny osscilating cylinders...didn't think it could be done WOW _________________ Happy 30th Birthday Mamod Railway Company!
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made-in-england ME1 - more experienced

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Yeah he was saying he has made two condensing cylinders (one for each of the working cylinders exhaust i assume) To stop bits of crap flying out the chimney all over the pretty-ness of the loco!
His George england he was telling me used to be an SL3 _________________ "There once was a man from Bombay, who took a slow boat to China one day. A sex starved gorilla tied him to the tiller and China's a bloody long way..."
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