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Writing this, I have just
returned from the Lowestoft
Model Engineering and
Model Making Exhibition
(LOWMEX), which has
made a welcome return
after a three-year
absence thanks to the
covid pandemic. As
a show, it goes from
strength to strength
year on year and it is
certainly the most diverse
model engineering show
that I have seen. It is a show
on a huge scale and Kevin
Rackham and his team at the
MARTIN Halesowen and District Model
EVANS
Editor Engineering Society are to be
congratulated on organising
such an impressive event.
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is S.O.L.D (Special Objectives
for the Local Disabled – www.
soldstudio.co.uk).
DIANE The scope of the show
CARNEY
Assistant is extremely broad, from
Editor locomotives and traction
engines, through stationary
engines (lots of them), boats,
tanks, aircraft and miniature
fairground rides. There was
even a fairground organ
YVETTE outside to entertain you as you
GREEN
Designer formed an orderly queue to
collect your bacon roll.
I think it is fair to say that
there are few shows where you
can encounter two Daleks and
an Enigma coding machine in
the same place.
Eating Elephants
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can also become a true test of character. Some projects (for
instance a large locomotive or traction engine) can easily take
many years to build, especially if there is a ‘day job’ to attend
to. Ten years’ work, or even a lifetime’s effort, is not unheard of.
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project, can be quite daunting and there is always the question
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One good approach, perhaps, is to deal with each part of the
project as a separate task and congratulate oneself on making
(for instance) a set of wheels. A pause for celebration follows,
and then the next task is tackled with renewed enthusiasm.
Steve Goodbody begins a new series in this issue (see page
681) where he likens this approach to the ‘eating of elephants’.
The only way to tackle a job of that magnitude, he maintains,
is to take it a bite at a time and he proposes, through this
series, to relate his varied experiences in this area. As is only
sensible, he starts off with small elephants and will be tackling
progressively larger elephants as the series goes on.
A very fine dining car/1st class
It’s a great pity that the show composite coach by Charlie
is situated on the outside edge Lovett, seen at LOWMEX.
of East Anglia, which severely
limits its ‘catchment area’, as it
is a show that deserves to be
much better known and more Kingston Correction
widely appreciated. The contact number for Bryan
Ruby, for enquiries about
the evening classes run by
Kingston College Model
Engineering Group (see Smoke
Rings, M.E.4703, November 4),
has changed. Bryan should
now be contacted on 0208-
268-2824.

Martin Evans can be
contacted on the mobile
number or email below
and would be delighted to
receive your contributions,
in the form of items of
correspondence, comment
or articles.
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Even a Dalek needs a break
from time to time.
Three rotor Enigma coding machine.
Secretaries
Here is another reminder to
club secretaries to let me
have their programmes for the
new year. Christmas editions
are already ‘on the stocks’
so I’d like this information as
soon as possible. Opening up
selected club events to non-
members is a very good (and
free!) way of advertising the
club’s existence and attracting
prospective new members.

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Engineering Exhibition
Competitions PART 1

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years the Midland Model 1
John Engineering Exhibition
Arrowsmith opened its doors for the 2022
event. The organisers were
reports on rightly concerned because
the competition classes after such a long time since
at the Midlands show. the last exhibition they did
not know what the response
would be like from the trade,
the exhibitors or the general
public. Of course, the main
organiser for the last 40 years
or so, Chris Deith, passed
away in May this year which
was also a major issue for
the organisation. In the event Dave Lee’s ‘Tich’ locomotive in 3½ inch gauge.
everything went off smoothly
with a good response from not have any entries but the Class 1: Locomotives up
everyone. The usual features remaining fourteen classes to and including Gauge 1
were all there again except had some really excellent There were no entries in this
that it was slightly smaller quality models which more class which I found surprising
than has been seen in the than made up for this small when considering the number
past. There were no major reduction. There was a new of model engineering clubs
workshop demonstrations, no trophy included this year for who have or are building
portable track and a slightly WKHͤUVWWLPHDQGWKLVZDV Gauge 1 railways on their sites.
different catering set up. a memorial trophy for Chris
The feature of all these Deith. It was to be awarded Class 2: Locomotives -
exhibitions has been the for the best model in the 2½ and 3½ inch gauges
competition classes and this competition classes decided Just two entries here both of
year only two classes did by the exhibition judges. which were 3½ inch gauge
versions of the LBSC designed
‘Tich’ locomotives. Richard
2 3 Folwell’s large boilered design
gained a Highly Commended
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‘Tich’ design of Dave Lee was
Commended (photo 1). Both
were nicely made models of
this popular design.

Class 3: Locomotives -
5 and 7¼ inch and above
A good entry of eight
locomotives in this class
ensured there would be
a good competition and
Winner of Class 3 was this superb example of a Southern The cab view of the ‘Schools’ the judges here certainly
Railway ‘Schools’ class locomotive by Paul Norrington. class locomotive. had their work cut out. In

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First place and winner of
the Reeves Challenge Cup
was a superb model in 5
inch gauge of a Southern
Railway 4-4-0 ‘Schools’ class
locomotive Epsom built by
Paul Norrington, beautifully
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details - it was a worthy winner
(photos 2 and 3). In what must
have been a very close call,
the Second Prize went to Alan
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5 inch gauge of a GWR 4-2-2
‘Achilles’ class locomotive
Royal Sovereign (photo 4).
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and presented, it was a real
sight to see. In Third place
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locomotive in 5” gauge was
Princess Victoria built by David
Nesbitt (photo 5). The 5 inch
gauge LMS 2F built by Mike
Pavie was Highly Commended
(photo 6) while the 5 inch
gauge Lynton and Barnstable
2-6-2 Yeo (photo 7) built by
John Fysh was Commended.
The other model considered
in this class was the little 5
inch gauge model of a Crewe
Tractor as used in the First
World War in France built by
Gerald Newbrook was also
Commended (photo 8). The
model of the Midland 4-2-2
entered by Rodger Lowcock
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although to me it looked a very
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Class 4: Rolling stock
etc. any gauge
Two models by Adrian Morris
and one by Dave Lee made up
the entries in this class. Adrian
gained the First Prize and the
Burton Rose Bowl Cup for his 5
inch gauge LMS/BR 20T Brake
Van to Diagram 1919 (photo
9) and he also received the
Second Prize for his 3½ inch
gauge LMS 3 plank 8T wagon
to Lot 636. The Third Prize
went to Dave Lee for his 3½

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 MIDLANDS SHOW

10 11 12

The 3½ inch gauge GWR ‘Toad’ built by Dave Lee. The vertical stationary engine Bodmer’s sliding cylinder engine
built by John Fysh. built by David Rhodes.

inch gauge GWR ‘Toad’ brake

13 14 van (photo 10).

Class 5:
Stationary Engines
A good range of models in
this class resulted in John
Fysh receiving the First Prize
and The Phoenix Precision
Paints Trophy for his vertical
stationary engine and boiler
(photo 11). The Second Prize
went to David Rhodes for a
model of Bodmer’s sliding
cylinder engine (photo 12).
The Third Prize was awarded
to Brian Holland for his James
Booth’s rectilinear engine
(photo 13). John Wing was
Very Highly Commended for
his Stuart No. 4 engine with
reversing gear (photo 14).
John Fysh was also Highly
Commended for a model of
James Booth’s rectilinear engine built by Brian Holland. A Stuart No. 4 engine complete with reversing gear. Clarkson’s horizontal engine

15 16

A Clarkson’s horizontal engine built by John Fysh. Davinder Singh Matharu built this 2 inch scale Fowler showman’s engine. >>

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A Reeves sensitive drilling machine Mike Tull’s working model of a Bristol $VLGHYLHZRI0LNH7XOO̸VPDJQLͧFHQWHQJLQH
by Stephen Harrison. Mercury MK 8 9 cylinder radial engine.

(photo 15) and Commended

for his Stuart S50 engine. 20 21
Class 6: Steam Road
Vehicles (Static)
There was only one entry
in this class with a superb
example of a 2 inch scale
model of a Fowler showman’s
engine built by Davinder
Singh Matharu (photo 16).
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model were exemplary. It was Brian Harrison built this miniature
awarded the First Prize and the V8 engine with overhead cams.
Staffordshire Joinery Cup.
engine (photo 20). The Third
Class 7: Machine Tools Prize also went to Mike Tull
& Workshop Equipment for his exploded display stand The exploded view of Mike Tull’s superb Bristol Mercury engine.
The four entries here were all showing the internal details
awarded Highly Commended of his Bristol Mercury engine and winner of the Clockmaker was awarded to Andrew Dunn
FHUWLͤFDWHV6WHSKHQ+DUULVRQ (photo 21). Trophy being awarded to for his small weight driven
had a Hemingway sensitive Andrew Read for his example tower clock movement with a
knurling tool, a Reeves Class 9: Horological, of a Strutt elliptical clock. large driven dial (photo23).
sensitive drilling machine 5EKGPVKƒE#WVQOCVC 7KHUHZDVVRPHYHU\ͤQHZRUN
(photo 17) and a Hemingway Two well-made clocks in this here especially with the gears
graduating tool, while Keith section with the First Prize (photo 22). The Second Prize OTo be continued.
Bloor exhibited a simple
dividing head. All were well
made and useful workshop 22 23
accessories.

Class 8: Internal
Combustion Engines
Some exceptional engines
were in competition here
with the 9 cylinder ¼ scale
working model of a Bristol
Mercury MK8 supercharged
radial engine taking the First
Prize and the Engineering in
Miniature Trophy for builder
Mike Tull (photos 18 and 19).
In Second place was Brian
Harrison with a small scratch
built miniature V8 engine
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workmanship in this little built by Andrew Dunn.

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PART 47 –
CONJUGATED
VALVE GEAR
Painting by Diane Carney.

Flying Scotsman
in 5 Inch Gauge
I
'm now returning to the
motion and I'm going to start
with the Gresley/Holcroft
conjugated valve gear for
creating the valve events for
the middle cylinder.
This ingenious mechanism
combines the motions of
the two outside valve rods,
which are 120 degrees apart,
to derive the motion for the
inside valve, which is itself
at 120 degrees to both of
the outside valves. This is
achieved through the use of
two levers, one with bearings
placed to provide a 1:1
rocking motion and the other
providing a 2:1 motion. These
two combined generate the
correct timing for the inner
valve.

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and I then drilled and reamed the three holes.
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ensuring an equal taper on both sides.
2:1 and 1:1 levers
The fulcrum pin has to be
accurately placed at a set
distance from the left hand
inside edge of the frames. This
was achieved by mounting
the erected frames on to the
milling table and using the
DRO to plot the position of the
hole which was then drilled 4. Next I reset the part on its other axis 5. While the part was set in this position
to size and reamed. The two to chain cross drill the holes that will ,PRYHGLWIXUWKHUDORQJWKHYLFHDQG
levers are machined from the HYHQWXDOO\EHRSHQHGXSWRWKHVORWIRU machined the tab for where it connects
same length of gauge plate. WKHOHYHU to the right-hand cylinder.
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10. Now I needed to continue the slot radius around the fulcrum and using a rotary table makes this pretty straightforward.

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article, without the bearings of
course. I spent a couple of hours
removing the sharp edges and
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sanding pads to get it looking as 11. The last job to do was to drill and tap
close to full size as possible. The the oiling point for the fulcrum bearing.
1:1 lever was then tackled using As with full size this is accessible via the
much the same procedure. small hinged front door.

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noted and the other side was then machined on the back edge. the right-hand one to the other hole drilled and tapped for the shorter links.

Spindle links
These are another one of those
parts which require a number
of setups and a little thought in
machining them and this is how
I have tackled them. There are
two short links for the two outer
valve spindles and one long link
for the inner valve spindle.
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three lengths of gauge plate,
one longer than the other two,
and then machine them down
close to the required size. Next,
I chain drilled and machined
the slots, holding each link in
the machine vice to do this. I
then drilled more holes into my ,WZDVWKHQWKHWXUQRIWKHWRSERWWRPIDFHV7KHͧUVWMREZDVWRIOLSWKHMLJLQWRLWV
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16. With the middle cylinder link done I then did the same to the two outside links - 17. The jig was then up righted and the fluting was machined
this was very short but also much deeper than for the longer link. along the long link only - no flute on the two smaller links.

18. Continuing with the valve connecting links I next 19. Here I am machining one of 20. Here I am rounding off the slotted
machined the small collar around the holes. the outside cylinder links. end. This view gives a good idea of the
overall shape of these parts.

links. I drilled all three so that

I can zero one end and use it
for all three links to keep them
the same.

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For the 2:1 and 1:1 lever
fulcrum bearings I am
deviating from the drawings
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and, as can be seen, I also drilled the
hole for an ‘R’ clip. I have done this at 90
degrees to the flat edge. I also added a
location stop for the flat edge of the pin
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for the 1:1 lever fulcrum. Here are the for the fulcrum bearings and bronze bushes for the valve spindle links.
pins after being silver soldered together.
The pins were then centre drilled deeply
to form a small reservoir for the No.60
oil ways which I’ll drill later once I have
a new drill for the job. They will also
need a small cross drilled oilway where
the bushes will meet. After this picture
was taken the tops were shortened
and cleaned up on the lathe. Once the
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28. With the 2:1 gear temporarily

assembled I thought it best to check if it
lined up with one of the outside cylinders
and its associated valve guide. I have to
27. Here’s the conjugated valve gear assembled to the model. With the parts doing as they are supposed say that it’s looking good - the cylinder is
to I moved back to the oil ways in the pins. These are drilled No.60 down the middle from the top to only loosely held onto the frames and the
approximately half way and then cross-drilled at the level where the connecting part swivels. Once this guide isn’t tightened up but all in all I’m
was done I then made up the small washers and marked where the hole for the split pin needed to be. happy with the outcome.

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and cleaned up to be attached under the grate.
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Fig 16 Ø84mm grate

6mm
Back Front

3/16”

1/4”
3/4” (max)

1/16”
r3/32”

20°

7/8”
1 3/4” 1 3/4”
3/8” 3/16” (max)

Silver solder

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(important)
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1 1/8”

2mm
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2 3/4”
4 off 8BA
screw holes
Grate Raising Ramps
Mat’l: Stainless steel

1/4”
2 1/8”
18 SWG

5BA
11/16” Ø3/32”
3 11/16” (check on assy)

Tap 5BA
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(max)

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7/16” 1/4” sq.
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(check on assy)

Fire Grate Skid Assembly And Handle

Mat’l: Brass fabrication

the rods from the inside as correctly adjusted the bar is

92 any solder on the outside can
interfere with the smooth
movement of the rods on the
raising ramps. At the same time
a small block of ¼ inch square
brass is silver soldered to the
front end of the channel and
has a threaded connection to
take the operating handle from
outside the pan front. When
The skid frame bolted to the underside of the grate
with all the additional fettling carried out to ensure
the previously masked ash holes are clear.
pushed in from the front of the
ash pan to do the lifting and my
drawings give the details.
Start by folding a piece of
18 SWG brass sheet just 2¼
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into the channel section that
needs to be a comfortable
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stainless steel raising plates
under the grate. Then carefully
mark out and drill the holes
through each side for the
two 3͆16 inch diameter brass
rods needed for the sliding >>

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surfaces. De-burr the holes and
cut the rods to length ready 93 94
for silver soldering. Note that
the channel has a front and a
back end and cut out the small
block of ¼ inch square brass to
sit at the front end to take the
thread for the operating handle.
Solder the parts together at
one go - photo 93 shows the
fabrication after a soak in the
acid bath. My channel section
also needed a small amount
taken off the rear corners to
clear the joining strip at the
front end of the ramps plus the
nuts adjacent to it.
After adding the handle I
decided that the skid needed
some sideways guidance so The simple frame for raising the grate has been fabricated Here is an overall view of the parts that make up
a length of 3͆32 inch diameter and is ready for the handle to operate it. the grate and its raising arrangement.
brass rod was soft soldered
to the channel. This should be
left longer than required for the 95 96
soldering operation and then it
can be equally shortened each
side to allow a comfortable
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centralising rod proves a
forward limit for the ramp
travel against the ash pan
sides and the two raising strips
give a limit for the withdrawal
so there was no need for Here the lifting mechanism is shown in the lowered and raised positions.
further stops on the handle.
7KHKDQGOHZDVPDGHIURP͓ block in the channel was also positioned then the handle can the two assemblies described
inch diameter brass rod and drilled and tapped to suit. At EHJLYHQDVSDFHUDQGDͤ[HG and the further photos 95 and
hot formed to the shape shown WKLVVWDJHFRQͤUPWKDWWKHVNLG stop if considered necessary to 96 illustrate the operation.
in my drawing. The end was will slide on the base of the suit the assembly. Photograph
threaded 5BA and the brass ash pan and remain centrally 94 shows an overall view of OTo be continued.

Club Diary 19 November - 25 December 2022

November
19 Cardiff Model
Engineering Society
Steam-up and Family Day,
Heath Park, Cardiff.
See www.cardiffmes.co.uk
20 North Wilts MES
Public Running, Coate Water
Country Park, Swindon 11:00 –
Dusk. Contact: Ken Parker,
07710 515507
27 North Wilts MES
Public Running, Coate Water
Country Park, Swindon 11:00
– Dusk. Contact: Ken Parker,
07710 515507
December 11 Bradford MES 18 North Wilts MES
Santa Comes to Northcliff Public Running, Coate Water
1 Cardiff Model
2022. Northcliff Railway 11:00 Country Park, Swindon 11:00 –
Engineering Society
– 15:00. Contact: Russ Coppin, Dusk. Contact: Ken Parker,
Talk: Old Pictures of
07815 048999 07710 515507
Cardiff, Heath Park, Cardiff.
11 Guildford MES 21 Bristol SMEE
See www.cardiffmes.co.uk
SMSEG Open Meeting, ZOOM Meeting – Look
4 North Wilts MES
Stoke Park, Guildford back at the year, 19 :30.
Public Running, Coate
14:00 – 17:00. Contact : secretary@
Water Country Park,
See www.gmes.org.uk bristolmodelengineers.co.uk
Swindon 11:00 – Dusk.
11 North Wilts MES 25 North Wilts MES
Contact: Ken Parker,
Public Running, Coate Public Running,
07710 515507
Water Country Park, Swindon Coate Water Country Park,
10 York Model Engineers
11:00 – Dusk. Contact: Swindon 11:00 – Dusk.
Evening Talk – 7pm.
Ken Parker, 07710 515507 Contact: Ken Parker,
See www.yorkmodel
07710 515507
engineers.co.uk

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This was no disappointment
to me. As a family, we had
visited Wales a few years
previously on a summer
holiday and, as far as I was
concerned, the little trains
were the absolute highlight
of the trip. Digging out a
postcard from my scrapbook,
I tentatively suggested that
the engine might look good if
based around the boxy blue
engines we had seen at the
Vale of Rheidol Railway, at that
time the only part of British
Rail still operated by steam.
Dad agreed and, if you squint
and use some imagination,
you might see a hint of Charles
Collet’s creations in Bluebell’s
6 efforts and much to my
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lines, especially if viewed (in
the words of W. S. Gilbert) ‘in
the dusk with the light behind
her’ (photo 3).
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of 1978, with the kitchen table
as our workbench, a Black and
Decker hand-drill for making
the holes, a small hacksaw,
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blowtorch for joining the piping
and the brass platework (and
occasionally for unjoining
it, whether intentionally or
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shape and I began learning
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and soldering. Dad was very
patient with my less-than-
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adept workmanship, turning
each of my many mistakes into
a lesson-to-learn and photos 4
and 5 illustrate our progress by
the end of the year.
Bluebell, despite my unskilled
delight, was beginning to look
like a steam locomotive!
Postscript to episode 1
There may be those amongst
you who recall TBSITW in
Church Road, or perhaps in
Vale Road, although I can’t
remember which location
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shop eventually moved from
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- but more of that in a later
episode.
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this article, I came across the
postcard depicted in photo
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wife invariably criticises me for
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which started it all, and if you
search your haunted typewriter
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more pictures and information
on these and similar engines
than you could possibly ever
want to see. Isn’t the Internet
wonderful?
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Growing
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Plant
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invests his
spare time A general view of the steam plant.
into the cultivation of his
own steam plant.
41
Continued from p.641
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on the construction of a
steam plant, the base had
been constructed and the three
engines, boiler and ancillary
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assembling the pipe runs and
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my layout plans regarding the
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A selection of tools.
and valves that I would require
to complete the plant and
ordered them from the material
supplier. I would also require
some lengths of 5͆32 inch copper
pipe and quite a number of
union nuts and nipples.
Although I have a reasonably
well-equipped workshop, I knew
I would require some specialist
tools for cutting and bending
the copper pipe. I would also
require some small spanners,
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to most readers who will have
used them many times in the
past, for myself, and any other
beginners to the hobby, I would
highly recommend them. They
both work very well and result
in predictable and accurate
angles and lengths of pipework.
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of model steam engines and
having never truly mastered
the ‘dark’ art of silver soldering,
I realised that, if the project
were to be a success, I would
have to spend some time
improving my technique. Silver
soldering the nipples to the
copper pipe would be the main
task and I bought a few extra
nipples and lengths of copper
pipe in order to practise. Again,
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number of pipe runs have
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came in very handy. The rotary
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and clean cuts. Various runs
of pipework can be seen in
photos 45 to 49 and in some
of the images you can see the
numerous bends that were
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an orderly layout and keep
the pipework neat and tidy. I
wanted a layout that allowed
you to visually see and
understand where the pipes Boiler plumbed into the manifold.
were running and make it easy
to operate the plant when WXUUHWZKLFKLVͤWWHGZLWK all three engines runs into engine, which are controlled
under steam. three colour coded valves. The the one central exhaust pipe by three colour coded globe
The steam feed for the pipework from the valves runs that leads to the condenser. valves. In photo 47 you can
engines can be seen in photo down beneath the baseboard In photo 46 you can see the see where the exhaust pipe
45. You can see the feed runs and then directly to each central exhaust pipe and the terminates and enters the
from the boiler to the steam engine. The exhaust from exhaust outlets from each condenser. The exhaust pipe

46

Exhaust network.

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47
The exhaust pipe enters the condenser on the left.
As a newcomer to the
world of model steam
engines and having never
truly mastered the ‘dark’
art of silver soldering,
I realised that, if the
project were to be a
success, I would have
to spend some time
improving my technique.
runs nearly the full width of
the baseboard and in order to
provide some extra support
and stability I machined
three cross drilled stanchions
to support the pipe. The
stanchions are held in place
by bolts inserted from the
underside of the baseboard.
7KHYDOYHVDUHͤWWHGVR
the engines can be run
individually or together,
controlling the exhaust back
pressure from one engine to
another. Without being able
to control the exhaust from
the engines the back pressure
from one engine could prevent
another engine from starting
and running. The exhaust
valve on each engine must
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49
Water supply clack valve on the boiler.
be opened before running the
engine. Photograph 48 shows
one of the oil displacers which
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7KHGLVSODFHUVZHUHͤWWHGLQ
line and as close as possible
to the steam inlet of each
engine.
In photo 49 you can see
the non-return clack valve
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and the boiler as well as the
pipe for the gas supply to the
boiler. The water tank and
pump are shown in photo
50 and, although the tank is
placed close to the boiler, for
48
One of the displacement lubricators.
50
Pump for supplying the boiler.
neatness, the pipework from
the pump was taken under the
base and across to the boiler.
As a precaution nuts and bolts
were used to secure the pump
to the base as the pump could
possibly work loose and cause
a problem. Nuts, bolts and
shock washers were also used
when mounting the boiler and
engines to the baseboard.
When I assembled the
engines, I ran them on
pressurised air for short
periods to ensure the set-up
of the timing valves was okay
and there were no obvious
STEAM PLANT
issues (a good indication is if
the engine will run smoothly
on only a few psi) but I was
not sure if I might encounter
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running them on pressurised
steam. Should it be necessary
to remove any pipework or any
of the engines for any reason
the nuts and bolts and union
nuts can be easily removed
and the engines or pipework
attended to.
OTo be continued.
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Ballaarat Copper Boiler
PART 6

Firebox stays
Please note that the 14
Ron Collins photographs are examples
offers an RQO\DQGQRWVSHFLͤFWRWKH
Ballaarat boiler.
alternative The excess portions of both
copper boiler for Luker’s WKHͤUHER[DQGRXWHUZUDSSHUV
Ballaarat locomotive can now be trimmed to the
design. correct length if this has not
already been completed.
The outer wrapper/barrel
Continued from p.635 will need to have the stay
M.E. 4703, 4 November 2022 positions accurately marked
out, including the four crown
stays. The stay holes are to be
centre popped and drilled ¼
inch diameter to suit the stays.
Deburr the holes and clean up
ready for assembly.
7KHͤUHER[WXEHEXQGOH
should now be arranged so the
positions of all the stays can
be marked out.
The stay positions on the
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popped and drilled about 3mm.
Unless you are absolutely sure
of your measurements, it is
suggested that small holes are
initially put into the wrapper
and, when assembled, the
larger ¼ inch diameter drill can
pass through from the outer
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wrapper, correcting any slight
misalignment of the holes.
7KHͤUHER[ZUDSSHUWXEH Firebox neatly stayed to the outer wrapper.
bundle is inserted into the
wrapper/barrel and the front position. These holes are outside of each hole to assist
foundation copper bar is placed drilled ¼ inch diameter. In LQIRUPLQJDͤOOHWDURXQGWKH
between the two wrappers each selected stay hole place rivet. Ensure all components
and clamped into position. a gutter bolt or piece of ¼ are aligned and ready for
The smokebox tubeplate is inch diameter threaded rod, silver soldering of the stays.
then placed into the barrel and insert an appropriate length The copper stays are cut to
the tube bundle is teased into spacer and tighten the nuts length from ¼ inch diameter
the tube hole positions. This down such that the inner solid copper bar. One end
procedure takes patience and ͤUHER[ZUDSSHUWXEHEXQGOH is deformed with several
possibly the assistance of a is aligned equidistant from sharp hammer blows. This
willing helper! the outer wrapper and in the deformation prevents the
The foundation side bars can correct vertical position. On stay from falling out of the
then be clamped in position. a small boiler like this, six or stay hole. If you are fortunate
With the foundation ring bars VHYHQVWD\SRVLWLRQVͤWWHG enough to source some
clamped and the smokebox with temporary gutter bolts suitable length ¼ inch copper
tubeplate in position the ZLOOVXͦFHWRKROGWKHLQQHU rivets, this saves the need to
assembly will be fairly stable. ͤUHER[WXEHEXQGOHVHFXUHO\ deform one end of the rivet.
Select several stay in position. It is preferable to cut the
positions on each side; one Now complete the drilling stays slightly over length as
stay position on the front of all the other stay holes the stays can be trimmed
throatplate and a crown stay and lightly countersink the back after soldering. If the

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Fig 10

Note: wrapper flush

with tubeplate
Step no.7 6.0

99.0
Step no.10
3mm thick copper Silver solder optional
ring rolled and arch plate support
silver soldered to

3.0
firehole ring

3.0
Step no.6 Step no.8
Assemble firehole Firebox wrapper aligned & fitted
ring & rear firebox to firebox tubeplate with 5 copper
b/head, Tobin bronze rivets, braze with Tobin bronze
rear joint
Step no.9
Flux all tubes and firebox tubeplate,
silver solder in a vertical position.
Tubes positioned with smokebox
tubeplate at the bottom end
and the throatplate wrapper assembly
Firebox Backhead held in a jig with the firebox wrapper uppermost
& Firehole Assembly Silver solder will easily run around tubes,
inspect for imperfections prior to removal
from the support jig.

Tubeplate & Wrapper Assembly

Tubeplate & Tube Assembly

Step no 11 - Assemble outer wrapper over throat plate, hold in position with 7 copper
rivets, silver solder, trim excess wrapper to dimensions shown
Step no 12 - Insert tubeplate/tube assembly into wrapper/barrel assembly align the front
tubes with the smokebox tubeplate, clamp inner & outer wrappers with the
foundation ring sides & front, complete drilling of stay holes, insert threaded
rod & spacers to provide alignment, silver solder stays, & foundation ring
Remove threaded rods/spacers, insert remaining stays, silver solder
Step no 13 - Insert firebox backhead, silver solder in position
Step no 14 - Insert backhead in position, fit rear foundation ring, silver solder in position
Step no 15 - Align smokebox tubeplate, silver solder tubes, bush & tubeplate into barrel

stay is too short, however, When cooled and clean FRSSHUULYHWDQGOLJKWO\ͤ[LQJ Firebox backhead
there is a possibility that the gutter bolts and spacers in position. 7KHͤUHER[EDFNKHDGphoto
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formed, which is a point of
weakness and therefore a
possible source of leaks.
Flux and insert all the
stays in the available holes.
Heat the assembly and silver
solder each stay one at a time,
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of the wrapper. Check that
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wrapper and has formed a
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water space.
Clean the assembly
(photo 14).
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are removed from the
assembly stay positions,
and the foundation bars are
unclamped and removed for
cleaning. The remaining stays
are now put into position and
the two side foundation bars
and the front foundation bar
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bars can be clamped in
position and a 3.2mm
diameter hole drilled each end
through the wrappers and the
foundation ring.
Ensure the foundation ring
and both wrappers are well
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The complete assembly
can now be reheated and
the remaining stays silver
soldered. The assembly is then
turned on its back and the
three sides of the foundation
ring can also be silver
soldered.
Ensure that the silver solder
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between the foundation bars
and the wrapper. If you have
lightly notched the foundation
bars as detailed in the
drawings, you should see the
silver solder wick in between
the surfaces.
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clamps will hold it in place.
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may need to lightly rivet it in
position.
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issue is that the alignment
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the backhead, when that
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Ensure that any rivets are
silver soldered both inside the
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Turn the entire assembly
onto the newly soldered
backhead and ensure the four
backhead stays are silver
soldered. Clean the complete
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Foundation bars
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are the backhead and the rear
foundation bar (photo 16). The
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several rivets if necessary.
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were soldered in previously,
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bar is to be treated in the 15
same manner as previously
discussed, with a couple of
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Ensure all surfaces are well
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The boiler assembly is then
turned onto its back and the
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tested it is invariably a missed
rivet or two (don’t ask me how
I know this!).
Clean the complete
assembly.
Smokebox tubeplate
The last item to be silver
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smokebox tubeplate (photo
otherwise holes should be 17DVLWKDVEHHQODQJXLVKLQJ
drilled for the stays and stays DWWKHIURQWWKURXJKRXWDOO
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soldered in position.
Mount the boiler vertically,
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whole boiler up to temperature.
There is lots of copper that
needs to be heated, so
patience is required.
The tubes are to be silvered
soldered the same way
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Systematically silver solder
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is soldered all round before
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The entire assembly will now
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barrel and the smokebox tube
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It is imperative that care is
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need to indirectly heat the
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should be the last area to silver
soldered as, by now, the entire
boiler will be very hot.
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each of the tubes and ensure a
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seen around each tube. Fix any
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Cool and clean the
completed boiler assembly.
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now complete. There should
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on the work bench and you
should be very proud of your
accomplishment.
Now the ultimate stress
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SOD\̰SUHVVXUHWHVWLQJ$OO
boiler makers are convinced
that their boiler will be leak
proof and will be successfully
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pressure and there will be no
leaks. Generally, this is not
correct.
In our club all boilers are
considered to be fancy,
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(lawn sprinklers) until proven
otherwise and, to date, we
have only seen two boilers
pass the garden sprinkler
stage with no leaks.
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process and will require all
bushes and ports to be sealed.
Machine up some brass
plugs for all the screwed
bushes and machine some
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the regulator bush and the
smokebox regulator bush.
7KHVWHDPGRPHͥDQJH
should be a thicker material
(6 or 8mm) with capacity
to accept a threaded hole
to suit the pressure pump
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boiler inspector to determine
KLVKRVHͤWWLQJWKUHDG
requirement). The boiler is
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pressure pump connected.
Try not to trap any air inside.
Slowly bring the pressure up.
The recommended process is
in 50 psi increments, with a
thorough check for leaks as
the pressure is increased in
stages.
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that leak will need tightening,
however if one is only slightly
dripping this is more of an
annoyance than a leak issue
as we are looking for leaks in
the boiler, not leaks between
the bush and the plug.
The pressure can slowly be
increased until 200 psi (1400
kPa) is reached, which is
two times working pressure,
and this pressure should be
maintained for 20 minutes.
If you have small drips
emanating from the bushes
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to continue to apply an
occasional pump stroke to
maintain the test pressure.
Now, I am sure there will be
some small leaks and these
should be marked with a felt
pen and then mapped onto a
sketch pad. The subsequent
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obliterate the felt pen markings,
so you will need this sketch
map of the leaks to refer to.
If you are unlucky and
missed silver soldering a
stay or rivet, you probably did
not even reach 50psi. Don’t
despair - there is not a copper
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the position of the leak(s) as
noted above and prepare for
silver soldering the leaking
boiler.
Remove all the bushes and
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OHDNSRLQWVDQGDSSO\ͥX[WR
adjacent areas, especially
around any nearby stays,
rivets or bushes. The reason
this is that when the leak is
being repaired, the adjacent
areas will also be reaching
the melting point of the silver
VROGHU,IWKLVDUHDLVͥX[HGWKH
previous silver solder, if melted,
will accept more silver solder,
or it will remain in a clean,
unoxidised state due to the
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The procedure for rectifying
leaks is a little different from
standard silver soldering.
Most importantly, the boiler
MUST be heated up uniformly.
To just apply heat to the outer
shell of the boiler will create
an imbalanced expansion
rate between the inner
ͤUHER[WXEHEXQGOHDQGWKH
RXWHUEDUUHO7KHH[SDQVLRQ
differential between the inner
and outer boiler shells can
and will pull tubes out of the
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smokebox tubeplate, which
will result in potentially serious
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leaks, and generally in very
inaccessible areas.
The boiler should be
mounted such that heat can
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and rise up the tube bundle,
and also be arranged such
that heat can be applied right
around the outer wrapper.
My suggestion is to place
the boiler on its back with
the smokebox end raised
up about 50 or 60mm. The
area surrounding the boiler
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ͤUHEULFNEXLOWDURXQGLWRQWKUHH
VLGHVWRFRQWDLQDQGUHͥHFWWKH
heat back onto the boiler.
The heating torch needs
to be played equally up the
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around the outside, slowly and
uniformly heating the entire
boiler up to about 400-450
GHJUHHV&7KLVLVDGDUNEOXH
colour. Take plenty of time
and don’t overheat one area
relative to another.
At NDMES we are lucky
enough to have a large
ceramics kiln that the boilers
are placed in and slowly
heated up to temperature over
a period of an hour or more.
Once the whole boiler
is heated, the differential
expansion from 400-450
GHJUHHV&XSWRWKHPHOWLQJ
BALLAARAT
point of silver solder in
localised areas will not cause
any great issues. Silver solder
can now be applied to the
leaking area(s).
Once the leaks have been
re-soldered and the boiler has
been given time to cool down
slowly, clean it once again and
then repeat the procedure for
pressure testing.
Hopefully, you will have
succeeded in repairing all
the leaks - if not you will
have to repeat the above leak
UHFWLͤFDWLRQSURFHGXUHRQFH
more.
We had one novice boiler
builder who was convinced
WKDWKLVͤUVWERLOHUZRXOGKDYH
no leaks. He was wrong, very
wrong! The subsequent leak
UHFWLͤFDWLRQSURFHVVWKUHH
times - totally devastated this
EXLOGHU̵VFRQͤGHQFH+RZHYHU
with lots of encouragement
and persistence, the resulting
boiler was placed in a well-
built locomotive frame and is
now a beautiful and well-
running engine.
Remember there is not a
copper boiler that can’t be
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This completes the building
of the copper boiler for the
Ballaarat.
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Wainwright’s Swansong
The End of an Era PART 3

T
he lack of working
drawings for the model
Nick Feast was a bigger problem
builds a 3½ than I had anticipated. I had
experience of designing
inch gauge my own locomotive when I
version of one of the last produced the ‘Charlie’ Southern
of the elegant Edwardian Q1, but the ‘works’ were very
locomotives. much an adaptation of an
existing successful model
i.e. Don Young’s Derby 4F.
Continued from p.647 Details on the prototype that
M.E. 4703, 4 November 2022 were likely to be too complex
RUWRRͥLPV\ZKHQVFDOHG
9 overall appearance remained
The bronze cylinder and valve chest castings after machining.
Two long 2BA bolts hold the two parts together.
10 11
Top view of the valve chest casting, showing the two tapped
holes for the steam inlets from the superheater and the Rear view of the cylinder casting, with the holes bored
exhaust chamber which will be covered by the blastpipe base for the piston rod gland castings, and the tapped drain
casting. connections underneath.
GRZQZHUHHLWKHUVLPSOLͤHG
or omitted as long as the
correct. Hence no footsteps
on the locomotive or tender,
and Joy valve gear in place of
Stephenson’s inside motion
with rocking levers. However,
the L class was going to have
all of this and more! Everything
on the locomotive needed
to be reproduced in detail,
and although all the castings
were present there was still
plenty to do! The designer
had obtained the Ashford
works General Arrangement
drawings for the locomotive
and tender, including some
excellent sectional drawing,
and fortunately these had been
photocopied to full size for ¾
inch scale, 3½ inch gauge.
Figure 2 is the front part of
the Ashford works drawing
for the locomotive showing
the piston valves mounted
above the inside cylinders,
the blast pipe, chimney and
the superheater headers.
The availability of these
works drawings was a real
advantage compared with
later Southern Railway
designs; general arrangement
drawings were not usually
produced for some reason.
Photograph 9 shows the
valve chest and cylinder block
castings after machining.
On assembly the valve chest
would be inverted so that the
square port faces align, with
a suitable gasket on the face
joint. Photograph 10 shows
the top of the valve chest with
the steam inlet ports at each
side and the exhaust chamber
in the centre. Each steam
chest is separate from the
other. Photograph 11 shows
the cylinder block from the
rear aspect, and following
prototype practice it is not
bored right through. I was
TXLWHSOHDVHGWRͤQGWKDWDIWHU
checking with an internal bore
gauge, this machining job had
already been completed to a
high standard and the bores
were parallel right to the end.

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Fig 2
The Ashford GA section of
the L Class front end, with
notes added by the designer.
The steam circuit was much
more modern than the
preceding D and E classes.

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 12 Cylinder Fig 3
Return spring

Steam from

driver’s valve

Piston seal
Removable
sieve

The gland castings have been machined for the slide bars and soldered in place on
Exhaust
the back face of the cylinders. High temperature soft solder was used to ensure
a leak tight joint, as the scale dimensions of the mating faces were inadequate to Principle Of The B.R. Steam
guarantee a good seal. This is not a part of the locomotive that is easy to revisit! Operated Cylinder Drain Cock

The aperture shown is for drain ports together, although

the gland assembly and the
drain cock holes can also be
seen. Unfortunately, it became
clear during trial assembly
that there would be no room
for working drain cocks under
the cylinders owing to the
limited clearance. A good
example of how scaling down
the original by sixteen times
does not always work out. As
these devices are essential on
a piston valve engine to avoid
damage caused by hydraulic
locking in the cylinders during
start up, a solution was
needed. This is intended to
be a locomotive that actually
works, not just a mantelpiece
ornament!
The designer had anticipated
this and there were sketches in
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arrangement, connecting all the
13
Assembly has moved on with the cylinders, slide bars and valve gear now in place.
After much deliberation the rotary valve controlling the cylinder drainage has been
installed ahead of the cylinders and will be hidden under the front footplating.
there were also notes about
using steam operated drains
as developed by BR for the
Standards. Figure 3 shows a
VLPSOLͤHGYHUVLRQRIWKH%5
design. A bit of research turned
up a letter and drawing by
Rodney Weaver, of Kenilworth,
Warwickshire, printed in the
letters page of the Model
Engineer of 17 January 1986.
I would like to know if anyone
has used these on a standard
JDXJHSURͤOHLQFKJDXJH
locomotive. The principle is
simple - use boiler pressure
to keep the drain cock closed
and release the pressure when
you want the drain cock open.
He designed this valve in 1979
and used it on 7¼ inch gauge
engines. Such a simple idea
- surprising that this device
only came into use at the
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BR standards and many other locomotives post
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The sieves were important to stop lumps of carbon and
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very tail end of full-size steam frames - no valve chest and
locomotive development. It the rotary valve ahead of
certainly beats all those rods, the cylinders. The exhaust
linkages and taper cocks that ports in the valve vent down
are generally used. towards the ground well clear
Fortunately, there was space of the railheads.
under the front footplating to Photograph 13 shows the
install a small rotary valve and cylinders and valve chest
an inconspicuous music wire in the vice with pistons
cable to operate it could be fed and glands installed. I have
back to an authentic operating manufactured some small
lever in the cab without HOERZVWRͤWWKHGUDLQSRUWV
spoiling the lines of the engine. under the cylinders to which
Photograph 12 shows the the pipes to the rotary drain
F\OLQGHUEORFNͤWWHGWRWKH valve will be connected. They
just clear the top of the bogie
frames. The gland castings
14 have been machined to mount
the four-piece slide bars and
are sealed to the back of the
cylinders with Comsol high
temperature soft solder.
Photograph 14 shows the
rear view of the cylinder block
and the red painted motion
bracket that also acts as the
rear support for the slide bars.
The four slide bars for each
cylinder need to be accurately
positioned front and back to
make sure the crossheads
operate smoothly for the whole
An earlier view towards the front of the length of their travel.
locomotive, with the motion bracket Photograph 15 shows
in position. one of the piston and rod

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15 16

A piston and connecting rod assembly including the crosshead and the
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assemblies, with a lump of
the cast bronze that was
used to make the crosshead.
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needs to be matched to the
gland casting shown in photo
11, less a small allowance
for running clearance when
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whole operation involved
endless assembly and
dismantling to make sure that
the assemblies run without
binding but without excessive
clearance. This all had to
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in the locomotive frames -
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take measurements. The
overlength small end pin
will be cut to size later and
secured in the crosshead
using a small taper pin.
Square soft packing will be
used as a piston seal. It’s
simple and it works well.
Photograph 16 shows the
castings for the valve covers
and gland that were supplied
with the locomotive. The
designer has gone to the
trouble of making patterns
for each; one pattern could
have been used to do both as
they only differ slightly. Sadly,
all the patterns (totaling over
100 for engine and tender)
were lost; I hope to detail
alternatives available from
other sources if builders are
tempted to produce their own
L. In this case a piece of solid
bar could be used instead or a
silver soldered fabrication as a
less material hungry option.
Photograph 17 is a view of
the underside of the bogie,
which shows the level of detail
on the castings. The rotary
drain valve is just above the
leading axle and a return
spring can also be seen. Also
clear to see are the authentic
split axleboxes. Even though
by 1918 the SECR livery was
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past, it still required frames to
be painted ‘Indian Red’, axles
and inside the frames to be
vermilion, suspension and
brake parts plus some of the
footplating to be black, and the
rest Brunswick green!
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springs to the bogie that I feel
are essential to safe operation
on the track.
Photograph 18 is a shot
that shows just how tight
the clearances are when
trying to keep to scale. The
pipe connection to the front
left cylinder drain elbow can
be seen in the centre of the
picture. There is a clearance
over the bogie of just a few
millimetres, certainly not
enough for a conventional
drain cock.
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PART 7

Grasshopper
A Grasshopper Beam Engine
Item 13 – Valve Operating
Cam (ƒI)
Ø50 x 1 inch cast iron
Firstly, machine a blank on all
Step 1
* Set the blank on suitable
parallels to bring it just above
the top of the vice jaws, with
the spindle set to the blank’s

Beam Engine
surfaces from cast iron bar to
Ø48±0.02 x 18.
The stages of manufacture
for the cam are laid out in six
distinct steps shown in ̨J.
centre, and the X and Y axis
zeroed. Clamp the Y axis slide.
* Move the blank to X = -10.25.
Re-zero the X axis. Centre
drill. Drill Ø7.7 and ream Ø8.

Fig 21 18.25 18.25

r28.5
4

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8
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Ø16
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Item 13. Valve Operating Cam Reference Dimensions For
Valve Operating Cam

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Ø16 4 (Ø3.15) Machine 1st cam face Machine 2nd cam face
Step 1. (Check)
Prepare blank & alignment pin
10

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M4
r8
Step 4. Step 5. Step 6.
Machine cam thickness Machine base radii Machine outer radii
& file ‘tip’ radii

Item 13. Valve Operating Cam - Machining Steps

* Move the blank to X =

18.25. Centre drill. Drill Ø8 18 19
to provide a second hole to
be used in a later stage for
securing the blank for milling
the cam faces.
* Move to X = 21.89. Clamp
the X axis slide. Using a
BS4 centre drill, drill 5 mm
deep 18.25 either side of the
centre line, in two places as
indicated. This will give two
reference holes Ø3.15
(photo 18). Drilling the two reference holes in the cam. Tapping the cam for the securing screw.
* Insert the plain shanks of two
Ø3.2 drills into the reference KDYLQJSUHYLRXVO\ͤOHGD
holes and use these to align ͥDWDFRXSOHRIPLOOLPHWHUV 20
the blank with the mounting in from the end to prevent
hole uppermost in the centre the grub screw burring the
of the machine vice. Set the mandrel, and secure the
spindle 4mm in from the blank in a true running collet
front face and to the centre or chuck. Turn the Ø16 x
of the blank using the ‘quick 2 reference diameter as
centring’ method described indicated (photo 20).
previously. Centre drill. Drill 7DNHDVFUDSRIWKLFNͥDW
Ø3.2 and tap M4 taking material, of around 50 x 120,
care not to run the tap into and drill and tap two M8
the opposite face of the Ø8 holes approximately in the
reamed hole (photo 19). centre of the length 18.25
* Mount the blank on a short apart and secure the blank to
Ø8 stub mandrel and secure it with two cap screws.
with an M4 x 5 grub screw, Turning the boss on the cam. >>

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Aligning the cam on the rotary table using a reference hole.
23
Aligning the cam for cutting the second face using a setting pin.
* Set the centre of a rotary table
to run true to the machine
spindle and clamp and zero
the X and Y slides after
securing it to the mill table.
* Align one of the reference
centre holes to the spindle
using a short length of silver
steel having a 60 degree
point turned true on one end.
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to the rotary table (photo 21).
Step 2
* Install an end mill in good
condition of known size
Ø12 or larger and move the
X axis 36.5 + half the cutter
diameter. Zero the X axis
slide. Set the cutter on the Z
axis to just touch the surface
of the milling jig. Move the
blank clear of the cutter on
the X axis and, with the cutter
rotating, using the rotary
table, rotate the blank slowly
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against the cutter’s direction
of rotation past the cutter,
moving the table on the X
axis until it just comes into
contact with the rotating
cutter. Important - rotate the
blank back clear of the cutter
every time before adding feed
on the X axis.
* Carefully in small increments
advance the blank on the
X axis towards the cutter,
always returning back past
the cutter before adding
feed, until 1mm short of the
zero position.
* STOP the spindle and
measure the blank at the
38.85 position indicated.
Calculate the amount that
needs to be removed to
achieve 38.85. Remove this
amount (photo 22).
Step 3
and hold the mandrel in a carefully limiting the rotation
22
Machining one face of the cam.
24
After cutting both cam faces.
cam face will have removed
half of the reference diameter
created by the centre drill
pilot but the blank and
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machining of the second face
using a ‘setting pin’ machined
on the other end of the 60
degree end used previously.
* Hold the pin in the spindle
and lower it until it goes ‘full
depth’ into the ‘half hole’
(photo 23).
Maintain light pressure against
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whilst tightening the clamps.
* Repeat the stage 2 procedure
for the second cam face
(photo 24).
Step 4
* Mount the cam blank back
on to the Ø8 mandrel used in
stage 1. Transfer to a lathe,
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collet or true running chuck,
and machine the cam 10
width (photo 25).
Step 5
* Return to the mill and hold
the blank by the Ø8 mandrel
that has been slipped onto
a plain washer in a chuck
attached centrally to the
rotary table. Set the cutter
to run just clear of the chuck
jaws/collet.
* With great care bring the
rotary table towards the
rotating cutter until the tip
formed by the junction of
the two radial cam faces
just makes contact with the
cutter. Then position the
blank to rotate against the
cutter’s rotation and in small
increments with reference
to the Ø16 ‘boss’, remove all
traces of the tip’s protrusion,

25
Machining the cam to thickness.
of the table so as not to mark
either of the two radial cam
faces. If you wish to err on
the side of caution, remove
the bulk of the waste and the * Be very cautious and only use
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boss as a reference to the
radius required as you blend
in the three different surfaces
(photo 26).
Step 6
* Hold the Ø8 stub mandrel
mounted cam blank to the
lathe and machine the outer
cam face until the 36.5
dimension between that and
the ‘boss’ radius is achieved
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* The cam may now be
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follower (item 9). It should
rotate without excessive
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Time to set the Hall sensor

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describes where the heads and manifold
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Continued from p.637 heads that mate with the
M.E. 4703, 4 November 2022 manifold which, due to the
drawing dimensions, break into
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so care should be taken with head and manifold bolts were across the sensor and will go
the length of the securing cap fully tightened (photo 227). out at the precise moment
screws, making sure they don’t We’ve established that ignition occurs. Some have an
protrude into the push rod ignition occurs at 35 degrees audio buzzer that also sounds.
holes. (Don’t ask how I know.) BTDC, so No. 1 piston has to The CDI unit for this engine has
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the manifold base and the top the heads are replaced. The The crankshaft is set at
of the engine block, so there’s VHQVRUͤUHVWKHPRPHQWDIWHU 35 degrees before top dead
no way there could be a gas the magnet has passed across centre (photo 229). The
tight seal between the two and it. You will need a timing unit distributor body has a degree
so a little non-hardening plastic to check this. The unit should of movement thanks to the
gasket compound was applied have an LED light that will radial slot on the clamping

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induction motors and current device (RCD). Ensure
describes ‘The long and that the insulation between
winding road that leads each winding and the frame
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each coil and earth (the motor
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to be a fault somewhere which
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likely to get worse.
Make sure that no one else
is in your workshop to distract
you, unless they are fully aware
of the hazards of working on
live equipment and are actually
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aware of what you are doing. If
you are not sure whether what
you are doing is safe, then get
someone who is competent
to undertake the testing for
you. Make sure all connections
are secure before switching
on. I would normally never
operate any equipment with
live exposed terminals but, in
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arrange all the connections
to be covered, so I used the
principle of maintaining a safe
distance between me and the
equipment at all times.
At this point, I must repeat
the important disclaimer
that all the information in
this article is given in good
faith but ultimately you are
responsible for your own
safety. As the use of the
information contained within
this article is beyond the
control of both the author
and the publishers, neither
can accept any responsibility
whatsoever for any death,
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or otherwise, which may
occur as a result of using the
information contained in this
article. If you are not absolutely
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electrician. Electricity at these
voltages is usually lethal if you
touch anything which is live.
Please do not take any risks
Model Engineer 18 November 2022
– your widow will not thank
you for it! So - if you are in any
doubt – don't do it. Remember
that whilst you may hear of
people boasting that they have
survived an electric shock,
those who do not survive it
never tell you.
Having completed all the
windings, I used an insulation
tester like the one in photo 46.
These are quite cheap now so
if you have not got one already,
you can afford one, so treat
yourself. You will be amazed
how often you will use it if
you do any electrical work at
all. I carried out an insulation
test at 1000 volts between
every winding and every other
winding and between each
winding and the frame. All the
coils were well insulated with
a resistance to earth from
each winding and every other
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and all passed a continuity test.
I checked the polarity of each
coil using a cheap toy compass
and a 12 volt DC supply. The
compass shown has the north
end of the needle pointing
at the centre of one of the
windings and, as the compass
is slowly moved around the
inside of the stator, the needle
rotates so that the south end
of the needle points to the next
pole of the motor. For the eight-
pole winding, the compass
needle rotates twice for the
compass moving once round
the stator and, for the four-pole
winding, the needle rotates
once (photo 47). Observant
readers will notice that this
is a different motor - I forgot
to photograph the compass
when I tested the polarity of
the windings. In true Blue Peter
style, this is a photograph of a
motor I rewound earlier...
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A little problem
If you think that all the 48 49
foregoing on the two-winding
motor was as it happened, I
have to confess to there being
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at the two winding approach
did produce a successful
eight-pole speed with full-pitch
windings, which ran quietly but
there was a problem with the
four-pole speed. This winding
tripped the RCD (Residual The 29mm diameter search coil. The search coil held against the stator teeth aligned with one pole.
Current Device) in the workshop
supply and I eventually found measured the AC current at 25 diameter equal to the width of revealed that the suspect
that the winding insulation volts on each of the four-pole three stator teeth so I could shorted turn coil generated a
had been nicked by a small windings which also was not FKHFNWKHͥX[LQHDFKSROH search coil voltage of 0.7 volts
ZKLVNHURIDOXPLQLXPͥDVK sensitive enough. It was then of the eight-pole windings as and the adjacent undamaged
from the die-casting of the EDFNWRWKHVFLHQWLͤFOLWHUDWXUH well as the four-pole windings. coil (pole No. 4) generated 0.6
rotor bars, so as the rotor to see if this problem had been As the motor at this point volts. It was also apparent that
went round it connected the encountered before. As usual, did not have the rotor inside, the coil with the suspected
winding to earth. This was I found a myriad (well quite a connecting directly to a 240 shorted turn got appreciably
unexpected as the winding
had tested satisfactorily for
both insulation and continuity
before reassembling the motor.
I found that the main four-pole
winding was satisfactory but
the four-pole auxiliary winding,
which was wound on last, was
the culprit. The winding actually
protruded ever-so-slightly
into the stator diameter, so
was caught by the whisker of
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and pushed the winding out
of the way and, seeing a nick
in the insulation, I varnished
over it. However, this ‘repair’
produced bizarre results. The
output of the motor on the
four-pole speed was barely 80
watts output with a slip of 10%.
Loading the motor beyond 80
watts output caused it to slow
down and stall. Once slowing
down, removal of the load did
not allow it to speed up again,
so there was clearly a problem.
The motor also became much
hotter than it had during the
eight-pole test. I suspected that
pushing the turns out of the
way before I varnished the nick
had created a shorted turn in
that part of the stator winding.
I decided to try to establish
if this were the case. Using
a multimeter to measure the
resistance of the winding to
detect a shorted turn was a
non-starter as the change in
resistance would be one turn in
over a thousand which would
be undetectable. Consequently,
I removed the stator and
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to detecting shorted turns in
three-phase industrial motors
but none for single-phase
motors.
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literature found a paper by
Penman et al (ref 22) which
used a search coil to detect
differences in harmonics
generated by the shorted turn.
The paper was somewhat over
my head and actually referred
to the detection of faults in a
three-phase motor whilst the
motor was on-line and operating,
which was not really applicable
to my situation, and it required
a frequency spectrum analyser
to determine the magnitude of
the various harmonics present
in the coils. However, it did
reference an earlier paper by
Schump (ref 23) which, from
the abstract, suggested that
it was possible to detect one
single shorted turn in 5000
turns by digitally comparing
ringing patterns whilst surge
testing the motor. This seemed
to be rather like Concord -
over my head at Mach 2! It
was also beyond both my
equipment and my capabilities.
However, Penman's paper did
at least indicate that the use
of a search coil to detect the
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to be a possibility.
Therefore, I made a small
search coil of 170 turns of 40
swg enamelled copper wire
wound on a small uPVC former
(photo 48). This coil had a
volt supply would cause an
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would over-heat the windings.
Therefore, I used a 25 volt AC
supply on one winding and then
measured the induced voltage
in the search coil when it was
placed against each pole in
turn (photo 49). The results
were most interesting. On
both the eight-pole windings,
the voltage sensed by the coil
when centred over each pole
(all 16 of them - two windings,
eight poles per winding)
was consistent at 150mV
for each pole. On testing the
main winding of the four-pole
winding, the results were
again consistent at 160mV.
However, when measuring
those of the auxiliary winding,
three poles gave a reading of
170mV but the remaining pole
gave a voltage of 180mV. This
was pole number 3 where the
original nick in the insulation
was observed, so it seemed
that the shorted turn was
carrying a current limited
only by the impedance of the
shorted turn, so increasing the
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alone. This would therefore
increase the voltage induced
in the search coil. I then cut
the wires between this pole
(No. 3) and the other poles,
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2) in series and the last one
(No. 4) isolated. I re-checked
the results by using the same
voltage (25 volts) but over
just the single pole No. 3. This
hotter more quickly than the
undamaged coil. Therefore, I
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that this was the problem and
would necessitate rewinding
the four-pole windings to solve
the problem. Indeed it did,
after I made sure that I did
not nick the insulation again
and made sure that the rotor
did not catch on the windings
whilst I inserted it into the
stator (photo 43). Once again,
persistent searching of the
scholarly literature provided a
solution to the problem.
OTo be continued.
REFERENCES
22. Penman, J. Sedding, H.G.,
Lloyd, B.A. and Fink, W.T.,
Detection and location
of interturn short circuits
in the stator windings of
operating motors, IEEE
Trans. Energy Conversion,
Vol.9, No.4, 652-8,
December 1994.
23. D. E. Schump, Improved
detection method for
winding surge tests
of large AC motors,
Proceedings of
the 19th Electrical
Electronics Insulation
Conference, Chicago,
IL, USA, 1989, pp. 292-
294, doi: 10.1109/
EEIC.1989.208244.
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 An Engineer’s Day Out
‘Doon the Watter’
A sentimental journey down
the Clyde aboard Waverley PART 2
The Clyde now
Next to the Waverley’s berth,
Roger WKH*ODVJRZ7RZHUphoto 11)
Backhouse claims to be the world’s tallest
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passenger-carrying it reopens in summer 2023.
paddle steamer. Docks nearby have closed
and the Anchor Line ceased
trading in 1980. The Queen’s
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exhibition centre, the 'Armadillo’
events venue and the Crown
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pump house is now the Clyde
'LVWLOOHU\RIIHULQJWRXUVDQG Another addition is the ship, Galatea. She was brought
tastings. tall ship, Glenlee moored just back to Scotland to be lovingly
&DVWLQJRIIZHVRRQ outside the museum. The restored (photo 12). The Polar
passed the modern Riverside Glenlee was a steel barque GLHVHOHQJLQHͤWWHGODWHUKDV
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transport heritage (ref 4). It VKLS\DUGDW3RUW*ODVJRZLQ makes an interesting visit.
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docks including a concert hall, exhibition space and hotels. been carefully restored and towers over
the Riverside Museum of transport.

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and Yarrows of Scotstoun are
now owned by BAE Systems
and build warships. Further
downstream an array of wind
turbine blades on a quayside
suggested new business on
the river.
The site of the former
Braehead Power Station is
now the Braehead Shopping
Centre where retail therapy has
replaced electrical energy. On
the north bank the Meadowside
Grain Terminal closed in 1968
and was demolished. Part of
the site is now the Glasgow
Harbour housing development.
At Renfrew the car ferry was
moved to Anderston Quay in
Glasgow where it is now a
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passenger ferry still functions
and, in a nod to maritime
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steam engine from the paddle
tug Clyde close by. That was
built in 1851.
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John Brown’s yard
The most depressing loss
is John Brown’s shipyard.
Though a college occupies
part of the site and the ‘Big
Cran’ still towers over the
former yard, it seemed devoid
of life. The crane is one of
four surviving on the river.
This cantilever crane (not
‘hammerhead’) was designed
by Adam Hunter, later Chief
Engineer of William Arrol
and Co. who built the crane
in 1907. As built it could lift
150 tons but in 1938 it was
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to lift 200 tons. This helped
construction of the Queen
liners. Machinery was built by
Stothert and Pitt of Bath and
electrics by the Lancashire
Dynamo and Electric Company
of Trafford Park, Manchester.
It cost £24,000 to build but
£3.75m to restore as a tourist
attraction, being now the
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highest crane on the Clyde.
Converted to a viewing
platform with lift, it is now
open to the public on just a
few weekends a year. I think
this is a poor showing for such
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Other surviving Clyde
cranes include the Finnieston
(or Stobcross) Crane built
in 1931, lifting 175 tons
where Arrol constructed the
foundations, Cowans Sheldon
& Co. of Carlisle built the
tower and the cantilever was
built by Cleveland Bridge and
Engineering. There are also
the Whiteinch crane built
1920 by Barclay, Curle and Co.
(photo 15) and the Titan crane
at Greenock’s James Watt
Dock built in 1917. Both could
lift 150 tons. Despite listed
status these cranes are under
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scrapped.
Port Glasgow and
Fergusons shipyard
Port Glasgow was set up
by Glasgow merchants who
were concerned about the
loss of trade to Greenock. It
soon developed shipyards on
estuary waters, not limited
by the relatively small size of
the upper Clyde (photo 16).
Employed as a war artist,
Stanley Spencer produced
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around Port Glasgow and
in the now closed Lithgow’s
shipyards. His Shipbuilding
on the Clyde paintings are
sometimes displayed by the
Imperial War Museum.
Nearby Ferguson Marine
is now the only non-naval
shipyard left on the Clyde.
Unlike in the 1960s, most
construction today takes
place in large sheds affording
protecting against the weather.
Unfortunately, a contract to >>
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vessel was dogged by numerous problems but she is expected to go into service in 2023.

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and a return to the Waverley

for the voyage back up river
with just one call at Greenock. Some recommended reading 1864 - 1888. David and Charles. Further information
Weather brightened so the John Riddell - The Clyde: The 1972. Waverley Excursions
cable stayed Erskine Bridge, Making of a River. Origin. /DQFHˉHOG4XD\
opened in 1971, looked good (Barlinn) 2019. (Originally Ian Johnston - Ships for all Glasgow G3 8HA
as we headed back upstream published in 1979 by John nations: John Brown and www.waverley
to dock (photo 22). A long but Donald Publishers as Clyde Company Clydebank 1947 - 1971. excursions.co.uk
enjoyable day. Navigation but unfortunately Seaforth (Pen and Sword), 2015.
not updated.) 7XUELQH6WHDPHU4XHHQ0DU\
Plans for the Lower Clyde Shipbuilding: &DQWLQJ%DVLQ3DFLˉF4XD\
TS Queen Mary Alan J.S. Paterson - The Victorian www.inverclydeship Glasgow G51 1EA
Queen Mary II reverted to Summer of the Clyde steamers, building.com www.tsqueenmary.org.uk
her original name when the
Cunarder moved to Long
Beach. After retirement tourism. This reminds us that
from service in 1977, one of while Britain helped lead the REFERENCES
her several owners had her industrial revolution, it also
moored on the Thames as a FUHDWHGWKHZRUOG̵VͤUVWPDVV 4. See: An Engineer’s Day Out, Riverside Museum. Model
hospitality venue and it was market tourism; one legacy set Engineer. Vol 229 No. 4693, pp 16-21 17-30 June 2022.
here that her machinery was to last, despite the large scale 5. www.fergusonmarine.com/media/1223/report.pdf. This
removed. I visited her here for industrial decline visible along is an insight into shipbuilding planning as well as project
a colleague’s leaving in 2002. the Clyde. management. ‘Whatever can go wrong, will….’
Though a sad comedown, ME
Bass Charrington had, to
be fair, actually saved the
ship. Unfortunately, however, 22
Westminster City Council
would not renew mooring
rights and she was moved
to Tilbury under new owners
where scrapping was only
narrowly avoided.
After a campaign by the
Friends of TS Queen Mary,
she is now moored close
to the Waverley and the
Glasgow Science Centre.
Plans to restore her as a static
wedding and function venue
changed in 2022 when the
Princess Royal announced
plans to have her sailing again
by 2024. Propulsion details
have not yet been revealed.
Might we once again see
steam turbines on the Clyde?
We shall see… The stayed girder Erskine Bridge replaced the ferry, one of several Clyde crossings completed since 1966. Erskine ferry
features in the BBC Para Handy programme, The QuarrelͧUVWVKRZQLQDOVRIHDWXULQJVFHQHVRI*RXURFNTXD\V
Clyde beauty 7KHSURJUDPPHVDUHREWDLQDEOHIURP3DQDPLQW&LQHPDZZZSDQDPLQWFRXN )
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have had lovelier surroundings
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in which to try out their ship

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lovely, especially when viewed

for you. Some stores may
from Waverley cruises.
even be able to arrange
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PART 12 – MOTION BRACKETS

I
would now like to get on with
the motion brackets and the 74
Doug side platform brackets.
Hewson First of all, I would like
to explain how the motion
presents an brackets go together for those
authentic 5 inch gauge who might be a little foxed
version of Thompson’s by this. As you will see, the
most successful motion brackets are all in
locomotive. one piece so therefore the
expansion links have to be
assembled piecemeal. I have
Continued from p.562 to say that this comes from a
M.E. 4702, 21 October 2022 man who knows about these
things as he assembled the
ones on the full size A4 so he
knows a thing or two about Left-hand motion bracket.
engines! That is to say that
the two side plates of the The motion brackets are did the adjacent one - typical.
expansion links are inserted all drawn from the works Anyway, I have included half
LQWRWKHEHDULQJVͤUVWRI drawings (̨JV and ) as the photographs which I took,
all, and then the radius rod, I just could not see how the and they do show a quite a lot
with the middle part of the whole thing worked together. of the motion bracket.
expansion link is lifted into I was very pleased that I did, 7KHͤUVWRQHLVphoto 74
position and the side pieces of as the Thompson drawing and that shows a general
the expansion links are bolted showed quite a few details that view of the left-hand motion
RQODVWDQGUHPHPEHUWRͤW I had not thought of and would bracket and I hope that you
the split pins into the bolts on otherwise have been hidden will be including the little oil
completion, but not until the on the photographs which I pipe which goes down to the
HQJLQHLVͤQLVKHGRWKHUZLVH had to hand. I took loads of bearing. All of these oil pipes
you might be in trouble if you photographs but, as usual, are very important, not just for
have to dismantle the engine one photo didn’t quite show lubricating the expansion link
again! what I wanted and neither bearing but just as importantly

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1/4”

7/32”
7/8”
Motion bracket details. 1 5/8”

for the whole look of the diameter and tapped 6BA which have all the rivet holes the steam heating pipe that
engine. Also notice the little with a No. 70 hole through to in them most probably require disappears behind the mud
union on top of the bearing the bearing. (Don’t forget to countersinking as when you guard strip which runs the
for the pipe. This is the thing drill though the bush as well!) look at the photographs the full length of the main frames
which usually gets missed off Note also, on photo 75 there rivets can hardly be seen. and is bolted to a row of holes
but I think you will agree that is another oil box which has Photograph 76 shows the which runs along the tops of
it elevates the engine from a hexagonal cap on it which front of the right-hand motion the frame plates - but we will
an also-ran to a prize winner lubricates the weighshaft bracket. Note that the drain come to that much later on.
which everyone wants to see in bearing. I should say that cock rod passes through the On the drawing I have shown
an exhibition. all these parts are on laser motion bracket and that is a very small strip of 1͆16 square
The oil pipe connections cut sheets from our usual why I have shown these slots silver soldered on to the rear
need to be 5͆32 inches in supplier. The back plates RQͤJ$OVRRQSKRWRLV of the bracket, but I only put

75 76

Left-hand side lifting arm. Right-hand motion bracket. >>

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drawing so it is up to you Fig 40 1/4”

1/4”
1/4”
whether you include this or not
as that is one thing which will

3/4”
never be seen again! I thought
it best to show some photos of
the undersides of the motion

1/4”
2 3/16”
brackets and photo 77 is one of 7/8” 7/8”
them. On this photograph there 5/32”
1/4”
is only one rivet visible and 5/16”
that is right at the top left had

15/32” 9/16”
corner of the back plate.

1/4”
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with four small platform 3/8”

1 3/4”
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brackets which need a bit of a

description as they are slightly
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engine have a strip between
1/8”

1/2”
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5/16”
bolts at each end. Once again, Mat’l: Steel fabrications
there is some pipework to
go through the holes in the 2 3/16”
brackets.
1/16”

There is no drain cock rod

1/4”
down the left hand side of the
engine as there is a connecting
rod which goes across the
”
engine just behind the smoke- 16 5/32”
r3/
1 3/4”

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13/32”13/32”
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r3/3

1/

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2”

to silver solder around the

main plates and the bottom
of the back plates have a
small crop off the corner so
1/8”

are handed to miss the middle

Platform Brackets RH Side
Mat’l: Steel fabrications
and trailing driving wheels. In
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and 79 (right-hand brackets)
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on the left-hand one you can
see the vacuum pipe passing
through the two brackets.
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side there is the steam heating
pipe passing through both
brackets so make sure there is
enough room for it. Note that
each pipe has a double bend
WRPLVVWKHVDQGER[HV1RWH Underside view of the right-hand motion bracket. Left-hand platform brackets.
that the vacuum pipe has four
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the steam heating pipe needs with soft solder and leave them 79
proper unions because of the slightly rounded so that they
pressure. I would also like to represent the proper bolts.
point out that right at the tops
RIWKHVHEUDFNHWVLVDVPDOOͤVK OTo be continued.
plate inside the valance as the
platforms have two joints here
but I think these can be made
into semi-permanent joints so
that the rear three sections of NEXT TIME
platform can be lifted off in one We make a set of main
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Coal Supplies
Dear Martin,
Reading the World News
section in my daily newspaper
the other day - early
October 2022 - there was
a news item indicating
that with a change of
Prime Minister, Britain's
emissions target for
2050 may get revised,
backwards.
That set me thinking
about emissions and how
this affects our hobby, well
actually the locomotive
builders and especially the
live steam and the ‘diesel
electric’ locomotives. I don't
recall having seen much
written about this in Model
Engineer so far, perhaps the
current model engineers don't
think it will affect them all that
much as 2050 is a long way
into the future.
However, it probably does
need to be discussed as with
withdrawal of thermal power
stations in the UK and here
in Australia, coal could be
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future and with the increase
of EV's fossil liquid fuel could
also become a problem.
I've a friend here in
Tasmania who has a 7¼ inch
gauge steam locomotive and
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getting black coal - he has had
to sometimes purchase brown
coal briquettes and break
them up to feed his boiler. In
Australia we export millions
of tonnes of the stuff (most
of the coal mines are foreign
owned) but to buy a bag of
coal is almost impossible,
certainly in my state.
Has any club discussed
what the future may hold?
So-called ‘diesel electric’
locomotives could possibly
switch over to hydrogen as
that becomes more commonly
used; has anybody started
experimenting with the
concept?
If we want to keep steam
alive into the future, one
option (possibly) could be
vegetable oil (also chip fryer
Stuck Chuck
Dear Martin,
In issue 4700 of Model Engineer/Club News/Leeds Society
(September 23), there is a note about a stuck chuck. G.H.
Thomas came up with a solution many years ago. It has never
failed for me and in fact I used it today.
Engage back gear, put a stiff rectangular section of mild
steel in the chuck jaws, sideways, overhanging the rear of
the lathe by about 300mm (1 foot). Place a piece of wood
say 40mm (1½ inches) square, endwise on the drip tray and
long enough to bring the length of mild steel approximately
horizontal. Pull the drive belt forwards by hand to raise the
bar, then pull the belt smartly back so the bar strikes the
top end of the wood. This usually frees the chuck on
WKHͤUVWEORZ
Kind regards,
Anthony Mount
rack adhesion locomotives Atmospheric Railway
for a tourist railway (West Dear Martin,
Coast Wilderness Railway) I was very interested in the
on Tasmania's rugged west article about the Atmospheric
coast. Railway (M.E.4701, October
This railway was 7). A couple of years ago I was
formerly the Mt. Lyell Mining in Starcross, Devon (looking
and Railway Co. and had at a boat) when I came across
serviced a copper mine some interesting buildings.
transporting its product to Readers might therefore be
the nearest port some 40 interested to know that there
kilometres away. At some are still remnants of the
stage in the late 1940's railway existing, the tower
or early 1950's the mining and outbuildings, just like on
company had converted the the model. There is also a pub
ERLOHUVWRRLOͤULQJ7KHUDLOZD\ across the road called The
closed in the early 1960's. Atmospheric Railway.
Our reconstruction had new As always, thanks for a great
ERLOHUVWKDWZHUHDOVRRLOͤUHG magazine.
using diesel. These boilers Best regards,
were designed for us by Nick Southerd
Ffestiniog who also supplied
the oil burners. At some stage
after our reconstruction, Dear Martin.
the WCWR switched from Living in South Devon I've
diesel to used engine oil. I read with interest Roger
don't know what the present Backhouse's article on
situation is. the Atmospheric Railway
With model engineers being (M.E.4701, October 7).
an inventive lot, I'm sure there
There is also still a pumping
could be someone to take up house by Totnes station. Until
the mantle to experiment in a few years ago it was part
using alternative fuels that of a dairy and at present it
are relatively environmentally is being redeveloped. It is a
friendly to keep steam alive grade II listed building.
into the future. If we don't, the Anyone travelling by
powers that be will dictate train from Newton Abbot
that steam can no longer be
to Plymouth can see the
used. What a sad day that building quite clearly with its
will be! prominent chimney behind the
A thought, the above also old signalbox in the station.
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involved with a project for the Regards,
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