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MTA

Lighting up time

I lit up 'Pulborough' today, and for the first time successfully Everything is as it should be, 40 psi on the dial and rising (100psi is the time to shut the blower and move off shed). Nice bed of coal with the flames licking out, and 3/4s of a glass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Q_CeF_VuU
Chris

Do we get to see it go choo-choo.
MTA

not from today, but here goes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHev9RToxdc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh5wnmmU_eY

And here's what it looks like from the outside :

MTA

Also today, Andy brought along his SP4 (which is now back together BTW!). It was rather windy but it still ran, albeit for not very long... It didn't seem to want to run in reverse either
Chris

Nice to know what it would look like if I could fit in my Mamod loco!
MTA

Chris wrote:
Nice to know what it would look like if I could fit in my Mamod loco!


The backhead in this loco is so close to you, you end up with your lower half boiling and your top half freezing cold I am rostered again to drive on the 27th May, should anyone like to drop by and possibly join me in the cab for a cab ride or a free trip If the cab ride, space inside is limited
Minor1PJG

Looks like you had another fun steamy day there Simon!!
MTA

It's all fun (except when you burn yourself on the firebox door handle ) Although hot weather and hot steam engines don't mix I find
SPOKESMAN

ANy chance of a longer vid MTA - I was just getting into those!!
MTA

If my phone allowed it to At the end of the year, I'll put all of them together and it should at least be 1/2 an hour long
Mamodman123

MTA wrote:
If my phone allowed it to At the end of the year, I'll put all of them together and it should at least be 1/2 an hour long


Buy a camera
SPOKESMAN

Aye!!!
MTA

So many things to buy/pay for MM:

Digital Camera
MP3 player
Postage to Australia
Postage of SW1 to you

The list goes on
SPOKESMAN

Try out my bills MTA!
mc_mc

Can I ask a technical question? The pipe feeding steam to the pressure gauge has a loop in it. What purpose does it serve?



And what do the keys do hanging from the whistle control? Does it have a starter motor?
Chris

Pipe was too long and no one had a saw with them.
mc_mc

Chris wrote:
Pipe was too long and no one had a saw with them.


I think I've seen others like it though.
Chris

Expansion loop??
MTA

The coil of pipe is to stop condensation reaching the gauge, so it doesn't give a false reading The keys are for the engine shed points. The keys are kept with the engine throughout the day so no other train can come out on the circuit without the driver knowing. If two trains are in operation, the keys are kept by the signalman
Chris

Thanks for the real answer. That makes sense.
mc_mc

MTA wrote:
The coil of pipe is to stop condensation reaching the gauge, so it doesn't give a false reading The keys are for the engine shed points. The keys are kept with the engine throughout the day so no other train can come out on the circuit without the driver knowing. If two trains are in operation, the keys are kept by the signalman


After a bit of googling I think the coil is called a steam siphon: http://www.noshok.com/pg/gauge_ass_pgs/pigtai.html Sounds like it's got some water in it to cool the steam and protect the gauge (as you say).

Keeping the points keys on the engine seems a very sensible idea.
MTA

Aye, a syphon. It sort of acts as a filter in some ways, as the condensation gathers in the bottom of the coil, so less water is kept in the steam as it reaches the gauge
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