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| alan2525 |
Mamod Loco Modifications...I've seen a few Mamod Locos which have been modified and parts used for project locos, one of the biggest transformations was the Garrett pictured here.I was wondering if anyone has seen Mamod loco chassis for the powered bogies on a double Fairlie Loco? That would really be something! |
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| bessytractor |
I've seen a single Fairlie version, | ||
| DLR |
pictured where ? | ||
| Titan |
A looooooooooong time ago Mike Chaney showed me a Mamod double fairlie under construction, although at the time it was not in an advanced state - basically it was the body of 2 SLKs bolted together with one long boiler running through from smoke box to smoke box. The boiler at the time was just a copper pipe and I do not recall seeing any power bogies for it.
I have often wondered if it ever got finished - surely someone somewhere must have done it? |
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| alan2525 |
I don't like the idea of the mamods bolted together much! It'd need to be articulated to go around any sort of real radius.
If it was done well I think it'd be great - the narrow width of the Mamod with it's inside frames would lend itself to it...When you take the front buffer beam off it even looks a bit like the fairlie cylinders. 
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| steamyjim |
There was a picture of one in Railway Modeller a few years back. Along with a article on how to convert a Mamod to the FR Prince 
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| tmuir |
I've seen two Mamod locos joined into one engine but I don't think it's quiet what.
Its a Beyer-Garratt http://www.sidestreetbannerworks.com/locos/loco17.html |
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| alan2525 |
That was the Garratt I was thinking of - not a million miles from making a double fairlie though. Would really allow for a quite large boiler to be fitted too. |