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Garratt100
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Location: Cambridge, ENGLAND
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| MTA wrote: | | I've seen an Accucraft Garratt running, and it was far too silent for my liking. Didn't make any sound what so ever, hopefully John's coal fired ones do!!! |
Simon, there is no comparison between the two - remember that the coal fired NGG16 is the real thing!
Chris. |
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SillyBilly
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Garratt100 wrote: | | SillyBilly wrote: | My friend constructs coal fired roundhouse locos for a living.
Chris,
If you were to coal fire a TE1A, you'd need a boiler with atleast one flue, a steam blower in the smoke box, there'd be nawt left of the bugger! |
That'll be John Shaw then...?
I bet you've not asked him to build you a coal fired boiler for a TE1a... 
Chris. |
No, John builds the boilers and does all the paperwork, then my friends puts all the bodywork together, I don't think he does all of them though.
I meant the other Chris but no, I do know John Shaw though !
If you think about it Simon, the real thing barley makes any noise! 16mm stuf never makes a noise that impress' me, but perhaps I'm just expecting too much . |
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MTA
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006
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Location: West Sussex
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| SillyBilly wrote: | | Garratt100 wrote: | | SillyBilly wrote: | My friend constructs coal fired roundhouse locos for a living.
Chris,
If you were to coal fire a TE1A, you'd need a boiler with atleast one flue, a steam blower in the smoke box, there'd be nawt left of the bugger! |
That'll be John Shaw then...?
I bet you've not asked him to build you a coal fired boiler for a TE1a...
Chris. |
No, John builds the boilers and does all the paperwork, then my friends puts all the bodywork together, I don't think he does all of them though.
I meant the other Chris but no, I do know John Shaw though !
If you think about it Simon, the real thing barley makes any noise! 16mm stuf never makes a noise that impress' me, but perhaps I'm just expecting too much . |
I think a repeat visit to the WHR is needed to compare Like you, 16mm stuff sounds all the same TBH 
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SillyBilly
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| It'll work hard on the S-bends, but which garden railway has gradients that steep??? Ocilators are the only real variety in noise. |
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