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Some Examples of My Model Engineering |
I enjoy improving new, and refurbishing old, workshop machine tools and making jigs and fixtures but nearly all this model engineering effort is towards the end of building 7mm scale (O Gauge) railway locomotives and rolling stock. Some examples with images, prototype notes and construction details are given here.
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7mm Scale (O Gauge, 43.5 : 1) Railway Models |
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Three video clips that illustrate 'working' Walschaerts, Stephenson and Joy valve gear; from a Great Western Castle (No. 4081 Warwick Castle), a Great Western Saint (No. 2090 Saint David) and from No. 2469, a London North Western 0-6-0 'Cauliflower' (18" Express Goods). Go to valve gear video clips page |
![]() LNWR 'Cauliflower' |
London North Western Railway No. 2469, one of the class of 0-6-0 18" Express Goods locomotives, commonly known as a 'Crested Goods' or a Cauliflower' due to the LNWR crest on the middle splashers, that were built in batches from 1880. |
![]() GWR 48xx |
Great Western Railway No. 4869, one of the class of 0-4-2T locomotives introduced by C B Collett in 1932. |
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GWR Saint David |
Saint
David, an early member
of the Great Western Railway saint class of locomotives, built in 1907 and
broken up as the last survivor in October, 1953. |
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GWR Warwick Castle |
Warwick Castle, an early member of the Great Western Railway castle class of locomotives, built in March 1924 and withdrawn in January 1963. |
![]() GWR 57xx |
Great Western Railway No. 5710, one of the class of 0-6-0PT locomotives introduced by C B Collett in 1929. |
![]() 'Dean Goods' |
Great Western Railway No. 2415, a member of the ubiquitous and numerous 'Dean Goods' class that was originally built in 1891-2 but modelled in its mid 1920s rebuilt condition. |
![]() LMS Fowler Diesel Mechanical |
LMS No. 2, a diesel mechanical 0-4-0 with jackshaft drive built by John Fowler of Leeds in 1935 for shunting at the Beeston Sleeper Works in Nottinghamshire, England.
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![]() Andrew Barclay Fireless |
Calderstones, 0-4-0 fireless locomotive built by Andrew Barclay in 1925. |
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MR 3F |
Midland Railway 3F 0-6-0T in early
LMS livery No. 16582.
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![]() Airedale |
Airedale, the first of the Hunslet standard 15" class 0-6-0ST, built for shunting at collieries in Yorkshire in the north of England. Photograph by Martin Nellist. Details
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![]() L&Y Pug |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 0-4-0ST, commonly known as a 'pug', in early LMS livery No.11247. |
![]() W&UT Tram Engine |
Wisbech & Upwell Tramway 0-4-0 tram engine No. 132 (Great Eastern Railway class G15; LNER class Y6).
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![]() LSWR C14 |
London & South Western Railway 0-4-0T Drummond C14 class locomotive in BR mixed traffic livery, No. 30588. |
![]() LSWR B4 |
Honfleur, a London & South Western
Railway 0-4-0T B4 class locomotive introduced by Adams for shunting at
railway docks.
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LNER A1 |
Royal Lancer, a London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 A1 class locomotive |
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LMS Gas Holder Truck |
LMS gas holder
truck
No. 278472
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LMS Dropside |
LMS (ex London & North Western Railway) 2-plank dropside ballast wagon (Diagram 62a) |
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GWR Rectank |
GWR Rectank with a bridge girder load. These bogie vehicles were originally built for transporting military tanks during the Great War but most were sold into commercial service at the end of the hostilities. |
![]() Harrington Coke Ovens PO Wagon |
Harrington Coke Ovens No.31 private owner wagon . |
![]() Salt Union PO Wagon |
Salt Union Ltd No. 790 private owner wagon. |
![]() W&UT Van No.9 |
Wisbech & Upwell Tramway van No. 9. |
![]() GWR Fitted Open |
Great Western Railway fitted open wagon No. 30145 with sheeted load. |
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