Another Simplex - South Leicestershire

[floydraser]

Hi Everyone,
I used to restore popular classic cars as a hobby for years until it started to hurt to bend down and crawl underneath them, and everyone involved became obsessed with values. I then decided to tick boats off my bucket list and promised that a steam loco would replace the boat. Well it's all gone wrong because I now have the loco AND the boat! Mrs hasn't noticed yet I don't think.
Anyway, I found a lot here about the Simplex so thought I'd come in and have a look around. My Simplex is someone else's cast off; I bought it from Station Road Steam as a project. The boiler has a certificate from 2018 but clearly hasn't been fitted since. The frame and motion are all there together but the bodywork is in bits. I could really do with a set of drawings in pdf and I've seen them on here but would it be rude to ask so early?
Cheers, Pete.

[millman]

Welcome to the forum Pete, you can’t go far wrong with a Simplex, regarding drawings if you don’t ask you don’t get. Have you joined your local club, it may be worth joining the nearest one and letting them have a look at the boiler and it’s paperwork before you put it all back together if you intend running it in public.

[floydraser]

Nov 1, 2023 17:15:20 GMT millman said:

Welcome to the forum Pete, you can’t go far wrong with a Simplex, regarding drawings if you don’t ask you don’t get. Have you joined your local club, it may be worth joining the nearest one and letting them have a look at the boiler and it’s paperwork before you put it all back together if you intend running it in public.

Hi Millman, thanks for the welcome. I probably will join a club at some stage but only after I'm more familiar with what I actually have. I didn't start with any intention of running in public but never say never; my grandkids will probably want to see it running somewhere if I ever get it together!