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Post by dhamblin on Jun 14, 2006 14:30:44 GMT
3 1/2" Britannia (under overhaul) and now free of asbestos. Vertical boiler with Britannia's chime whistle attached. Stuart Beam engine and blower unit inside an old radio case. 3 1/2" 'Tich' chassis and wheelsets (gauge between 3 and 3 1/2") Regards, Dan
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Post by alanstepney on Jun 14, 2006 20:43:44 GMT
Some interesting looking models.
(And your garden looks a lot neater than mine!)
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Post by Tel on Jun 15, 2006 23:02:53 GMT
Yep, I found them interesting as well. Love the v. boiler, and that Tich chassis brings back some memories. Not real sure wot that green stuff in the garden is tho'
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Post by Shawki Shlemon on Aug 9, 2006 10:02:57 GMT
Your work is interesting and looks great ,but what you mean by between 3" & 3.5" guage ? Regards Shawki
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Post by dhamblin on Aug 9, 2006 20:12:59 GMT
Hi Shawki,
Must point out that my Grandad made all of these, I have simply inherited them.
The wheels in that box do not fit on any rail gauge that I know of, basically they are between 3" and 3.5". Unfortunately I cannot ask Grandad why he made them like that as he passed away some years ago now. But I guess they were test pieces of some sort.
Regards,
Dan
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Post by baggo on Aug 10, 2006 0:43:17 GMT
Hi Dan,
I'm sure that back in the 'old days' before track gauges were standardised to the ones we know now, there were many more which have long disappeared. For instance there was a 2 inch gauge and I seem to recall an article (possibly by LBSC) about converting a 3-1/4" gauge loco to 3-1/2".
John
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Post by dhamblin on Aug 10, 2006 16:22:44 GMT
John - that sounds much more plausible, thanks Here are a few more pictures of Britannia: My favourite picture of Britannia, with the OO gauge version next to it Britannia at Lindfield Road, the former site of the Croydon Society of Model Engineers' track, dated 10th June 1962. The engine is about 6 months old. Lindfield Road again on the same day, Grandad at the controls. Southampton track in the 1960's. This view had changed a bit when I visited there last year, a lot more bushes had grown on the far bank, plus a few more medium rise buildings had been built. Regards, Dan
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