Jim
It's no misprint. My railway descends from 2.6 feet in 33 feet from my steamup bay,
down along the fence to the ground level. My brother and I regularily begin and end
our live steam runs from that steamup bay. With the Fowler, I descend the grade,
centering the valve gear as a steam
So, if one were to install traction tires like LGB does on many locos,
traction should be incredible.
Does anyone know if the drive wheels are different for Fowler and #24?
Roundhouse parts lists a wheel at 33mm or 1 5'16. It might be assumable
that Roundhouse makes one size drive wheel since
Royce asked:-
So Mike, do you know the geometry necessary to make a true pop safety? And
if so,
would you be willing to share this info with someone who wants to make one for
his
Philly ?
I can send to anyone interested a .DWG file (48k) or a .BMP file (495k) of the
safety valve fitted to
Hi Mike. I would LOVE to have the .DWG file. You can be assured that if I use the
design, you'll get full credit to any interested onlookers (assuming I ever get the
loco in steam). Thanks.
royce in SB
Mike Chaney wrote:
Royce asked:-
So Mike, do you know the geometry necessary to make
In a message dated 06/05/02 9:50:12 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's no misprint. *** [[All I can say is that I am amazed -- as you know
the standard dictum is 2% or less. Can I assume that you are using R/C?]]
Prototype Narrow Gauge railroads climbed 7% grades ...
Such grades/curves were not unknown but they presented severe operating
difficulties. These kind of grades/curves generally only ocurred where
unavoidable. They limited the weight that could be hauled over the line
fairly severely. The Uintah used Shays and the only NG mallets in US to
resolve
At 4:37 PM -0400 6/5/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Prototype Narrow Gauge railroads climbed 7% grades ... *** [[My comment about
rod engines was in our gauge]]
The Roaring Camp Railroad in Felton, Calif., says that its 8.5
percent grade is the steepest in the land. The Shays, the Climax and
the
Yes, and after hours the crews talk about how hard it is on the locos and
how it's more than they should be handling. :]
Trot, the level-headed, fox...
At 04:48 PM 6/5/02, you wrote:
At 4:37 PM -0400 6/5/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Prototype Narrow Gauge railroads climbed 7% grades ... ***
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim
It's no misprint. My railway descends from 2.6 feet in 33 feet from my steamup bay,
down along the fence to the ground level. My brother and I regularily begin and end
our live steam runs from that steamup bay. With the Fowler, I descend the grade,
Hi Mike,
I would definitely like a copy of the .DWG file.
I spent an hour looking through several books that I thought
had dimensioned drawings of pop-type safety valves.
Unfortunately, every one of them had a generalized
description without giving any critical proportions, let
alone
LBSC's Virginia has dimensions for pop valves in 3 1/2 gauge. Also
instructions for adjusting the open time. It's a little large for gauge 1
but could be reduced.
K. N. Harris Model Boilers and Boiler Making has a short description of
critical proportions. Read along with the instructions in
At 10:30 PM 6/5/02 -0500, Jeanne Baer wrote:
LBSC's Virginia has dimensions for pop valves in 3 1/2 gauge.
I spent an hour looking through several books that I thought
had dimensioned drawings of pop-type safety valves.
What about The Project book? I know it has pop valves.
John Kowalchuk
The Roaring Camp Railroad in Felton, Calif., says that its 8.5
percent grade is the steepest in the land. The Shays, the Climax and
the Heisler certainly strain but they get up there a couple of times
a day (in the summer). I don't think a rod-driven loco could do it.
Cass Scenic Railroad
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