I have enjoyed the banter on the size of the K-27. I thought (maybe, maybe not) you might enjoy a similar problem the museum I am part of has with a full size 3' gauge outside frame 2-8-0 (1912 Baldwin, 70 tons) which ran at the Quincy and Torch Lake RR up in Michigan as #6. You may see it designated as a K-25.
We generally run a 47 ton 2-6-2 and an assortment of diesels ranging up to 55 tons. Carry about 50,000 people per year. Anyway, when we need to move the Quincy engine, which is not yet restored, it is a major project. The cab just squeezes through our car barn and requires a track bar to pry the cab over an inch or so to clear the door, the counter weights hit the ballast in several areas of our yard trackage, and our boarding platform must be moved to clear the cylinders in the station area. I have heard stories that this engine would derail itself in snow and ice conditions when the counter balances come down, hit the ice, and lift itself up off the rails. The same problems seem to exist in the 12" :1' world as it does in the smaller scales. BTW, restoration of this engine should begin this year in an effort to return it to operation. We are currently completing a full rebuild on a 1912 Porter mogul. The web site is being updated, but if interested its at www.njmt.org. We should have an area devoted to the many NJMT locomotives soon. If anyone wants a tour, let me know. J.R. ----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: Re: Size of Accucraft K-27? > Hi Dave, > While Jeff was running his K27 on his small radius test track at home > last week, we noticed that the center mounted coupling was actually > positioned over the outside rail while running the curve. Making the > effective width of the engine an additional 1" wider on the curves. So > although 5.75" wide in static mode, it becomes 6.75" wide when running the > outside curves. I suggest the cab, particularly the outside roof line, > steps out even further, but we did not check that. Jeff also had to move > some of Dan Lieberwitz' model village real estate while running last Saturday. > No matter the track size, someone always shows up with a larger > engine!. As you are finding out already. > Regards, > Tony D. > > > At 08:55 AM 2/18/03 -0800, Dave Cole wrote: > >jeff: > > > >when harlan barr had his k-27 over here, the first thing he did was to run > >the tender around the track by hand, saying that it was the tender that > >had torn into elements of his heavily scenicked indoor layout. perhaps > >that's a dimension that daniel would like as well ... > > > >\dmc > > > > > >At 8:04 PM -0800 2/17/03, Jeffrey Williams wrote: > >>Mine (#461) is 5.75" wide over the cylinders as well as the width of the > >>pilot beam. The shades on the cab are a bit wider at just a hair under > >>6". The stack is the tallest piece at 7.875". It's possible that other > >>road numbers vary from this, since the cylinders are different on the > >>other road numbers. > >> > >>Accucraft claims 30" minimum radius. I've run mine on 48" radius and it > >>works fine. The two center driving axles have blind flange drivers. > >>The tender drawbar has alternate holes for the connection to spread the > >>distance between loco and tender on tight radii. > >> > >>See > >> > >>http://www.accucraft.com/pg-87140.htm > >> > >>for their web page on the K-27 live steam. It's not linked to any of > >>their other pages > >> > >>=================== > >> > >> > >>"Daniel R. Fuller" wrote: > >>> > >>> I am building a track and due to space limitations, I have a > >>> clearance problem. I need to know the size of the Accucraft K-27. > >>> I saw them at Diamondhead and they are huge. Real railroads had to > >>> limit engines on certain tracks, and I may need to do the same. I > >>> think that the C-16 will be ok. > >>> > >>> What is the size of the "loading gauge" for the K-27? Just overall > >>> height above the rails and the total width is all I need. > >>> > >>> What is the minimum radius for the K-27? > >>> > >>> Dan Fuller > >>> Carrollton, Texas > > > > > >-- > >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >Dave Cole > >Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton & Everglades Steam Excursion Co. > > Pacifica, Calif. USA <http://45mm.com/> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >ATTEND THE NATIONAL SUMMER STEAMUP IN SACRAMENTO, JULY 17-20, 2003 > >For more information, visit the web site at <http://www.summersteamup.com> > > > >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > >
