This film documents the building of a miniature steam
locomotive - a five inch gauge Polly V 2-6-0 tank engine.
Throughout the build, photographs were taken to record
all the steps of the developing locomotive.
This was mainly so they would provide a record of the
construction details for when it might need repairing.
Also, I don't have an engineering background and
had never done anything like it before, so wanted to
make a record of the build.
The fact that the build was successful (the loco has
now covered 300 track miles) is down to the high quality
of the parts made by Polly Engineering Ltd., and help
from members of the Ribble Valley Live Steamers club.
I do hope that this film might help explain how the
build of such a locomotive goes, and perhaps encourage
someone to have a go themselves.
The still photographs comprise most of the film, with the
remainder showing some early runs of the completed loco.
If you decide after the first minute or so that the film is
too detailed for you, then don’t persevere!
Alternatively you could skip towards the end where the
running movies are.
If you do persist, I do hope that you find the film to be
useful and informative. And also that you enjoy the music!
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