Steve Jacksons 45mm Coal Fired Late Summer Steam Up On Saturday & Sunday 14/15 September 2019

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Raif and I enjoyed a great afternoon at Steve Jacksons 45mm line on Sunday 15th September 2019. It is an annual event held over a weekend in September and is primarily aimed at coal fired locomotives. Locos attending on the Sunday came form both Accucraft and Roundhouse modified for coal firing. A typical example is the Accucraft Edrig which Paul Bailey of DJB Engineering has turned into a fine runner. Tag Gorton was showing off his new loco with a novel steam powered water pump as well as a two tone whistle! Raif brought along his No19/20 Donegal railcars, they really looked the part. Thanks Steve for your hospitality and also to the supplier of the rather yummy lemon cake.

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@fabrizioviscardi40 Жыл бұрын

Awesome movie dear Pete, cheers Fabrizio - like 40

@ghostontheline Жыл бұрын

Hi Fabrizio, Thanks for watching. This one goes back a few years, a 45mm line mainly for coal fired locos. I remember the day very well. Best Regards Pete

@fabrizioviscardi40 Жыл бұрын

@@ghostontheline Yes, dear Pete I think it was a very fun past day, all the best Fabrizio

@paulgalyet5308 4 жыл бұрын

Working westinghouse pump, impressive!

@ghostontheline 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, thanks for watching. Cheers Pete

@jetporter 2 жыл бұрын

That engine of Mr. Gorton's is a masterpiece. He should get some black tubing on the water lines from the tender however, per his own advice! ;)

@ghostontheline 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith , thanks for watching. Cheers Pete

@Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool video love seen the locomotive at work

@ghostontheline 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, had lots of fun chasing the loco's around. Cheers Pete

@barrythedieselelectricstea5217 4 жыл бұрын

super video👍 love the Steam engines

@ghostontheline 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Barry, much appreciated. Cheers Pete

@georgewyatt6712 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Amazing video some great loco's. Regards George....

@ghostontheline 4 жыл бұрын

Hi George, it's a terrific line for running coal fired locomotives. Cheers Pete

@christinehillman7467 4 жыл бұрын

Cool trains, amazing railway. Regards Chris

@ghostontheline 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@user-lv7ph7hs7l 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful track! One question: is coal fired worth the additional cost? I'm looking to get into it and would really like a coal fired one but most models are about 1k more than a gas or alcohol fired version. It does seem like a lot more challenging and fun though.

@ghostontheline 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting on my video. I have had a couple of coal fired locomotives during my association with garden railways. The first was a Roundhouse Lady Anne 0-6-0 tank engine that was converted and sold by a company called Sabre Steam. It was a nightmare form start to finish, I was lucky that I has a was able to get the loco rebuilt by a friend. I eventually sold the engine, this gave enough money to purchase a Accucraft Ragleth. This was then given to Paul Bailey to convert to coal firing. This loco ran very well and I kept it for a couple of years before deciding to give up and stick with gas and battery power. Have you heard of the Association of16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers if not look them up on the internet. This would be a good place to start there are plenty of people who you could contact including Steve Jackson. Cheers Pete

@user-lv7ph7hs7l 4 жыл бұрын

@@ghostontheline Thanks a lot for the info. I'm looking at several Accucraft locomotives. So probably gas for now. Eventually I do want at least one that is coal fired. And I want to go with 45 mm tracks because most of the locomotives I really want are that and the Roundhouse ones seem to be available in either and it seems the best option for availability of stuff. Otherwise I'd go with 32 mm . I figure with 1/32 scale I've got a chance at making things look halfway realistic as I'm trying to go for a micro indoor layout. With 1/20 scale or so the buildings start getting huge and mountains look silly. I was on the fence since most of the coal fired ones I can find are 1/20.3 so wouldn't look good in a 1/32 layout... The 16 mm Association are in the 1/20 ish range from what I can see?