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by h2ogasnz
Sun Jan 09, 2022 10:49 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Sweet Wiliam build
Replies: 96
Views: 150543

Re: Sweet Wiliam build

Hi All, Been a super long time since I posted here, due to life/family/work etc all getting in the way I haven't done any work on my Sweet William in something like 5 or 6 years.... So over the last 5 or 6 years I've been building slowly a 7 1/4" gauge Tin Turtle (WW1 protected Simplex) which I...
by h2ogasnz
Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:58 am
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: New build..But not yet
Replies: 19
Views: 29125

Re: New build..But not yet

Hi Karel,

A little birdie tells me you have some photos of wheel castings to share with everyone for this build?
by h2ogasnz
Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:52 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Sweet Wiliam build
Replies: 96
Views: 150543

Re: Sweet Wiliam build

Hi All, Here's a photo of how the Sweet William is now, it's been sitting on the bench under the window for around a year, I'll have to have a major clean up and find the build bench from under all the stuff my wife has "stored" in the garage/shed... Karel is busy with his own things but a...
by h2ogasnz
Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Sweet Wiliam build
Replies: 96
Views: 150543

Re: Sweet Wiliam build

Hi All, Yep I'm Ok, I haven't done much on the Sweet William for a few years as life and a young family have got in the way... I have a good friend who is working on my Cylinders & a few other bits for me and he may post an update on my behalf. Hopefully around Christmas time I well be starting ...
by h2ogasnz
Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:35 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Rebuild of an Allen Mogul.
Replies: 58
Views: 327308

Re: Rebuild of an Allen Mogul.

I'd think a vacuum leak in the smokebox would do it, I've see full size locos with ash burning red hot in the smokebox because of air leaks and the leak doesn't have to be very big for it to do it. Anyway a air leak and a bit of hard work could have done it after all I think we have all seen photos ...
by h2ogasnz
Wed Sep 16, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Westinghouse 8 inch pump 1892-1897--any prototypes left?
Replies: 3
Views: 3617

Re: Westinghouse 8 inch pump 1892-1897--any prototypes left?

Interesting as this pump is most likely supplied ex- Westinghouse USA but I'm not 100% sure on that. New Zealand railways had a few US built engines per 1900 with pumps for air brakes on the loco only, in 1899 there was a bad smash in the south island and the railway got told by the government to fi...
by h2ogasnz
Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:36 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Westinghouse 8 inch pump 1892-1897--any prototypes left?
Replies: 3
Views: 3617

Re: Westinghouse 8 inch pump 1892-1897--any prototypes left?

Looks very much like the 8" pumps we have at my work but our ones maybe a little younger at around 1900-1910 time frame anyway here is a photo of one of the pumps ( it's not me in the photo!) By the way this is in New Zealand.

Jeffrey
pump.jpg
by h2ogasnz
Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:18 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Kiwi rail
Replies: 17
Views: 8757

Re: Kiwi rail

I'm a member of the Christchurch live steamers but as their running days are a Sunday and I work Sundays (and I live 250km and 3.5 hours away) I get there once a year if I'm lucky! Use to be a member of the The Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Inc (CSMEE) but give that up when ...
by h2ogasnz
Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:51 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Kiwi rail
Replies: 17
Views: 8757

Re: Kiwi rail

Hi All, Greg the Chinese are a huge market for NZ but you are here at the height of Chinese new year (Feb 17th this year) which is about the 2nd busiest time of the year for tourism in NZ. The amazing thing is the Chinese tour groups will "DO" NZ in 5 days (or less!) Day 1: fly in to Chris...
by h2ogasnz
Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:05 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Kiwi rail
Replies: 17
Views: 8757

Re: Kiwi rail

Hi All, This is Greg standing in the door of a 25 ton, 3' 6" gauge B class Climax at Shantytown, NZ. The loco is narrow gauge but Greg is standed gauge person I think! Anyway it was good to meet you & your family Greg and I'm happy that you're having a great holiday here in NZ :) Jeffrey Gr...
by h2ogasnz
Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:03 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Kiwi rail
Replies: 17
Views: 8757

Re: Kiwi rail

Hi All, NZ rail (A.K.A KiwiRail) is 3'6" gauge (42 inches or 1067mm) known as "Cape Gauge" We have a mix of locos, some good old GE units that run 7FDL V12's that sound amazing for a diesel... we also have a lot of older EMD units that started life as G12's but have been rebuilt a few...
by h2ogasnz
Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:43 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Rapid Prototype and model railroading
Replies: 25
Views: 9603

Re: Rapid Prototype and model railroading

6491 wrote: By the way the bloke with me was a K one W one....
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The only bit I got out of that was that bit! K1 W 1 = KIWI, so what part of New Zealand did he come from?

Jeffrey