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This is a picture of my 7 1/4" guage "Tich" locomotive during a test run, in steam & on the move.

THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW SHOTS OF MY CURRENT WORKSHOP PROJECT

MANY THANKS TO MY FRIEND JOHN BOLT FOR TAKING THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(ALSO FOR WELDING THE RAILWAY TRACK TOGETHER)

 

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The suspension arrangement of the Blackgates E ngineering "Sweet William" which I am building at the moment

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The front of "Sweet William" with cylinder cover removed

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On this one, the rear crankpins are missing, they were being case-hardened at the time

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This is the outer view of the axlebox , you can see one of the of the two large ballraces in each box.

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Close-up view of the right hand steam chest with cover removed showing the slide valve details

(more to follow as time permits)