Coal Fired Little Engines

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • Trials and tribulations of firing small steam locomotives with coal.
    My Railway Mania Podcast 'The Magic of Steam':
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  • @joedyhicks9415
    @joedyhicks9415 4 месяца назад +1

    Wonderful video and your production and narration is fantastic.

  • @warlordsquerk5338
    @warlordsquerk5338 2 года назад +5

    Those are beautiful little locomotives!

  • @flippop101
    @flippop101 2 года назад +5

    We have all had to endure the indignity of a none starter at some point, but that Tolhurst model is a stunner. I heard your podcast and enjoyed every minute of it. Great to see one of your videos again, very enjoyable.

  • @steamgent4592
    @steamgent4592 2 года назад +3

    Oh, nice you're still with us. Was beginning to think Covid got you and took you from us. Great to see you and the steam. looking forward to you editing more of those Shed bash films you shared. Plus now that you're home preserved railways, live steam clubs, and any mainline steam you catch!😊

  • @yeo5811
    @yeo5811 2 года назад +1

    You’ve Come back!

  • @Flachschieber
    @Flachschieber 2 года назад +2

    I love these films about the little steam locomotives in the garden.

  • @MrGridStrom
    @MrGridStrom 2 года назад +2

    Fantastic video, and beautiful trains. I've always been amazed at how such competitively small pistons can have so much power, they must be very well made.

  • @PowerTrain611
    @PowerTrain611 2 года назад +1

    I have a gas fire accucraft ruby. It's hard enough to get a good mix of gas flow for the amount of work the engine is doing with that. I can only imagine coal firing the same engine...
    I do have a Goodall valve and a squirt bottle for it though, it's a huge help for when I end up running out of gas before I should because it's so hard to get the flow just right when steaming up!

    • @wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695
      @wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695 2 года назад +1

      I find that the turbo blue butane that rural king has in store works best for my ruby I start by using as small of a flame as I can until I see the pressure gauge move then I ramp it up i also can't get the gas to vaporize when below sixty thinking about making some heating system with a small water tank

    • @PowerTrain611
      @PowerTrain611 2 года назад

      @@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695 I'll have to give that brand a try once I get a new valve rod, mine snapped off in the valve while I was making adjustments this past winter.

  • @M_F754
    @M_F754 Год назад

    Please upload another video again soon

  • @zacharyrollick6169
    @zacharyrollick6169 2 года назад +1

    Such a fascinating hobby.

  • @jasonstevens7957
    @jasonstevens7957 2 года назад

    After we have watched them of course!

  • @EliasAbejo-jy3vy
    @EliasAbejo-jy3vy Год назад

    Hello, where can you find coal-fired gauge 1/g-scale trains? Most trains I see online are butane/gas or alcohol fired.
    I was also wondering if you can convert butane fired to coal? Thanks.

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  Год назад

      It's not easy to find a supplier. Riverdale Locomotives (they have a website) make boiler kits for Roundhouse locos and DJB Engineering (they have a Facebook page and website) make complete locos. Both have a long waiting list of orders.

  • @KandiKlover
    @KandiKlover 4 месяца назад

    Teehee! So cute!

  • @maartenbrinker
    @maartenbrinker 2 года назад

    A new video. Yes!

  • @lexdmitriew1452
    @lexdmitriew1452 2 года назад +1

    Hello, please show me how you make the wheels and connect to the frame of the locomotive.

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад

      If you search the web there are many explanations about building these locos including the frames and wheels.

  • @alexthomas637
    @alexthomas637 2 года назад

    😎😎😎👍

  • @artfulldodger5597
    @artfulldodger5597 2 года назад

    I am still getting the hang of my Roundhouse/Riverdale Elke, probably the only one in the USA.

  • @ID2956
    @ID2956 Год назад

    A wonderful video, Mr Guilbert! Thank you vor sharing.

  • @jimcooper786
    @jimcooper786 2 года назад

    Thank you for returning to RUclips! I’ve been back over your videos many times. Please upload more, and more. Oh and more 😀
    All the best

  • @Dredge_Hog
    @Dredge_Hog 2 года назад

    Do you know where I can get those from engines?

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад

      There's no big manufacturer who makes these. There are a some small suppliers like DJB Model Engineering. You can find them on the web or Facebook. I have no experience of their coal fired models though I do have a gas fire model of theirs and it's very good.

  • @timothyboles6457
    @timothyboles6457 9 месяцев назад

    The best part of the live steam hobby is the people. Always ready to share knowledge and experience

  • @NathanielKempson
    @NathanielKempson 2 года назад

    YOU HAVE RETURNED!!
    Fantastic video, as always. Great to see live steam in the garden, always been tempted myself but id HAVE to go with radio control live steam otherwise id be going mad chasing it all the time XD

  • @thijsrikkerink6333
    @thijsrikkerink6333 2 года назад

    Glad to see you're back

  • @jasonstevens7957
    @jasonstevens7957 2 года назад

    Great vid and very glad you have more vids out again, your interview on Railway Mania was fascinating!
    Your recordings should be in a museum!

  • @CandidZulu
    @CandidZulu 2 года назад

    Thanks for posting, really enjoyed this. Lovely railway!

  • @busterboy7505
    @busterboy7505 2 года назад

    Nice to see you again Jonathan, love watching and listening to your videos, 👍👍.

  • @RailwayManiaNet
    @RailwayManiaNet 2 года назад

    Thanks so much for being an awesome podcast guest!

  • @Michael-Madrid
    @Michael-Madrid 2 года назад

    Missed your videos, thank you for the up load, some nice locos :)

  • @fabrizioviscardi40
    @fabrizioviscardi40 2 года назад

    Very interesting movie! Cheers Fabrizio

  • @johnmorgan1102
    @johnmorgan1102 2 года назад

    Great to see you back Jonathan. Enjoyed the video as ever.

  • @matteomarmiroli1713
    @matteomarmiroli1713 2 года назад

    Glad to see you back uploading!

  • @patricklenart4376
    @patricklenart4376 2 года назад

    Jonathan,Have you ever considered about Hornby Live Steam in OO,because the Mallard Set is Hornby’s Engineering at it’s best.

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад

      Hi Patrick, they look interesting though it's not an area I'd want to get into because they are too small for me.

  • @JanetStarChild
    @JanetStarChild 2 года назад

    Those little engines are precious.

  • @lukenoble3319
    @lukenoble3319 2 года назад

    A truly fascinating watch! The shots of the guys all prepping their locos were strongly reminiscent of footage of cleaners prepping locos at large mainline sheds - an interesting 21st century parallel. Your feature in Corb's podcast was also fantastic, great to hear more about your behind the scenes and creative processes.

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад

      Hi Luke, hope you've had a chance to look at the video of my visit to Edge Hill Depot I did in 1968:
      ruclips.net/video/_lXm80O47cQ/видео.html

  • @jamesbetts5027
    @jamesbetts5027 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video and narration.

  • @voxnut
    @voxnut 2 года назад

    Hey, glad to have you back!

  • @wolforzo9816
    @wolforzo9816 Год назад

    at 3:30 how does no steam pressure escape, or go into the bottle?

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  Год назад

      Here's a non return valve on the engine feed which allows water into the boiler but no steam or pressure to come out.

    • @wolforzo9816
      @wolforzo9816 Год назад

      @@GandyDancerProductions very cool, may I ask what the engine feed does?

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  Год назад

      @@wolforzo9816 The engine feed is the water feed that is the pipe that gets the water into the boiler.

  • @railway187
    @railway187 2 года назад

    That’s amazing 🤩

  • @kalebpeart8458
    @kalebpeart8458 2 года назад

    I listened to that podcast episode just the other day! Must say as only a casual viewer of your channel only stumbling across it for your videos on your simplex it wasn’t until listening to that podcast did I find out about your other videos on the collieries. Then promptly went and watched them all!

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад +1

      Hi Kaleb, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Stay in touch there more colliery and mainline steam to come.

  • @laaity
    @laaity 2 года назад

    The man the mith the legend is back

  • @chiefauditor1683
    @chiefauditor1683 2 года назад

    Great to see you back!

  • @chrisdecato
    @chrisdecato 2 года назад

    Fun Stuff!! Nice to see you at it!

  • @JaBBerSmack
    @JaBBerSmack 2 года назад

    I'm happy to see you again! I found your channel in late 2020 and after watching a multitude of your documentaries and other videos I lost you for well over a year. Every few months I would try to find your videos again but with no such luck.

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад +1

      Hi, thanks for the comment I'm glad you're back. If you subscribe to the channel you may have a better chance of finding me.

    • @JaBBerSmack
      @JaBBerSmack 2 года назад

      @@GandyDancerProductions I was subscribed. The funny thing was, I forgot the name!

    • @brennenseibert6708
      @brennenseibert6708 2 года назад

      @@GandyDancerProductions im glad your back

  • @mattseymour8637
    @mattseymour8637 2 года назад

    Great filming! These small locos are great and also challenging to steam as well because of their small size. A real skill to keep in steam but go well when the get going!

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад +1

      Hi Matt, very true. I find it to be the case every time I steam my engine.

    • @mattseymour8637
      @mattseymour8637 2 года назад

      @@GandyDancerProductions Yes that is what I experience with my loco and it's not as small as these ones.

    • @GandyDancerProductions
      @GandyDancerProductions  2 года назад +1

      @@mattseymour8637 I remember our discussions on the subject.

    • @mattseymour8637
      @mattseymour8637 2 года назад

      @@GandyDancerProductions Yes your advice was very helpful and now more efficient at steaming my engines. But even when experienced still a challenge at times due to the size.

  • @mazack00
    @mazack00 2 года назад

    Super cool! I wonder how hard it would be to have little RC engineers and brake men to man the controls..