Been a long time coming, well done to all her supporters: to those who financially gave to the project, to those who made all the parts and to those who put her together!
lovely Locomotive, can't wait until she's in her green livery. The video is great too, especially when it shows you the photos of the original 1898 built engine and the replica in 2017.
traindriver35 I do have a soft spot for the Lynton and Barnstable but it is at the wrong end of the country for me and I am only a teenager so can't organise a holiday around a trip to one mile of railway. Although I did go many years ago and I thought it was just wonderful.
traindriver35 A Yank named Alvin Toffler wrote a book about 1970 called "Future Shock" in which he notes that as the world becomes more technological the people feel the need to hold onto things from the past. He doesn't mention old trains but his thesis has been born out by the many tourist railroads and train museums that have started and prospered since that time. Of course it didn't hurt that incomes have risen and provided funds for donations and rides.
Interesting that it seems to have a screw reverse where all the similar Australian Puffing Billy locos have lever reverse.
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Re-creating this locomotive was a magnificent engineering achievement. It's lucky that the original drawings survived. How and from whom were they obtained, because that was surely the key to the entire project?
traindriver35 thanks. I've never seen or read a description below a RUclips video so complete. It has the Baldwin roof. But it has no headlight. Hope to ride your rails someday.
Thank you, I do try😊 the history of our little railway is very interesting and to have had a unique loco, built in the U.S. puffing over rugged Exmoor is quite special. I think she was the only U.S. built loco specifically for the U.K. There were others sent here during WWII and later bought by the Southern Railway. A replica has been made of the headlamp which we will see in September. The original is in a museum
Been a long time coming, well done to all her supporters: to those who financially gave to the project, to those who made all the parts and to those who put her together!
Amazing achievement. Apart from the lack of paint, looks just like my Accuracy version!
Huge congrats to those involved. She looks almost spot on. All she needs now is some colour and some TLC.
lovely Locomotive, can't wait until she's in her green livery. The video is great too, especially when it shows you the photos of the original 1898 built engine and the replica in 2017.
just fabulous !
She's a fine look brute, can't wait to see this with Lyd. Hopefully very soon.
Yes that will be a fine sight. Keep 'em peeled! It's in the pipeline
traindriver35 I do have a soft spot for the Lynton and Barnstable but it is at the wrong end of the country for me and I am only a teenager so can't organise a holiday around a trip to one mile of railway. Although I did go many years ago and I thought it was just wonderful.
Not to worry, in a few years we'll hopefully have a much longer railway for you to visit. Glad to hear young people are interested in the railway.
traindriver35 A Yank named Alvin Toffler wrote a book about 1970 called "Future Shock" in which he notes that as the world becomes more technological the people feel the need to hold onto things from the past. He doesn't mention old trains but his thesis has been born out by the many tourist railroads and train museums that have started and prospered since that time. Of course it didn't hurt that incomes have risen and provided funds for donations and rides.
Interesting that it seems to have a screw reverse where all the similar Australian Puffing Billy locos have lever reverse.
Re-creating this locomotive was a magnificent engineering achievement. It's lucky that the original drawings survived. How and from whom were they obtained, because that was surely the key to the entire project?
WAHOO! New kid on the block! Cant wait :D
Traindriver35, where are you getting all that rail and what weight is it? What boiler pressure in PSI does your new Baldwin produce?
Rail for the new extension? It's going to be brand new 50lb rail I think. The working pressure of the boiler is 250lbs psi
traindriver35 Where is it being rolled?
Sorry, I'm sure it's be considered by those in charge of the project, but I don't know.
Why did you have Baldwin build the original?
Please have a look in the description. I give a fairly good account. Hope you like the new LYN
traindriver35 thanks. I've never seen or read a description below a RUclips video so complete. It has the Baldwin roof. But it has no headlight. Hope to ride your rails someday.
Thank you, I do try😊 the history of our little railway is very interesting and to have had a unique loco, built in the U.S. puffing over rugged Exmoor is quite special. I think she was the only U.S. built loco specifically for the U.K. There were others sent here during WWII and later bought by the Southern Railway. A replica has been made of the headlamp which we will see in September. The original is in a museum