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Well it had to happen, I have been looking longingly at live steam. But would live steam be able to operate on my up to 10% (1:10) gradients? The only thing of course was to test it...
Stuart (Marshman) has recently caught the Live Steam bug and had added a little Regner `Konrad` to his stable.
Now this little `Konrad` (as well as other Regner locos) had been recommended to me as one that is well geared for well mannered running.
To quote Tag, "it would climb walls!".
So Stuart brought it over a week or so back and the testing began.
It was all new to me to be partaking in the process so everything was a learning curve.
We both learned a lot and we had to dismantle her to find out why the gas was having problems, both due to the cold and also a blocked gas jet (a common problem with Regners we were told later)
I am putting together a video of the running but until that gets done here are some photies of a very enjoyable afternoon on a very cold, still-aired, damp day (just right for `big` plumes!).
First was the prepping and then she was off. Would she manage the big climb...........
Stuart (Marshman) has recently caught the Live Steam bug and had added a little Regner `Konrad` to his stable.
Now this little `Konrad` (as well as other Regner locos) had been recommended to me as one that is well geared for well mannered running.
To quote Tag, "it would climb walls!".
So Stuart brought it over a week or so back and the testing began.
It was all new to me to be partaking in the process so everything was a learning curve.
We both learned a lot and we had to dismantle her to find out why the gas was having problems, both due to the cold and also a blocked gas jet (a common problem with Regners we were told later)
I am putting together a video of the running but until that gets done here are some photies of a very enjoyable afternoon on a very cold, still-aired, damp day (just right for `big` plumes!).
First was the prepping and then she was off. Would she manage the big climb...........