Query especially for Tag Gorton

[KeithT]

Tag (or anyone else) have you heard of GMT steam locos?
I have just hosted a Church Charity open day and one of the visitors, David Getgood, was the builder of 1 of only 3 of these locos - the only one still in existence is in his possession.
They were electric heated steamers.
For many years he built and ran 7/8ths scale trams a scale seemingly unique to this area. He still has some of those.

 

[tagorton]

Tag (or anyone else) have you heard of GMT steam locos?
I have just hosted a Church Charity open day and one of the visitors, David Getgood, was the builder of 1 of only 3 of these locos - the only one still in existence is in his possession.
They were electric heated steamers.
For many years he built and ran 7/8ths scale trams a scale seemingly unique to this area. He still has some of those.

Short answer ? never heard of 'em Keith!

 

[KeithT]

Tag (or anyone else) have you heard of GMT steam locos?
I have just hosted a Church Charity open day and one of the visitors, David Getgood, was the builder of 1 of only 3 of these locos - the only one still in existence is in his possession.
They were electric heated steamers.
For many years he built and ran 7/8ths scale trams a scale seemingly unique to this area. He still has some of those.

Short answer ? never heard of 'em Keith!

Tag I never expected to stump you!
I gather they were 54V - it seems a strange choice I wonder if they used Army surplus batteries?

 

[MRail]

For many years he built and ran 7/8ths scale trams a scale seemingly unique to this area. He still has some of those.

Before going over to 16mm, I was active with the Merseyside TLRS in 3/4" (16:1) scale tramways on 3½" gauge.

I know the Manchester Tramway Society builds to 5/8th scale, running on 2&15/16th gauge track.
This, of course, is equivalent to std gauge 16mm scale, ie gauge 4.

Never heard of anyone using 7/8th - very interesting!

 

[Dtsteam]

I thought David Getgood was one of the 5/8th scale tram modellers in the Manchester area. In the sixties he got together with two other members of the Manchester Model Railway society to build these electrically powered G1 steamers. they were quite advanced stuff - 50v for heating, and high frequency overlaid on top for control. I think they had some articles in the MRN - just the sort of thing the mag reported in its heyday. You got the impression that the whole idea was as dangerous as hell - but great fun.

 

[KeithT]

For many years he built and ran 7/8ths scale trams a scale seemingly unique to this area. He still has some of those.

Before going over to 16mm, I was active with the Merseyside TLRS in 3/4" (16:1) scale tramways on 3½" gauge.

I know the Manchester Tramway Society builds to 5/8th scale, running on 2&15/16th gauge track.
This, of course, is equivalent to std gauge 16mm scale, ie gauge 4.

Never heard of anyone using 7/8th - very interesting!

Could I have mis-remembered what he said - v possible! Although he did say that it was not a usual scale.
I will probably see him shortly, he has promised me a couple of diodes for the rack railway.
The other remarkable thing is that I remember him running his Blackpool and other trams at MMRS 30+years ago but had not seen him since.

 

[KeithT]

I thought David Getgood was one of the 5/8th scale tram modellers in the Manchester area. In the sixties he got together with two other members of the Manchester Model Railway society to build these electrically powered G1 steamers. they were quite advanced stuff - 50v for heating, and high frequency overlaid on top for control. I think they had some articles in the MRN - just the sort of thing the mag reported in its heyday. You got the impression that the whole idea was as dangerous as hell - but great fun.

I am sure you are correct he was v mysterious about them saying that "it was a long story."
Only one loco survives. I wonder if I can get to see it?

 

[PaulRhB]

You got the impression that the whole idea was as dangerous as hell - but great fun.

Only one loco survives.

Now am I alone in thinking that quote one might have something to do with quote 2?

 

[Charles M]

Try here for 7/8ths scale .

http://www.7-8ths.info/index.php

Lots of interesting modelling going on . I am also a member too.
Charles M

 

[KeithT]

You got the impression that the whole idea was as dangerous as hell - but great fun.

Only one loco survives.

Now am I alone in thinking that quote one might have something to do with quote 2?

It's a dangerous business pushing the bounds of scale steam.