Dinas Bryn
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Evening all I know that a ready to run L & B Loco is made but has there been any locos for the mid Wales Line? Les
Vale of Rheidol Loco
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New Haven Neil
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Yup....Roundhouse. 
New Haven Neil
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Merlin. Never seen one though!
jimmytrains_0
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2 - 4 - 0 by locobox "rheidol" 45mm manual steam
railwayman198
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A friend of mine has this old version of the 2-4-0 which he told me was made by Steamlines
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railwayman198 said:A friend of mine has this old version of the 2-4-0 which he told me was made by Steamlines
Oh, that's the Merlin one - Merlin/Steamlines = Tom Cooper, RIP.
That is the very first picture I have ever seen of one! Thanks for posting it.
Don't think I've seen a locobox one either come to think of it, other than in adverts.
As Bagnalls, they look like big Sea Lion/Polar Bear's......
jimmytrains_0
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I've got video on my phone of my rheidol.
how do i upload it to a usable file?
It runs really well and had enough steam in a very short while. Backwards initially cos you have to push the plunger to change direction. Always run with steam through the pipes and use the draincock. I also run a Grasshopper that operates like this.
how do i upload it to a usable file?
It runs really well and had enough steam in a very short while. Backwards initially cos you have to push the plunger to change direction. Always run with steam through the pipes and use the draincock. I also run a Grasshopper that operates like this.
Rhos Helyg Loco Works
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Pictures and details of Archangel "Rheidol" here: http://www.sidestreet.info/locos/loco73.html
I'm currently overhauling and repainting one of these, but it is a little way off yet. I'll try to remember to post some photos when it is finished.
I'm currently overhauling and repainting one of these, but it is a little way off yet. I'll try to remember to post some photos when it is finished.
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New Haven Neil said:railwayman198 said:A friend of mine has this old version of the 2-4-0 which he told me was made by Steamlines
Oh, that's the Merlin one - Merlin/Steamlines = Tom Cooper, RIP.
That is the very first picture I have ever seen of one! Thanks for posting it.
Don't think I've seen a locobox one either come to think of it, other than in adverts.
As Bagnalls, they look like big Sea Lion/Polar Bear's......
Here are the other pics I took on the same day... The poor old thing was a bit stiff and had trouble raising steam to working pressure. We used a battery diesel as a helper to give her a shove but she still struggled. Most likely had not been steamed for some years. She has been sent away for sevicing now so hopefully she will come back as good as new.
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The Tom Cooper version has a cab-side window that should not be there. The story is that Tom mistook a painted and lined panel on a drawing or photograph as a window so included one on the model.
Dinas Bryn
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Many thanks for your help, I was looking for the ones that are running to-day but electric as I wouldn't be allowed to run steamers, in fairness my layout is not made for stem locos Les