Wellingborough and Finedon Iron stone railway Peckett

[jeremy.viewing]

I thought you might be interested in an update on my latest build. As an Eight year old in 1966, my father would take me to Wellingborough a town nine miles north from us to watch the Ironstone railway move ore between Finedon and Wellingborough. The metre gauge line was and serviced by three Peckett saddle tanks. I have fond memories of Peckett 2029 number 87 the largest of the three locomotives as the driver allowed me to ride the footplate and traverse the entire system a number of times. Happily all three engines are preserved at the Irchester ironstone railway museum in Northamptonshire.
https://sites.google.com/site/ingrmuseum/home

The idea for the build first came to mind when I purchased an old 0-6-0 chassis with a Bassett Lowke motor earlier in the year, following a visit to the museum and with the help of the trust members I was allowed access to 87 to take dimensions and photographs.

 

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Model construction started with the main material Styrene sheet. With the saddle tank formed from Styrene ducting.





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Smoke box door supplied by Walsall model supplies

 

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Peckett at Irchester museum

 

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Used pin heads for rivet detail, chimney and brass poppet valves from GRS

 

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No where near finished but with cylinders and a coat of paint

 

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First test run.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7qplnae00s2uiv3/Pecket%20run%20070315.wmv?dl=0

 

[dunnyrail]

Nice job, a rivet counters delight!

But I think you may have linked to the wrong Vid. Perhaos to another Pecket you have built. Looks like an 0-4-0 in the Vid to me. Most certainly a different Loco as there is no Coal Bunker on the one in the Vid.

JonD

 

[jeremy.viewing]

Thanks for the heads up, yes you are quite right this should be the one.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lva61u1hsrveapt/IMG_0231.MOV?dl=0

 

[G-force1]

Couldn't have cost a Peckett either!




Sorry,

Hat, coat, door . . . . . .

 

[dunnyrail]

Thanks for the heads up, yes you are quite right this should be the one.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lva61u1hsrveapt/IMG_0231.MOV?dl=0

Brill nice Vid, only 2 more to build now!
That your line or a Club one somewhere?
JonD

 

[Martino]

Very good Sir.

 

[David1226]

Jeremy

That would be a great bit of scratch built modelling in any scale. In G Scale it is rare and wonderful. Keep up the excellent work.

David

 

[PaulRhB]

Very nice, especially with the personal connection

 

[Rhinochugger]

That's what makes the model railway world go round - nice one

 

[dunnyrail]

Reading your posts again you never mentioned how it works. I imagine it is Battery?
JonD

 

[jeremy.viewing]

Thanks for all the comments, she uses a Planet radio 2.4 Gb mounted in the tank along with a 12V 2600mAh flat 5x2 AA NiMH Battery Pack and Viper speed controller, I will also fit a Myloco sound card.
The cylinders are brass fabrications with brass slide bars and crossheads

 

[jeremy.viewing]

Jon, The line in the second video is at Delapre Park - Northampton Society of Model Engineers, the first video of the 0-4-0 is my line, changed a bit since that was taken.

 

[spoz]

Outstanding modelling as usual Jeremy - keep up the good work, I look forward to your build posts!

Steve

 

[ge_rik]

Thanks for all the comments, she uses a Planet radio 2.4 Gb mounted in the tank along with a 12V 2600mAh flat 5x2 AA NiMH Battery Pack and Viper speed controller, I will also fit a Myloco sound card.
The cylinders are brass fabrications with brass slide bars and crossheads

Be fascinated to see how you make your motion. Looks very well engineered.

Rik