Charles Pooter hauls Atropos

[Chris Bird]

Hi folks
My 1986 Roundhouse Charles Pooter had an outing on Tuesday to haul David Turner`s superb Atropos Schull & Skibbereen coaches. I had forgotten how pleasant meths firing can be....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opzolMqcMr4

And here is a snap of it in action
Cheers
Chris

 

[3Valve]

Nice.

I misread the thread title initially, thought it said "hates Atropos". I was thinking "Crikey what is Charles's problem with Atropos?"

 

[garrymartin]

A lovely film, with a handsome loco and a fine train of stock

 

[stockers]

Good, isn't it.

 

[Chris Bird]

Thanks guys - glad you enjoyed it

And rest assured Gareth - Charles loves those Atropos coaches - and so do I
Cheers
Chris

 

[green park]

wow, lovely steam effects in the cold weather. is it a pot boiler? nearly bought a lady anne meths but put off as a pot. yours runs well tho... mart

 

[KandNWLR]

Simply excellent

 

[Chris Bird]

wow, lovely steam effects in the cold weather. is it a pot boiler? nearly bought a lady anne meths but put off as a pot. yours runs well tho... mart

Yes, the Charles Pooter is a pot boiler and runs beautifully. Once you have the wicks adjusted correctly it is very simple and the burner is silent. The thing is that these locos are now nearly 30 years old and so it helps to see it run before you buy. I bought a wreck and you can read the story here:
https://sites.google.com/a/gardenrailwayclub.com/club/locos/roundhouse-charles-pooter

There is also an article there on doing up a 1983 Lady Anne:
https://sites.google.com/a/gardenrailwayclub.com/club/locos/vintage-lady-anne

Cheers
Chris

 

[owlpool]

charming