New Haven Neil
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It's very childish, but I noticed there are no posts in Live Steam - so I'm putting the first one in, my claim to....well, not exactly fame, is it! 
First in!
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Radish Bahn
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Err .. just checking if Steam loco pics will upload ..... 
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Mornin' All
Exeter show went well. I purchased a couple of miniature enots fittings for my coal fired Fowler – for an eye watering 25 squid a pair!! Needs must however. the lack of a filler/top up other than by the tender handpump has really been getting up my nose
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Exeter show went well. I purchased a couple of miniature enots fittings for my coal fired Fowler – for an eye watering 25 squid a pair!! Needs must however. the lack of a filler/top up other than by the tender handpump has really been getting up my nose
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They are push fit non-return connectors. The water connection from tender to loco on this model is just the usual screw-up male/femail connecctor (permanent fitting). Now this is fine, but when one is steaming up a coal fired loco needs lots of water so one is forever using the handpump in the tender. This is a real pain. With the enots quick release connector one can disconnect, click in a normal boiler top up type garden spray bottle and keep the level in the water gauge up with that. Once a good fire has been established and the loco ready to run, one can then just release the bottle and click in the standard tender connection for use while running – much more relaxing. My Edrig coalie has an extra enots fitted as standard and I get on very well with this. You won't be able to see it on the picture unfortunately (it is on the port side of the footplate behind the backscreen) but is is very easy to use.
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brianthesnail96
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It's a good first thread in the steam forum!
I too acquired a water fill system at Exeter, and a few other odds and sods. Oh, and gave into temptation having bumped into Mr Summerlands of chuffpipe fame as the show was closing, having managed to miss him all day! A very nice chap indeed. May have to do some testing later.
There was also a very nice ex Longlands & Western Caradoc on sale... I should have been more patient :lol:It's the loco on the back cover of Tag's book in fact.
I too acquired a water fill system at Exeter, and a few other odds and sods. Oh, and gave into temptation having bumped into Mr Summerlands of chuffpipe fame as the show was closing, having managed to miss him all day! A very nice chap indeed. May have to do some testing later.
There was also a very nice ex Longlands & Western Caradoc on sale... I should have been more patient :lol:It's the loco on the back cover of Tag's book in fact.
brianthesnail96
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I need to find a better photo of Laura that shows she is actually a girl, after several folks asked where my blue hair was at Exeter :lol:
New Haven Neil
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Some lovely photos there, I just lurve Tag's Fowler.....want one......as the saying goes!!
brianthesnail96
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Not yet Doug but she will.
Just spotted NHN's avatar :lol:
Just spotted NHN's avatar :lol:
Neil Robinson
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That is sublime, here's the ridiculous running on the same railway!
That loco was indeed one of mine and I was surprised to see that the seller had not made mention of the firing sys on this model. In fact it has a 'one-off Cheddar gas tank and pressure regulated gas valve. This means that the loco has an almost silent burner and one that will burn for the best part of an hour...