This may seem a bit of a daft question from someone calling himself "The mechanic"....
I have recently acquired a beautiful example of a Pearse "Countess" locomotive. The loco is a work of art however, upon looking into the cab I find myself somewhat lost. Being used to Roundhouse and Accucraft products, "Countess" is rather different in that there is no reverser lever, a curious regulator valve setup and other bits that are either missing or different in layout to the familiar RH or Accucraft "norm". So, what I could really do with is a copy of any original operating instructions, if such things where ever issued?
I am therefore asking if anyone out there has a set of operating instructions for the locomotive that they would be willing to let me have a copy of please? The locomotive deserves to be set up and run properly. I can quite easily raise steam and oil round etc. but it's what I do next which is a bit unclear at the moment and I do not want to do any damage to my new acquisition.
Dave
I have recently acquired a beautiful example of a Pearse "Countess" locomotive. The loco is a work of art however, upon looking into the cab I find myself somewhat lost. Being used to Roundhouse and Accucraft products, "Countess" is rather different in that there is no reverser lever, a curious regulator valve setup and other bits that are either missing or different in layout to the familiar RH or Accucraft "norm". So, what I could really do with is a copy of any original operating instructions, if such things where ever issued?
I am therefore asking if anyone out there has a set of operating instructions for the locomotive that they would be willing to let me have a copy of please? The locomotive deserves to be set up and run properly. I can quite easily raise steam and oil round etc. but it's what I do next which is a bit unclear at the moment and I do not want to do any damage to my new acquisition.
Dave
