Two Boxing Days

[Rhinochugger]

Boxing Day - as in 26 December - was grey, and then started to drizzle - you can see rain spots on the camera.

But I had to test my new AMS wagons

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[Rhinochugger]

The trouble is that it's difficult to get 1:20.3 raindrops

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[Rhinochugger]

Boxing Day Bank Holiday (today) and the sun was shining, with the frost just lifting, and there was time to enjoy things

There are 6 million reasons why a Shay is an ideal first steamer:

1 - It does not need driving as there are only two speeds; flat out (crawling) and stop
2 - controls are easy - forward or reverse is a fairly easy choice; gas tap one quarter turn; steam valve about three quarters with this weight of train - the caboose is brass and the Shay is being asked to work quite hard on 8 ft diameter curves and slight grades
3 - apart from axle boxes, you can lubricate everything while raising steam
4 - it deposits all its greasy gunge outside of the rails

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[Richie]

Nice shots Ian The RGS stock car does look nice i'm off to Steves tomorrow will see if he still has that other one forsale .

 

[Rhinochugger]

Nice shots Ian The RGS stock car does look nice i'm off to Steves tomorrow will see if he still has that other one forsale .

Careful - I think he sold it the same day that I bought mine

But he might have something else

 

[Richie]

Nice shots Ian The RGS stock car does look nice i'm off to Steves tomorrow will see if he still has that other one forsale .

Careful - I think he sold it the same day that I bought mine

But he might have something else

He did have a AMS CONOCO tanker last time i went i bet that's gone as well they don't stay on the shelves long

 

[New Haven Neil]

oooh, aaah, nice!

Every time I see that Shay I get an urge...steady grandpa.....to obtain one for the L&L......:love:

 

[Rhinochugger]

oooh, aaah, nice!

Every time I see that Shay I get an urge...steady grandpa.....to obtain one for the L&L......:love:

Part of the pleasure of not having to drive them, is that you can sit and watch the pistons and all the gearing...............for hours on end

Well, about a quarter of an hour at a time actually, until the gas runs out

 

[Rhinochugger]

Nice shots Ian The RGS stock car does look nice i'm off to Steves tomorrow will see if he still has that other one forsale .

Careful - I think he sold it the same day that I bought mine

But he might have something else

He did have a AMS CONOCO tanker last time i went i bet that's gone as well they don't stay on the shelves long

I think Sandy Taylor (Scottish Garden Railways) has still got a tanker - the other one of the pair that I didn't buy

 

[Richie]

Nice shots Ian The RGS stock car does look nice i'm off to Steves tomorrow will see if he still has that other one forsale .

Careful - I think he sold it the same day that I bought mine

But he might have something else

He did have a AMS CONOCO tanker last time i went i bet that's gone as well they don't stay on the shelves long

I think Sandy Taylor (Scottish Garden Railways) has still got a tanker - the other one of the pair that I didn't buy

Hi Ian
Went to Steves at Back2bay6 today and got myself an Xmas present a AMS Conoco tanker very nice it looks But no more stock cars

 

[Rhinochugger]

The tanker's a smasher. I prefer it to the two Bachmann ones, as it just shouts narrow gauge at you, being simply a tank lashed to a flat wagon