Visiting locomotives to the CFR.

[casey jones snr]

Number 7. A kit built "Katie" fitted with steam whistle, radio controlled gas regulator and SloMo. Rose. Fully lined out and fitted with LocoWorks running boards. Two fine products from Roundhouse Engineering found their way to the CFR this weekend. Both are "Katie" class locomotives. Does anyone on the forum recognise Rose?

 

[casey jones snr]

A few pictures of the kit built "Katie". In service she performed faultlessly and the SloMo added an extra dimension to shunting operations. I'm sorely tempted to obtain one. Rear view of the cab. Interior of the cab showing radio controlled gas regulator and steam whistle fittings. A view of the chassis showing the SloMo.

 

[trammayo]

Great pics (clarity and detailing revealed). I'll have to do the lottery!

 

[dunnyrail]

A few pictures of the kit built "Katie". In service she performed faultlessly and the SloMo added an extra dimension to shunting operations. I'm sorely tempted to obtain one.View attachment 229398 Rear view of the cab.View attachment 229397 Interior of the cab showing radio controlled gas regulator and steam whistle fittings.View attachment 229396 A view of the chassis showing the SloMo.

Do not be tempted Casey, indulge yourself. SloMo really us worth the cost and effort to fit. You have now seen for yourself the transformed running, well worth the cost.
JonD

 

[Gizzy]

Is No 7 painted in BR blue....

 

[casey jones snr]

Is No 7 painted in BR blue....

No Gizzy, some form of puce green.

 

[railwayman198]

No 7 looks very much like the loco that was sold on ebay a few weeks ago. I tried for it but was outbid. I'm pleased that it went to a good home.

 

[casey jones snr]

No 7 looks very much like the loco that was sold on ebay a few weeks ago. I tried for it but was outbid. I'm pleased that it went to a good home.

It was indeed Philip. A beautiful runner, ideal for shunting.

 

[casey jones snr]

It is a while since i updated:-

 

[Brad Smith]

Please explain to me what a SloMo is and who installs it in a Roundhouse live steamer. I have two Roundhouse steamers, Russell and a Vale of Rheidol loco.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Please explain to me what a SloMo is and who installs it in a Roundhouse live steamer. I have two Roundhouse steamers, Russell and a Vale of Rheidol loco.

Brad, I wondered if this might help as it;s from your side of the pond, but having read the article, probably not so much

Better Speed Control For Your Live Steam Locomotives - Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette

Controlling small-scale, live steam locomotives can be tricky. They may stall on upgrades, and often run too fast on downgrades – and, slow switching is hard to achieve.

ngslgazette.com

But this gives the brief

S.S.P.

smallsteamperformance.com.au

 

[dunnyrail]

Please explain to me what a SloMo is and who installs it in a Roundhouse live steamer. I have two Roundhouse steamers, Russell and a Vale of Rheidol loco.

Here are a couple of my threads about fitting a SloMo to Roundhouse locomotives. In essence it is a bit like an old type phone where the dial used to return via a slow geared mechanism. SloMo adds gears that makes slow running and even shunting a joy. They were available from Oz but the chap stopped making them earlier this year so sorry you have missed the boat I am afraid. Within my posts there are YouTube vids that show just how controllable they are when fitted. This was a do it yourself job, not for the faint hearted though I expect there may have been a fitter about in the UK, but never heard of one. There was never one for either Russell or Rheidol, however as the Russell is pretty much a Lady Anne I got one of those and it fitted just fine.

Roundhouse Russell Fitting a SloMo to him and previous Problems him UPDATED THREAD NAME

Jon, what are your thoughts on using a SlowMo in an item of rolling stock so it can be used behind any locomotive. It would save on cost of having several SlowMo's and also some say that they can impose far more wear on a locomotive's running gear. One could then pick and choose whether to use...

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PPS SloMo fit to my Roundhouse Jack

Well I finally took the plunge and purchased a Couple of SloMo's for my Roundhouse Jack and Stanley Steam Tram. Have to say the dealing with Terry of Small Steam Performance was a joy and cannot fault his assistance one bit. My Jack was the first to be looked at, the on line instructions give...

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[casey jones snr]

Here are some pictures of the latest locom visitors:-

Roundhouse Engineering Vale of Reidol and Roundhouse Leek and Manifold locomotives.

Leek and Manifold.

Val of Riedol Locomotive.
Locoworks Cackler.

Roundhouse Double Fairlie Locomotive.

Accucraft locomotive.

Accucraft and RWM locomotives.

Roundhouse Engineering Bertie and Katie.

Roundhouse Engineering Katie.

Roundhouse Engineering Katie and unidentified locomotiv.

 

[casey jones snr]

A few more:-

Roundhouse Engineering Karen.

Roundhouse Engineering Millie.


Roundhouse Engineering Silver Lady.

Roundhouse Engineering Darjeeling D class.