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She is 2.8m long, 710mm wide and 1.27m high. Weight? Probably between 750 and 900kg. Our railway has quite steep gradients - about 1 in 100 uphill for 200m - and we run trains of one luggage car plus 4 passenger cars. Normally, about 20 people but sometimes more. But this loco will haul much more th...

Swanley Park, Kent - about 15 miles South East of London

It's been a while since I posted here, but I have been building a locomotive that I think you might be interested in. She has taken 3 years to build, and was inspired by 'Taliesin' of the Ffestiniog Railway. https://www.buntbahn.de/fotos/data/500/5053side.jpg https://www.buntbahn.de/fotos/data/500/5...

Finally, on 1st April, the two tinkerbells ran together.


Today is a sad day for me - the twin with the roof leaves for her new home, so this may be the last time they are seen together.

All,

Today I (almost) completed the first of the tinkerbells:



Now my attention turns to completing the second one - the lining needs to be applied to the tanks and bunker, and some pipework remains to be done. Then I can steam tst them both.

Martin, I'm not sure why the pictures do not show any more - they are still there in reality, just do not show. I will see if I can find out why. The tinkerbells - they are coming on very well. I will post some photographs as soon as the weather is good enough to get them out. I hope to get the tank...

Martin,
Just to update you on the tinkerbells: The boilers are on and the tanks and bunkers are now made. Very shortly, I will take these parts to be painted, and then final assembly, piping up, etc. ready for steam trials can be done. I expect to have them in steam early in 2012.
Regards
Peter

Gerald,
I think you know from the Gnatterbox, but the two O&K's are now both running and with their new owners. If you're ever in the UK in London, let me know and I can tell you where you can go and see one of them - both are just a short train ride from the capital.
Peter

Martin,
I have recently completed the smokeboxes for the tinkerbells. This includes the doors, hinges etc. So I'm now pretty close to putting the boilers on.
Peter

Today the owner of the blue O&K held a party to name her.

The photo above shows him bringing a 3 coach train upthe 1 in 100 from the car park station to the main station at our railway. I think the smile on his face says it all!!