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Midlands Model Engineering Exibition

Now wishing I came with you! Interesting to see the 4" Fodens using electric blowers.

I'm sure given half a chance mugglesquop whould have got them going without them!!

thanks for the photos especaly like the fowler showmans engines

What is the undertype traction called St George ?

Some nice looking models there.

Thanks for the photos, I’ looking forward to my visit tomorrow even more now.

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Originally Posted by w6cloggs (Post 38167)

What is the undertype traction called St George ?

It's a 4" Willis Farmers engine. Full size one would be lovely.

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Originally Posted by Shifty (Post 38240)

It's a 4" Willis Farmers engine. Full size one would be lovely.

Thanks just found it in The Development of The English Traction Engine

some greta photos ther them fosters look well

Does anybody know who built the 6" Devonshire in picture 1? I would like to contact them.

John

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Originally Posted by w6cloggs (Post 38248)

Thanks just found it in The Development of The English Traction Engine

This was one of the engines described by Bill Hughes in that classic ' Traction Engines Worth Modelling ' . Drawings might have been available from Percival Marshall and their successors .

John it's http://www.lincolnsteam.co.uk/ they do the 6'' devonshire, we're currenly looking into doing one at the moment, joe

The reason I asked was that the Devonshire pictured has the correct style valve for operating the blower and I would like one of those for the blower and water lifter rather than the globe valves I have currently. President and The Dalesman are good examples of full size engines still fitted with them. I did wonder if it was Lincoln Steam but I notice this is not in their parts list. This is why I asked if this specific engine was built by them or a private individual. I anybody knows of a source of somilar valves I would be interested.

John

Hi Engine John

Nice to have met up with you at the Littlew Leigh Steam party, I also have an interest in the 6" Devonshire and the link will take you to the company who supplies castings and drawings.

http://www.lincolnsteam.co.uk

Clive

Picture 12 is of the Fowler Fen Engine, it looks very familiar, can you please tell if the name of the engine was "Fen Spud" , if so I know who built the engine and spent a couple of seasons rallying it for him.

Clive

If anybody is interested I spoke to Dave at Lincoln Steam today. He is very keen to help. He does produce the plug cocks to the Burrell pattern that I am after so I will be placing an order with him.

Thanks to those who pinted me in his direction.

John

Picture 12, Fowler Fen Type engine.
Is this a 3" scale version??
I have recently p/x a set of castings, boiler and drawings for one of these with Station Road Steam.
It was a Maurice Sedgwick design.
There are more of these about than you might think. A guy called Albert Sell from Chesterfield has/had one plus this one at the exhibition, also saw a 4" version of one at Old Warden, again built to the same design.

It looks like the one that Staton road steam sold a while ago, basically a model of Bob Lee's George. Its a super model.

If you look in the archive pages of Station Road Steam you will find the 4" version I think it was called "My Girl". It was an absolutely stunning model. I spoke to Station Road about it a while after they sold it and I was told it will probably never be steamed just polished periodically.

John

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Originally Posted by Engine John (Post 38478)

"My Girl" is the engine The Pirate would have seen at Old Warden

It was indeed.
As I say, the one I had was a 3" scale version of the same thing.

if anyone wants a copy of the original photos(2048 x 1538), PM me with which ones and ur email address and i'll send you them.

I had a look today as my engine was next to the Fowler fen engine, it is called Fen Spud and according to the label it is a 3".:)

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Originally Posted by Engine John (Post 38478)

I am pretty shure that My Girl is out and on the rally field. I think it has been at the last 3 rallies as Quainton. Yes it is a stunning engine, the only way you can possibly fault it is that it is a double high and not compoud.