Chapel Brampton Vintage Gathering

[Phil Procter]

What a lovely looking roller, and very tastefully restored.

My only negative comment would be about the whistle position, is it where it should be ?

Phil

[Allchin Roller]

Hi Phil, As we have no pictures to show where the whistle should be positioned, do YOU know where it should go? As it has to have an audible warning for the boiler inspector to pass the roller, the only place we could find was by the manifold, and it was a good sounding whistle as well.

Thanks
Sharon

[FosterGP6NHP]

Originally Posted by Allchin Roller

Hi Phil, As we have no pictures to show where the whistle should be positioned, do YOU know where it should go? As it has to have an audible warning for the boiler inspector to pass the roller, the only place we could find was by the manifold, and it was a good sounding whistle as well.

Thanks
Sharon

I dont think the question was aimed at me but on Fosters of the same age the catalogue pictures from the Foster catalogue shows the whistle very close to the regulator handle and if there is no tapping in the block but there is a tapping near the regulator then where does the whistle most likely go?

[tasker tractor]

Originally Posted by Allchin Roller

Hi Phil, As we have no pictures to show where the whistle should be positioned, do YOU know where it should go? As it has to have an audible warning for the boiler inspector to pass the roller, the only place we could find was by the manifold, and it was a good sounding whistle as well.

Thanks
Sharon

Early Marshalls have whistle in same place.
Not sure why the boiler inspector has to have an audible warning device thats a road traffic requirement i think. bulb horn or bell on steam tractors and wagons

[steaming my way]

Originally Posted by Allchin Roller

Hi Phil, As we have no pictures to show where the whistle should be positioned, do YOU know where it should go? As it has to have an audible warning for the boiler inspector to pass the roller, the only place we could find was by the manifold, and it was a good sounding whistle as well.

Thanks
Sharon

Allchin 669 that i help look after also has its whistle in the same place as yours!