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A Publication of the M Gauge Society <*"-'-* Modernised Greenley! Nigel and Bob Rainbows GWR type Mogul on the Portway Line. No. 2 1977 A Publication of the M Gauge Society 3 sr 7WGAUGE SOCIETY President C.R.H. Simpson Chairman , Editor Secretary Treasurer W.R. Jones, Dr. J.B. Rogers, D, Walters N. Rainbow 295 Westbourne Grove, Porters Hill Farm, 16 Station Road Merry Hill, Portway London, W.11. Nr. Droitwich, Kenilworth, Warks. Nr. Upton-St. Leonards, 01-727-7051 Worcs. Kenilworth 53244 Gloucestershire Worcester 52397 Gloucester 66244 714 GAUGE NEWS EDITORIAL The "News" has arrived and it is to be hoped that all 'paid-up' members have had their copies of No. 1! It is not too early for opinion to have reached the Editorial Office, and in general the first reaction has been excellent. The considerable teething troubles in the production of such a high quality magazine have been valiantly overcome by Nigel Rainbow, and we are lucky to have a professional to undertake this work. He modestly insists that the first issue is not quite up to the standard he has set himself — some errors of printing were to be seen, partly due to hasty proof reading in order to meet publication dates — but all must agree that he has done a first class job. It is hoped that there will be three issues in 1977. We have optimistically decided to print 400 copies of this first issue, which with a membership of about 200 will allow some copies for sending out with membership forms, and for displaying at places such as rallies and meetings. Allan Pratt has offered to exhibit some, with membership forms, for interested visitors to his museum, and any member who could, with advantage, display copies in an effort to enrol new members is asked to let the Editor know. It seem inevitable that Subscriptions will have to rise. The £1 annual subscription has been described as "the best bargain in the Railway/Model Engineering field" and some doubts were expressed at the A.CM. last September as to the wisdom of leaving it at £1. Up to now, there has been no necessity to put it up, but no doubt a proposal for an increase will face the A.CM. this year. The financial position would be improved if all members would remember to renew their subscriptions in February each year, and to encourage others to join the Society. A magazine like this requires a constant source of copy, preferably written by a multitude of the membership, and not by the Editor! So will anyone with a point of view please put pen to paper and keep the copy flowing to the editorial office. Photographs are also wanted, and they should be black and white prints of 'Enprint' size for preference. Insurance The Committee have been looking into the provision of Insurance facilities for members, but they need to know your requirements. For example, do you require "Third Party risk" and, if so, how much, and/or insurance against fire, theft and boiler explosion and for personal injury? Any comprehensive policy will be expensive. I Planning Permission Our member, Howard Smith of Wainstalls, informed us that he was having difficulty with his local authority over Planning Permission for his railway when he attended the A.G.M. in 1976. Recently he has written to say that the matter has been cleared up and he has enclosed several copies of a letter from the local Town Planning Department giving him the 'all clear' and saying that planning permission is not required. If any member has similar difficulty, this "test case" might be of use as a lever, but it may be wise to remind members that if public passenger carrying is contemplated the situation might be different. New Designs The introduction of a new 714"G. design in the Model Engineer is acknowledged in the introduction to have been not unconnected with the increasing popularity of the gauge, "particularly since the formation of the 7!4"G. Society". Those who eventually build the attractive 0-6-0 "Holmside" will, we hope, join the Society, in this way everyone benefits. A.J. Reeves, the Birmingham based firm of Model Engineering suppliers, have introduced "Jessie", a second 7!4"G. design from Ken Swan. This is a sturdy 0-4-0 Industrial Saddle Tank locomotive developed from "Bridget". Leading Dimensions are as follows:— Length, over buffers 3214in. Height 173/8in. Maximum width 13!4in. Approx. weight 1401b. Outside cylinders Bore 1 Vi" x 2%"stroke Driving wheels 5" diam. It is hoped that a review of this design will be included in a future copy of the 7 !4 "G.News. Publications Received It has become fashionable to refer to railways with a gauge lying between 6" and 15" (but not including the latter) as being the Narrower Gauges and, while the old term of Miniature Railway has much to recommend it, the newer term describes very well the 7 !4"G. lines which are carrying Narrow Gauge locomotives and are not modelled on the 1 '/i'Vfoot basis. Perhaps it was in view of this that the Editor received the 25th Anniversary Issue of "The Narrow Gauge" — the publication of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society, founded in 1951. This most interesting magazine reviews the history of the N.G.R.'s by a variety of authors, including Eric Cope, the founder. Ron Redmen, the Chairman, reviews 25 years of Society Activities and it is difficult to remember how much narrow gauge was still in existence in 1951. Since then, as the "working railways" have declined, the preservation movements have gathered pace, and while many steam locomotives have been cut up, others have been imported from abroad so that there are now almost as many locomotives in service as in 1951. Unfortunately this cannot be true of the 3 foot gauge empires across in Ireland. Our member, Robin Butterell, reviews the Miniature Railway scene and is kind enough to mention the 7 ]A" Gauge Society. The Anniversary Issue is well illustrated and an excellent advertisement for the N.G.R.S. — Membership Secretary, R. Pearman, 34 Giffard Drive, Cove, Farnborough, Hants. The annual subscription is £3.50 2 Our member, William F. Whitman, of Florida, U.S.A. has forwarded the delightful "Safety and Operating Rule Book" of the Florida Live Steamers: illustrated by line drawings it accentuates the importance of safe working of Miniature Railways, and contains some valuable aphorisms. Particularly effective is the rhyme to accompany the illustration of 'How to Lift':— "You'll tie your back in a painful knot, If you lift with a stoop instead of a squat"! Brian Rogers "THESE YOU HAVE LOVED" (WITH APOLOGIES) SEQUEL TO "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" Henry Greenly's 7 V* " 0-4-2 Tank of 1909 by J.G. Davis Reading Rodney Weaver's very interesting article in the new look News No. 1 stirred my memory of a very hard working sturdy little loco, and having risen to the bait I am tempted to have a go with the journalistic pencil as follows. This particular story begins during the Autumn of 1947 when a very great model engineering colleague of mine, Len Willoughby of Eastleigh, Hants., then a Locomotive Footplate Inspector on the Southern Railway, discovered in the work shops of a local Engineering Business a copper boiler, main frames, driving wheels, side tanks, a cast iron cab and portions of valve gear distributed in various corners around the place. During investigations it was found to be of 7!4" gauge with a valve gear of Joy ancestry; it had lately arrived from Captain Holder's residence "Keeping House" at Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu and was reputed to have belonged to the Earl of Northesk. After numerous postal exchanges and a visit to "Keeping House" on a very foggy Saturday in November the deal was done and one evening the following week the mortal remains were collected in a wheelbarrow from the Engineering Establishment. The reason for it being there was for overhaul and shy steaming, more of that anon. On return to the home workshop the pieces were "jury rigged" to give a somewhat light hearted impression of what had been purchased and the condition of the various items. From one or two items I had an idea it may have been a Bassett Lowke product and accordingly wrote off to the Firm with the full description very much a la Rodney Weaver's details, the only difference was the diameter of the tubes Vi" instead of 3/i". Almost by return post came a very interesting letter explaining that "Yes, it was one of five that had been built in 1909 at a price of £65 each! and emphasising that the boiler tubes should be 3A" dia." It was then found that the tubes on our boiler were so coated with a residue of carbon and parafine oil that one almost wondered whether they had been run through since 1909! Eventually a drill of 11/16" dia. was fixed to the end of a long rod and the tubes "drilled" out to the correct size nearly filling an empty Vi gallon paint tin with a sooty residue, no wonder steaming was difficult! After complete restoration to tank outline during the winter of 1947/48 and a successful season with a portable track throughout the summer months of 1948 one was spurred on to construct a tender for the Loco. 3 I have always had a fascination for the London and South Western "Maid of all work" Adams A12 0-4-2 "Jubilees" and after gently persuading my colleague I was very surprised to find one evening on entering his workshop a cardboard "mock-up" of a tender side, cab splashers, etc.
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