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Hampshire Area Garden Railway Group Hampshire Area Garden Railway Group (incorporating the Hampshire area of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers and the Southdown Railway Co.) Associate members of Fareham & District Model Railway Club January 2013 A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all readers. Well, by this time 2012 we’d been well chilled and seen snow in some areas – this year there’s been rain and temperatures around 12 degrees. It would be ideal except for the back garden resembling a lake at times. Fortunately, a window in the rain allowed some running to take place in Totton between Christmas and the End of 2012. We saw Rod’s Regner 2-10-2 running (as depicted last month) complete with a transporter wagon for standard gauge stock plus the more usual narrow gauge vehicles. Looking right at home on a trestle and hauling logs from the other side of the pond was a Climax locomotive – one of the more inventive methods of ensuring the maximum traction with lighter axle loadings from the USA, in comparison of course to the Shays but with a cylinder each side of the boiler rather than having them all on one side. From rather closer to home, William B- J’s detailed “Joan” also put in an appearance later on, initially suffering from a blocked gas jet that had to be rectified before steam could be raised. Once in steam, “Joan” rumbled round the track on manual control, the train including one of the WLLR private owner wagons “J.L.L.Peate & Sons” recently produced specially via TrackShack in the Isle of Man. I need to make a correction at this point, to some information given in last months newsletter – the picture in the SMT Bulletin of a German loco on my line was incorrectly labelled as an IV-K, when in fact it is a Regner TSSD Mallet. Right number of wheels and cylinders but with one set the other way around. It was also pointed out that my comment about the A4’s travelling to the USA ‘after the war’ was wide of the mark. 60008 actually shipped out in 1964 and 60010 in 1966. To add to the history lesson, 60010 began life as Woodcock, keeping the name for a very short period before becoming Dominion of Canada. 60008 began as Golden Shuttle before becoming Dwight D. Eisenhower. Some news on the internet has been circulating of late relating to new models proposed via MVB Schug and Accucraft They are taking pre-orders to build a limited run of Decauville locomotives as pictured here, to use the correct denomination of 030T and 020T. These will be to 1:19 scale but available for both 32mm and 45mm gauges. More details on the web here http://www.accucraft.de/Produkte/1_19/1_19.html Compare the above right with “Barboullier” shown parked at Amberley Chalk Pits museum in 2011; unfortunately without a boiler ticket presently. My memories of “Barboullier” in steam last are chiefly concerned with what they were burning in the firebox – the clag was most impressive, if yellow! I’ve not been able to find any UK sites or dealers taking orders for these two locos, not even TrackShack, although TrackShack do have details of a forthcoming 7/8ths version of SeaLion shown here, the link here being Amberley. Coincidentally, following an overhaul lasting nearly a year, the Groudle Glen Railway’s original 1896 locomotive, SEA LION, has reappeared resplendent in a new paint scheme. The locomotive has been stripped back to bare metal and repainted. A substantial amount of research has gone into the colour scheme and the livery, and the GGR believe she is now accurately painted in her original 1896 livery. Following steam tests, the loco, re-entered traffic successfully during the festive season. Remember not to confuse the two steam engines with their short-lived electric replacements which apparently were prone to falling off the track! TrackShack say the target UK RRP is hoped to be about £1000 and the models will be exclusively available from themselves. At least 50% of any profit from this model will go to the Groudle Glen Railway to help fund a “very special project”. Anyone who has been to Amberley Chalk Pits museum over past few years may have seen SEA LION’s sister POLAR BEAR in action on their line. Comments from one of the drivers there compared driving the locomotive to driving a quarry Hunslet: “You can tell immediately that this is a passenger locomotive – the ride is much smoother and the power delivery so relaxed”. The differences between the two locos are few, perhaps the most apparent being the square spectacle plates on POLAR BEAR, being fitted to improve visibility. You may recall in the December letter that I highlighted the plight of the Launceston Steam Railway and that the local council were applying to build a footpath over the proposed extension of the line into Egloskerry. It transpires that the plans have been abandoned by the council in view of the lack of support from public and funding provision from DEFRA, meaning that they propose to return to the original plans with the railway to allow a joint venture – good news for all. In news from the Ffestiniog Railway, Princess, Prince, Palmerston and Welsh Pony came together at Boston Lodge for the first time in a very long time! On Christmas Eve, four of the world’s oldest narrow gauge steam locomotives were sitting side by side in the Ffestiniog Railway’s workshops in Porthmadog for the first time in living memory. Built in London between 1863 and 1867, together they represent almost six hundred years of steam power on the Ffestiniog. In 2013, Princess will be on display in her home town at Paddington Station from St David’s Day, While Prince will be in steam at London Transport’s Acton Depot in a joint celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Underground. The locos – painted in matching deep red livery – will also visit Dublin’s Heuston Station and the Great British Beer Festival at Olympia in-between taking part in celebrations on the Ffestiniog Railway throughout the year. Welsh Pony is receiving a cosmetic makeover and will be on display in green, while Palmerston will be in steam in maroon. Those of you who attended the last Portchester meeting will have been witness to a boiler lift and replacement on Tom Petch’ Mamod locomotive. Well, I’m pleased to report that following the reseating of one of the cylinders by Tom’s dad Martin, the locomotive re-entered service the following day. The picture below shows the locomotive on passenger duties (under Tom’s watchful eye) and includes a view of a new delivery at Christmas time - Red Mamod with spark arrestor chimney. Thanks are forwarded from Martin to all of those who provided information and assistance in getting the loco back into working order. Thanks also to those who brought their own Mamod engines for comparison and showing what can be done with these little engines. A short item to include here is to welcome a new recipient of the Newsletter – Steven Beith from New Milton; Steven tells me he builds in 00 gauge, 0 gauge and has recently joined the 16mm Association. Obviously, bigger is best Steven! Well, that’s all for this month – we need to discuss Crumblyn during early 2013 as its storage is in question. I suggest we measure it up and check to see if it can be made compatible with the 16mm Association standard modules that are being proposed. It would be good if the idea flies and we could have a Hampshire section at say the AGM in 2014? We can also decide if members can store modules singly to reduce the need for anyone to cater for the whole layout. As usual, please let me know if you have any photos or articles for the newsletter, modelling topics or full size adventures are all welcome. Details of any steaming sessions you would like me to publish can be done so via the newsletter or I can email out details to the group if notice is short. Happy Steaming! Paul If you want to contact me, my email is [email protected] Portchester Meetings will be January 11th and February 8th, as ever the second Friday of each month from around 8pm. If there are any doubts over the meeting due to the weather please call me beforehand. I will post a note on the website too if there is sufficient notice. Please contact myself or William in advance if you need 16mm Association boiler testing. .
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