THROWBACK MODELLER July/August 2020 Issue 16 the Getting Back to Tradition Edition

THROWBACK MODELLER July/August 2020 Issue 16 The getting back to tradition edition

A Glut of (old) Garratts - the origin….?

Down to the nuts and bolts

Moose on the loose

16MM HERITAGE LOCOMOTIVE OWNERS AND OPERATORS Throwback Modeller ASSOCIATION ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 I S S U E 1 6 Welcome to Issue Sixteen

Hello everyone. My turn to intention of holding the live open the batting again - even Heritage Auction at the April if you can only watch from a 2021 Show, subject to that safe distance! I am really going ahead. pleased to be able to tell you Nigel and I get a lot of emails that Marc Horovitz will be these days, and thank you all. writing a column in TBM for One recurring theme is to each issue. I will leave him to kindly say that TBM is just introduce himself inside. It getting better with each really adds another issue. Okay, but this can only dimension to the magazine, happen if you send us pieces and for all those queries that anything you want to locate. in. We both love the fact that we keep getting - well Marc one item can network into a My Steamcraft double fairlie will have the answers to so whole chain. Use us please is back from its restoration, many of them. He has for anything heritage that and I am so very pleased with recently completed steaming you want to know, no matter the result. It was done by something different for 75 how brief. With the David Taylor himself, and I consecutive days, leading foregoing, we have again to will cover him in far more Dave Pinniger to suggest the hold over some items until detail in a follow up article. award to him of the OHMS - the next issue. Oh, and if you He offered to do the rebuild Order of Historic Magnificent Cover shot; Derek’s happen to be thinking that as for him it was a very Steamers. We included a bit newly refurbished the magazine is only full of nostalgic trip. For the in Bulletin on this theme - but Steamcraft double trams, fairlies and L&B's (no moment I will tease you with won’t spoil that surprise. fairlie L&B’s this time around Derek, this cover photo. Strange times. As I write all but my other passion might David would love to hear bar the 16mm Association be hinted at - Ed), which we from anyone with one of his Show at Peterborough have both happen to think it is not, locos, and is happy to offer been cancelled. Small socially then the remedy is in your advice on any mechanical distanced gatherings have hands - make suggestions! problems. Contact me first. started to happen, whilst The search for models sold quite a few people have Happy reading, and from on or remembered is spent many days running both of us, please take extra gathering momentum. Nigel everything that they have on care and stay safe and well. Copyright on all for instance has discovered a their roster. I am told that materials in this single b&w photo of the some of the major traders newsletter remains inside of the cab of a have been swamped with DEREK vested in the authors Manning Wardle L&B built by orders for track, so a lot of and editor. David Hick. Currently we can't refettling and line extensions Reproduction of the find out anything more. Do are also happening. If the whole or any part is you know where the loco is Peterborough Show is forbidden without now - it’s driving him nuts! cancelled, then as I write relevant permissions. Just email in the details for Nigel and I have every P A G E 3 IT'S ALL THERE IN BLACK AND WHITE

This photo involves four people, and early craft beers. of Peter's clerestory coaches in the in my humble opinion they had rake behind the loco. He was multi- To the right of the three is Jack probably the greatest influence on talented, and you have seen already Wheldon, who should need no our hobby in its early days and as it many of his superb photos in this introduction. To the left of the group gained momentum. I cannot think magazine. is Dave Rowlands, who I continue to that any four would have the same think popularised the hobby among With so little time before getting this effect these days, as the hobby has those who were new with some TBM out, I intend to do a far fuller changed so very much. delightfully written and often very appreciation of Peter in the next Four people? Okay, you can only see humorous articles in the mainstream issue. You are very welcome to three. The photo was taken by Dave model railway press. He and Dave contact me with any memories of Pinniger, whose writing and Pinniger certainly did much to him for me to include. inspirations have kept us so publicise Stewart Browne's Archangel Rest in peace Peter, and thanks for so interested over the years. He products. many memories. mentions that the loco is his Lindale Sadly we now come to the gentleman Caledonia named 'Foxdale', and for in the middle. Sadly because it is the afficionados among you the Peter Dobson, and I have to tell you DEREK bottled beer is Ruddles County, that he passed away at the end of described as one of the best of the July after a protracted illness. It is one P A G E 4 I like mine crispy - the first Throwback cookbook entry

commissioned with Stewart in late 2015, 45mm Gauge, meths fired with cross head water pump. Cost was quite pricey as are most of Stewart's late efforts. Loco was delivered mid 2016. The 'infamous ' fire took place in Oct.2019 at a friends garden railway. The loco had been parked after a fine run , fire extinguished & fuel tap turned off - though not completely as it turns out. Whilst we were having lunch inside, my friend's wife happened to look outside & noticed flames leaping from the boxcar so notified us accordingly! I leapt to my feet & rushed outside straight thru' the sliding screen door which I should have opened first! The fire was extinguished & damage surveyed. We thought it may provide a few laughs so we reignited the boxcar ( which was damaged beyond repair anyway ) & took a few photos. The loco only sustained minor damage in that the heat had 'desoldered' the coal boards & burnt the coupler. The boxcar was written off after salvaging the rear bogie. The track sustained some burnt sleepers. So, the lessons learnt are to ensure that the fuel tap is completely closed & use a CO2 ( bike inflator ) to properly extinguish the wicks!

We've had many a laugh since at this misadventure. Claus Kleinhapl

HOW TO COOK YOUR RHEIDOL AND TRAIN Derek says that there is a lesson in here for anyone running a meths loco. If you are not aware, the loco Rheidol as we know it was originally built as per these photos by W G Bagnall for a customer in Brazil. After the order was cancelled it was sold on to work on the Plynlimon & Hafan Tramway and called Talybont. Finally, after that line closed, it was regauged and sold to the Vale Of Rheidol Railway where it gained the name we now know the loco as. Claus takes up the story: The ARCHANGEL Rheidol 'Treze de Mayo ' was P A G E 5 It is a sad task to write about the loss of a friend, but Roger’s recent passing needs to be Roger Pattie and marked and I think he would have appreciated a piece in TBM. Roger was one of our unsung heroes in 16mm as he Bigglesbahn: really helped to demonstrate the attraction of live steam to a wide audience through his and their drivers and most of least one set of valve gear and exhibition layouts. The name us without radio control opted rods. This was named “Bigglesbahn” shows Roger’s not to make the hair-raising “Ramoth” after one of the fire- dry sense of humour. It was so descent back down to the breathing dragons in Anne nicknamed because Roger flew lower level. One of his very MacCaffrey’s “Dragonflight” for BEA then BA as a early locomotives was a radio series of books and a number commercial pilot before he controlled Merlin Maestro of his other locos, including retired. which remained a favourite another black Fowler “Canth”, and in later years, when Roger also had names of dragons. He joined the 16mm had largely switched to 45mm People who have read the Association in the mid 1980’s gauge, it was often his engine books know why the official and built a railway in his very of choice to take to steam ups name of the “Bigglesbahn” was challenging garden at on other lines. “High Reaches”. Whitchurch on Thames. This had a very steep slope and so Roger had wide interests in Roger took his tracks to many the railway was initially on a narrow gauge and was venues, including Reading and ledge by the back door which particularly fascinated by coal Exeter, but the annual Roger’s veteran Mer- was then extended to a much firing. I think that his John Welshpool and Llanfair Railway lin Maestro visiting higher loop on the top lawn Shawe/Roundhouse coal fired gala was the most successful the AVR [Photo Dave connected by a fearsome Fowler 0-6-2 was probably his venue. Typically, he custom Pinniger] Darjeeling type spiral. This was favourite engine and it was run built the layout to exactly fit in a severe test for many engines so much that he wore out at the engine shed at Llanfair. His dedicated band of operators had to be very careful to avoid the 2’ 6” gauge rails which ran under the track which could catch you a nasty one on the knee. Roger’s love of the W & L is well known as he was a regular driver and latterly organised their driving roster. He was a quietly spoken man and the only time I ever saw him lose his temper was when someone had messed up his rota and he had to stop running his Shay and leave the track to step in as a driver at the last minute.

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engineer and a great help to now has a permanent home. many of our local informal group Roger with his deep voice, Roger with his coal-fired Fowler carrying out repairs to ailing wisdom and wry sense of “Ramoth” [Photo by Roy Bernard] locomotives. He was particularly humour [“Nightmare Mate, adept at track bashing and Nightmare!”] will be greatly together with other friends he Annual Show at Llanfair, I sadly missed by many people, but he rebuilt the late Peter Spindlow’s will still be with us when we can never actually met Roger in GWR garden line and was once again resume our regular person, which really is my loss. frequently seen sorting out point steam ups. and joint issues on Roy Bernard’s Cookham Light Railway. Dave Pinniger

He had many interests including Derek says: I also have been at 1:48 scale USA narrow gauge and the receiving end of Roger's generosity. Thanks to him, I now Roger was also a member of the own two models that I really do Reading Society of Model love. The first is a Locomotion Engineers. Sadly, he became ill three car railcar set, and the and although always positive, he other a DJB A series Climax which never finished his 5” gauge is just amazing. Roger's generosity was shown by the “Polly” and his plans for a new costs of these two models being track in the garden at Whitchurch donated to Macmillan Nursing. were not to be. Roger generously Despite my having been a donated his Bigglesbahn to the member of the W&Ll Society 16mm group at Llanfair where it since 1966, and going to the ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 7

Sales, Wants & Solds The rest of the sales include the Don Boreham Mamod with scratchbuilt tender (see new photos), r/c, proper boiler, the With the heritage auction, we cannot update you until 45mm Merlin Midas(TBM12), and the charming little we know the situation with Shows, but all the models Accucraft Excelsior, manual, in green (TBM13). I had the blue are still available in the auction “catalogue”, and as one here to photograph, and it really did look well out on the soon as we are able we will update you. line. Not dear at £650.

FOR SALES. Merlin Major 0-6-0. Black. Radio control and with a working whistle. Described as running very well, and with no known problems. Any of the models in this generic range are highly regarded and sought after, and you can own this one for £850.

SOLD The blue Accucraft Excelsior found a new home at £525. The Locomotion railcar has gone to Australia for £650. The 6 bogie coaches and the Hunslet style loco all sold. Coaches for £48 each and the loco finally went for £800. The Tom Cooper and Garden Rail magazines found a new home.

WANTED I have a friend with a good stud of locos, including two live steam L&B Manning Wardles and a rake of Accucraft coaches. He also has a conservatory he likes sitting in, and a love of tea and good biscuits that mean, on occasions, he doesn't want to stir to attend to his locos, and runs battery Roundhouse Dylan. Green. 1981/2 so an early one. diesels instead. However, he would love to buy a battery L&B Comes with wooden case. £900, which compares Manning Wardle, e.g. the Accucraft electric version or one with a recent trader sale that was in four figures. built from a GRS kit, to run with his coaches. If you want to Spares readily available. Popular model. Photo in sell such a loco, please get in touch. TBM14 A Roundhouse Vale of Rheidol 2-6-2, but with a difference. Steamlines Shay. See photo in TBM14. This is Whilst they can make high money, in this case the request is essentially a new kit that has not been built up to any from someone who wants one that is seriously in need of degree. It was mocked up for the photo but you mechanical and bodily restoration, and is priced accordingly. would really start from square one and have a new If you have one that is embarrassingly tucked away, and that loco when you had finished. £750 isn't dear for this. you think you will never get round to sorting, then here is an For an IP Jane. A complete chassis, with wheels, opportunity to move it on. cylinders, connecting rods and reversing valve. Not at A David Hick L&B Lew - in any condition. Normally the wants all expensive, and for a small extra fee it could be re- are anonymous but it’s pretty clear from the introduction to gauged to 32mm. Presumably may fit a Mamod?? this edition that this is Nigels request. A first edition of Tustin's Garden Railways. £5 plus A David Hick loco, preferably a Peckett but anything p&p. Good read. ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 8 considered. The hopeful purchaser is well aware of the Harvey Watkins Zulu, his incarnation of this South African provenance of such models and their value, but hopes that Avonside loco. one will become available. Cuckoo's Nest Katie. Have you shut one of these away in a Roundhouse Plynlimon & Hafan tram loco Victoria, 32mm cupboard somewhere? Loving home offered. A rake of Accucraft W&Ll coaches, in the chocolate and cream Wrightscale Tattoo class loco. Now have two people livery. wanting one. A second NG15 loco. Wrightscale Excelsior 0-4-2 version A John Turner Quarry Hunslet. Accucraft Isle of Man loco. An Accucraft 7/8ths. scale Hunslet in good clean condition. LGB Ziller coaches with the matchboard sides. Regner Konrad. The live wanted list keeps growing…... David Taylor Steamcraft double fairlie, American outline but also confusingly named Mountaineer. Apart from the previous lists, buyers are out there for: Either finished or unmade kits by Triassic, of Talyllyn Merlin Little Wonder. To replace the one he should never coaches 1,2,3. Also any Talyllyn coaching stock (except have parted with! no:4 or the modern post war bogies). This would include 2 x Blanche in Black with Penrhyn lining. the ex-Corris and GVT coaches. Buyer would also consider buying any TR goods rolling stock, as well as locos either A Darjeeling B class loco steam or electric traction. A Steam Tram. Any make or model, and any condition so long Any small and interesting steam loco (restricted radius on as the loco is complete. the line it is wanted for ). Some years ago an Outline 7/8ths. scale Simplex was taken. Tom Cooper Mini Mule. The unhappy past owner would now like to find another one if he can. Roundhouse Pooter A Roundhouse Carrie with Hackworth valve gear. R/C Merlin Little Wonder preferred. Or DJB Robert, which is believed to have utilised Large bore Archangel cylinder such as fitted to Brick, Sgt. the last of the RH Carrie chassis? Murphy etc. Alternatively, has anyone replaced the original A John Brittain coal fired NGG16 Garratt. small cylinder with anything different? An Accucraft NG15(preferred) or NGG16 Garratt Brandbright (Roundhouse) Fiji Fowler. I still think that this is a model that could be reintroduced. Curious? Find it on A Locomotion Metrovic battery electric loco. the Roundhouse Museum part of their website. Any Hugh Saunders loco. Tom Cooper Steamlines Rheidol. Makes a change from the Dead or Alive - Any L&B loco, by any heritage manufacturer. Archangel versions, but the owner just loves the model as Gas or meths firing, age immaterial, happy to take on is. mechanical or cosmetic work being needed. Archangel Rheidol, must be sound and in good running Roundhouse L&B loco. condition. An Archangel Brick, and also a coal fired Jack. Archangel Brick - any cab profile. A tidy, low mileage Roundhouse Vale of Rheidol, r/c if If you are minded to thin down your locomotive collection, possible, finished in green. then consider using Throwback Modeller. There are no auction site charges, no costs for money transactions, and Two wants here, and they both came on the same day! One is no advertising costs. You also usually get what the market is a Hunslet Jack in 7/8ths. Could be Harvey Watkins, Wilson prepared to pay, as opposed to finding out later that you Locomotives or w.h.y. The second is a coal fired Wilson could have sold for more. So, if you have any of the Locomotives model. following to move, then please contact me. Thanks Derek A Roundhouse Talyllyn No:7 Tom Rolt in 32mm gauge. SUCCESS. A returnee to 16mm after a long time away is looking for the I know this is the wrong place, and sorry about this, but a more exotic/old school/quirky locos and rolling stock to big thank you to both Carol East and Bob Brown who appease the memories of what he sold. between them knew where Bulldog, the loco that Dave Archangel Snowdon Ranger/Moel Tryfan - two requests. Pinniger asked about in the last TBM, and also Cromwell the tram loco actually are now. Brandbright/Roundhouse Coffee Pot, with or without roof. ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 9

Things have brightened up on the site, with SM32 pages back up around 8. Okay, a lot of this is small trader listings, but there were still items to follow. There is one of the Brandbright Model T style railcars currently listed. It has had 11 bids and sits at £66.54. This will rise! Mamods continue to sell around £200 for a basic version. One which had never been steamed and had a few cosmetic additions had 10 bids and sold for £310. (compare to our Boreham version). There were two Merlin Mayflowers listed. The Maroon one sold for £940 with 41 bids. The other one was black, did not list the bids, but sold for the same amount. What was listed as a quarry Hunslet project, basically chassis and boiler, had 10 bids up to £58. The collection of loco parts, which we are told are all ex Phil Jones, has been listed three times at £2750 with no takers. A 45mm Steamcraft double fairlie was twice listed at £1000 starting bid, but with no takers. I lost track of it then. David Taylor assures me that it is not the hardest job to regauge these, and I know of two where this has already been done. I can't say anything else as I have a bias.... A rather cute little battery tram loco (skirts but above like a small quarry loco) surprised me with 46 bids up to £315. A really nice Pearse 'Auric' 0-4-0 in Maroon went for £1295. A Pearse 'Ithon' which is a rare 0-4-0 in blue sold for £970 but it was 45mm only. Finally a Roundhouse Dylan sold, but no amount is listed. I will find out from the owner who I recognise from the contact details. A part built Bagnall had no bids at £850.

I am grateful to Jon Armstrong, who Roundhouse Billy £850 Only one 16mm item. It was an Archan- kindly reported on recent auctions Accucraft Bagueley Drewry £160 gel Rheidol in a mid blue colour and a which included 16mm items. You should Roundhouse L&B Exe £1500 semi closed cab which seems non- remember that there is a premium of Accucraft Eddie £460 standard. It was knocked down for £320, usually 20% give or take to add onto the BACHMANN L&B Lyn £140 which even with the added commission prices below. LGB Kraus 0 6 2 £120 seems on the cheap side? LGB Corpet £180 Auction 1 Most of these prices are in line with the LGB shunter£90 10 Isle of Man coaches £360 current market, but that is before the IP tram and a G gauge rail truck £120 LGB diesel £120 extra charges. As these were the final Accucraft Sealion £1000 2 bogie and 1 x 4 wheel Isle of Man bids, we can assume that everything GVT tram loco electric (J A replica I coaches £220 sold? There is an on-line auction on Au- think) £150 Vans, brake van L&B opens and Hornby gust 18th., under the stewardship of Locomotion Cackler (some rust And rocket £130 Gildings, in which there are quite a num- rusty side rods needs a bit of tlc) £900 Roundhouse Jack £1100 ber of 16mm items. Estimates are as Pearse L&B Yeo £1300 Roundhouse Silver Lady £950 usual on the low side, but there may be Pearse Earl £1200 Accucraft Caledonian £950 something you fancy? The whole collec- I think a Pearse No. 14 but could be a Roundhouse Lady Ann £750 tion was bequeathed to the W&Ll., so Accucraft some rust £1000 Roundhouse Vale of Rheidol (Maybe the monies are going to a good cause. could do with a paint) £2300 Regner Otto £600

Accucraft Mannin £1150 Regner vertical boiler loco £550 Accucraft Peveril £1000 BACHMANN Tram £45 Derek Aster Swiss 2 6 2 £1400 Auction 2 Burton Jinty £180 Electric Accucraft Earl £900 Auction 3 Lady Ann £800 P A G E 10 bogies incorporate a simple three-point suspension Electric Avenue system, with the pivots lightly sprung. Mike Gaskin is asking about there! Power for the motors/lights this loco. Let me know if you Derek continues: You can comes from a lead-acid battery can point us in the right consider this the Electric of 12v.3ah capacity. With an direction for him please. Mike Avenue feature for this issue, average hour of running per says: so this is a thumbnail coverage day, this lasts about three I've been trying to find out any of the mechanical features of weeks before running down. information on what happened the loco. In 1982 Dave The simple controls are to the NSDR's big battery- Rowlands wrote that 'live miniature toggle switches for electric loco of late. As you steam is alright, but it is on/off and direction, which may know, it was built as a battery power that runs the along with the speed control commission for a local bloke daily mixed'. On the NSDR this are housed under the sliding near Caterham but he never was true. to the point where panel on the top of the dummy got around to getting a line Daniel worked a surprising engine compartment. down, and was quite happy to amount of traffic. The model is Daniel was constructed mainly have it on line service on the entirely freelance, and whilst from brass sheet and old NSDR (North Surrey Downs Avonside produced several 0-4 aluminium, and Mike says that Railway). -4-0 diesels for sugar it was not an easy task! The

When I moved away from bogies were all steel framed plantations in Africa, Daniel Surrey in the end of with Roundhouse 1 15/16" leans towards the American September '94, his wife came diameter steel wheels. An style of loco construction. The to collect it and I lost touch inordinate amount of small brief was to have a battery with it completely. I never size nuts and bolts were used loco capable of long duration heard from the bloke again, in making the loco, to the between charging, and with but had a report that it was point where Mike never power enough to handle full last seen in a model shop in counted them all! train loads. the Godstone Road, Kenley, Surely it is substantial enough and that must have been 20 The loco was built around two to still be running?? I am in odd years ago now. Portescap RG7 motor/gearbox touch with Mike, and will units, one for each bogie with I would love to know where it forward anything on to him. the motor "floating" on one is now. I completed it in axle and coupling rods taking DEREK February 1987, so it's getting power to the other. These on a bit if still somewhere out ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 11

I do know that at least some of you were sold on to the Tipong Colliery, Jigstones 30th. watch the films I recommend, but I was where they joined a small Bagnall, and Anniversary With delighted and amazed to find that the you will enjoy not only seeing them thanks to Pete clip on the T-1024 railcar drew a work, but also what it is taking to keep Chandler, if you response from Jon Bryant, who has them moving. It is also a fascinating don't know YouTube actually ridden on it. He likened the insight into the lifestyle of the workers, anything about experience to the County Donegal and the beauty of the surroundings. Jigstones, or are a railcars. Watch it if you haven't already. user, then this Keith Skillicorn has kindly provided the Preparing and lighting up a one foot original three links to the inaugural clip is self- gauge steam engine. Gary Newton sent steaming of Welsh Pony at Boston explanatory. Have me this link. If you want to know what it Lodge. a look. takes to prepare any steam loco for use Whilst there are now a lot of later clips on passenger hauling, then you will of the loco in servcie, you should watch enjoy this, as I learned a lot from it. DEREK these if you haven't already and savour Black Diamond Express Part 1 (& Part the moment: 2). Four years ago, a group of eight of us Welsh Pony - Lighting the fire. 10.00 went out to India and rode the Darj. A totally unforgettable experience! These Welsh Pony - Blowing the whistle 13.00 clips are of two of the B Class locos that Welsh Pony - A moving moment 16.00

OBITUARY FOR MILDRED GRANT

We have all been saddened by the passing of Mildred Grant who died peacefully on 5th May 2020 aged 85 & sadly missed by Ron, son Peter, and daughter Catherine.

Mildred Grant was known for her lovely smile with a twinkle in her eye! She was a very companionable lady who was always eager to chat. When Ron was taking his former business of ‘Gratech’ round the many model railway shows, she was always there to meet and greet customers, and not let them leave the stand until Ron was free to serve them! Pri- or to the shows, she would be found sorting, packing, and pricing up the myriad of small plastic envelopes that contained all the stand’s sales stock. She was also in charge of the kettle and cakes at the rear of the stand to make sure that Ron was well looked after.

None of us can forget the look of amazement on Ron’s face when he saw his balloon decorated stand in his retirement year at Stoneleigh, well organised by Mildred and her friends as a secret surprise.

A lifelong devoted couple Ron and Mildred married in 1956 and celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 8th Sept 2006, as seen in the attached photo.

Mildred was a very welcoming hostess at the 16mm garden railway events which she and Ron organised over the years, and her fruit cake and corn beef pies had members queuing for their tea time treats. In later years, she much enjoyed visiting other 16mm events at homes where there were family dogs. Mildred had been brought up with dogs from childhood and had stories about her own black and white border collie Jess, who took her to school every day and was waiting to take her home when school was over. She obviously missed their canine company when she was no longer mobile enough to exercise them. Her later years saw her mobili- ty decrease and she became increasingly frail, but she continued to accompany Ron on his garden railway visits and was greeted by all who clearly enjoyed reminiscing about previous Shows and garden steam up meets. The Northumbria Group will continue to remember her and will keep a special place in their hearts for such a lovely lady. Chris Lumsdon ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 12 Getting into the nuts

and bolts - Meccano Modelling Jon Bryant

I have enjoyed several visits to the Moseley Toy and Train Museum at Tolgus Mount, near Redruth. As well as a two foot gauge railway, and a collection of model railways, there is an extensive display of Meccano models. These include models of narrow gauge railway equipment as shown in Pictures 1 and 2. I liked these and thought, “I’ve got some Meccano. Perhaps I could build something similar.” During the lockdown I got out my Meccano collection to see what I could do. This collection has been amassed from various sources over the years and contains parts of various ages and colour-schemes and some is quite play-worn. I decided to see what I could do with what I had, and then look for further parts on-line as required.

I started by building a locomotive inspired by the one in Picture 1, but with more enclosed bodywork. It is shown in Pictures 3 and 4. I also built some wagons for it to haul. Picture 3 shows two inside-bearing wagons, while Pic- ture 4 shows a side-tipping wagon. The locomotive is powered by a post-war No 1 clockwork motor. The fixing bosses on Meccano flanged wheels require the axles to be under the motor on a 32 mm gauge locomotive, which leads to a tall bonnet and the idler gear visible in Picture 1. My locomotive also has a similar idler gear, but on the other side, hidden by the bodywork.

A gauge of 45 mm allows the wheels to be fixed directly to the motor output shaft, so I bought another, similar, motor on eBay and built the locomotive in Pictures 5. This has a lower bonnet and a different body style with an opening panel for winding. ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 13 Notes from Colorado

A little personal history

by Marc Horovitz

Derek Wiggins, has kindly asked me to write a regular column for Throwback Modeller, the topic of which is to be anything I please. With a mandate like that, how could I refuse? So this will be my first offering. Before moving on to more piquant subjects, I thought it might be a good idea to first introduce myself a little to those who don’t know me.

I have been a railway enthusiast all my life. Naturally, in the early days it was American railroads 1. The author’s Ogden Botanical Railway in its first incarnation. The railway was built in front of the that stirred my blood. As I grew I Upon discovering British railways, house, next to the street. It played host to several discovered that railways existed I was immediately captivated. small steamups, as can be seen here, and never outside the United States — in Things in Britain were done in suffered any damage from passersby. fact, at an early age I was such a different way from those astonished to learn that they in the US. Who knew?! weren’t even invented here!

I have always been interested in the odd and unusual, railway- wise. Narrow gauge fell into that category. And if it was narrow gauge, it had to be steam, of course.

A pivotal point in my life occurred one afternoon on a visit to the 2. This Bassett-Lowke Super Enter- legendary Caboose Hobbies, in prise, the author’s first live-steam those days still located in locomotive, is seen running in the downtown Denver. (My credit current Ogden Botanical Railway card has made many pivot with a short train of B-L wagons. “trains”actions in that same ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 14

mecca - Ed) There I found a British model-railway magazine. On the cover was a live-steam model of a tram engine running in someone’s garden. In an instant I learned three things: there were such things as tram engines; people ran model trains outdoors; and miniature working steam locomotives existed. I was entranced.

Time went on. While in grad school I started collecting toy trains. I joined the Train Collectors Association and started going to shows. It was at one of these that I bought my first live-steam locomotive — an old Bassett-Lowke Super Enterprise.

I started buying books about toy trains and model railways. An influential one was Patrick Whitehouse and John Adams’s Model and Miniature Railways. In it was a brief chapter on Archangel Models, business, Sidestreet with photos by someone called J. .Model and Miniature Railways Bannerworks. I began to Wheldon. I’d never seen was an influential book, and is correspond with such luminaries anything so wonderful. On our still a favourite. first trip to England, I made sure as D. Pinniger, D. Rowands, P. to take a side trip to Cock Lane in Jones, J. Wenlock, and even J. importer into the US for some High Wycombe, where I met Wheldon himself. I joined the years), and devoted full time, Stewart Browne and saw his 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers with my wife Barbara, to the engines in real life. Today, Association and helped to begin magazine. a garden-railway society in Archangel engines are still my So that’s it in a nutshell. In short, Denver. I started Garden favorites, but we’ll leave that for I’m fully immersed in 16mm Railways magazine in 1984 and another chapter. narrow-gauge modeling and live built a little railway in the front From there, life took is natural steam, and know a little about its of our house, next to the street, course. I started importing Beck history. Next time I’ll talk about in Denver. I soon gave up my locomotives from Germany into something of greater interest. regular business, as well as the US and started the Light Thanks for listening. —Marc importing locomotives (after Railway Division of my other Horovitz being Roundhouse’s exclusive ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 15

Prior to all the for going there production was taken over by was only a couple of another company called LocoBox Dreaming of commercially produced double (not to be confused with Chris ended powered locomotives Moody’s company that produce available. Even these were part locomotive boxes). They of a line with different continued the production with Garratts... manufactures. It all started with a oscillating cylinders and Garratt type outline from a produced a rather nice company called Salem Models locomotive, albeit with rather Too Garratt or not too Garratt based in Wales. They also long piston rods. They then that is the question. produced at the time another moved on and produced the small tank loco that used the same locomotive with valve gear.

LocoBox Garratt

In 16mm circles the latest trend same body as the Garratt. This has been in the commercial LocoBox then continued on and was produced in limited numbers section, a view towards Garratt then produced the subject of this using oscillating cylinders. The type locos and the like. This article. This was to be the swan started in comparatively recent times with the NGG16 offering from the likes of Accucraft. The next to come into being was the K1 offering from Anything Narrow Gauge, and then the Garratt produced from Roundhouse. We have now another double ended Fairley from Roundhouse, I include this on the basis that it is a double ended powered steam locomotive. Salem Garratt ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 16

song of the company. Whilst in believe was for the possible Roundhouse running gear. The the past the company produced fitting of a whistle. It is not boiler is on the large side and most of the parts themselves, in known if this was an extra when seems to be able to supply a this instance the drive units were originally produced. There is also good head of steam. Control is sourced from Roundhouse. The a drain valve under the foot plate through 2.4ghz for direction and production did not last long. The for the displacement oiler. throttle and running lights are result was that at the time of fitted power being taken from As to the locomotive itself, little writing this article it is believed the receiver. A small aside you is known of its origins, other than that only about 24 were ever therefore know when the radio it came from somewhere “up produced. Anyone knowing control is switched on when the north”. The name plate “Count anything thing different please running light shows. Louis” is not a nod to the Royal contact us. family baby but came as fitted Well there you have it, and So to the locomotive in question, and I saw no reason to change it. should anyone out there have the last locomotive to be I had South African plates made any further information regarding produced by LocoBox was known for it by the Company “Narrow this locomotive I would love to by the name of “Afrikaans” due Planet”, which I fitted myself, hear from them. to the likeness to the South except the work plate on the Pat Brewer. 1468 African Garratts. The bunker that was already on the specifications are as follows, it is locomotive. As would be . fired by one central fired gas flue expected boiler. The two drive units the loco supplied by this boiler are better runs known by those fitted under the extremely “Russell” model locomotive well, but produced by Roundhouse. This there again makes it a 2-6-0, 0-6-2. The what else locomotive is fitted with a blow would you down valve, and filler for under expect from steam is fitted under the dome in loco fitted the form of an Enots type filler. with On the model I have there is a further pipe take off from the main steam supply pipe. This I ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 17

The origin of

the species - the Great

Garratt hunt

not really a Garratt is it? Geoff see a photo of one in this guise. There are now several choices if Lumsdon’s photo of the you fancy owning a 16mm model For my own interest I am not a Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino #2 in narrow gauge Garratt, but that’s pure Garratt-o-holic. My interest SMT 115 shows the Osmotor not always been the case. As Pat is slightly different, I have an hidden in the ashpan. Going back mentioned Accucraft came in all interest in South African narrow a bit further the earliest guns blazing in October 2006 gauge and that is dominated by commercial models I can find are with their 2-6-2 2-6-2, NGG16, Garratts. Allow me to take you John Campbell with his coal fired offered in an array of colours on a modest diversion from the NGG16, and the Salem model. matching the Welsh Highland origins and check out the South Pat also mentioned that the colour schemes, crimsion lake, African narrow gauge Garratt bodywork of Garratt is shared dark green, Edison green and classes and models of them; with their 0-4-0. A bit of best of all, black. The first review detective work shows these came The first South African Garratts was in SMT 119, Feb 2007. More onto the market mid 1993. The were the NGG11’s these came in recently there have been two first Salem Garratt adverts I can two batches – slightly different notable further options, the Roundhouse “Darj” Garratt, and the Accucraft K1, these being smaller models with an 0-4-0-0-4- 0 wheel configuration. So prior to the Accucraft model what else was available if you wanted a model Garratt. Build your own? This was the path several people went down, and there were several one-off models Peter Angus/Mike Lax NGG11 produced. Hugh Saunders built a Photo Jon Mead rather magnificent coal fired model - Renoster. If building your own was beyond your skills find are in the Feb 1995 SMT, cab window arrangement, but some early Garratt models were offering “4 cylinders , gas firing both batches were 2-6-0 0-6-2’s. offered commercially by Peter from £795. There is an urban This is the prototype for Pat’s Angus. His early models used a myth that three kits were sold as LocoBox model in the previous concealed Osmotor, but that’s an 0-6-0 0-6-0 variant. I’d love to article. More recently Peter ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 18

Angus/Mike Lax have made several models of the NGG11.

The NGG12 was the unicorn of the family and only one was built. This is the lightweight with slimmed down tanks and bunker and to operate on lighter capacity rail. With 16mm irony Photo Steve Bell Feb 1994 SMT I’ve only ever glimpsed one model of this prototype many rear bunker. John Campbell built Brittain NGG16. years ago at a show sitting on the a pair several years ago. This is a end of the siding on Ttarrag Shed, So coming back on track to the photo of the one John built for but never found out who owned origins of the 16mm Garratt - my me. This photo clearly shows the it or built it. Please let me know belief is that the NGG16s of John reduced size front water tank. if you have any details . I have Campbell just takes the edge on While this makes a lovely model made a start on scratch building the Salem Garratt for first true it must have been a nightmare my own, but it’s officially classed 16mm scale commercial Garratt. for John when figuring out where as a slow burn project. The boiler February 1994 shows this photo to hide the servo for the valve is “in progress” of John Campbells Garratt, with a photo credit to Steve Bell. I The NGG13 was the start of the asked Steve for a copy of “standard” Garratt a 2-6-2 2-6-2. the original photo , but that It has a slightly different cab turned up a blank. The window layout to the more November 1993 SMT common NGG16’s but apart from editorial confirms that John the usual batch to batch was demonstrating his variations pretty similar. model at the Welshpool show that year on Rowlands gear…... Lodge. Finally the NGG16 is the model So there I was, feeling all smug that Accucraft brought to having figured out who built the market. This is the largest first commercial 16mm model narrow gauge African Garratt NGG13 Garratt then I read Marc Horovitz model, having the attributes of Streetside Bannerworks website an Octopus when it comes to and stumbled on his September getting all the wheels railed. 2001 entry, build date 1982…. There are also versions offered Had Mac Muckley stolen the with coal firing by both ELR and crown over ten years earlier? Is John Brittain. The ever increasing this classed as a “commercial Throwback Modeller “wants” list model”? The hunt continues…… contains a want for a John NGG16 Nigel

The NGG14 class was a class of two – again of the lightweight design but with a slightly taller

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Establishing the factory system, steam network. This engine won how were you to transport me the Jack Wheldon Trophy in Introducing workers around? The first answer 2000. was horse trams which were Then an idea started to take hold. ineffectual. Being in the steam Why not build a collection of age the answer was obvious- the National steam trams. The name I created steam trams and trailers. There was, ”The National Steam Tram were two types of steam tram Museum”. Now I know that the systems. Urban and Inter-Urban, narrowest gauge steam tram was Steam Tram What’s the difference? the Heywood branch of the Urban is a line within a town or Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and betwixt towns. Interurban are Oldham system at 3’-6”. I decided

Museum lines which cover many miles to create models which were betwixt conurbations. Steam capable of running on standard My name is Mike Ousby. I am a trams had a a relatively short life gauge, 3’-0” or 2’-0” gauges. Chartered Engineer and Business in the UK, but on the Continent The next model to be built was Graduate. At 74 years of age my flourished. My interest in employment history covers many model railways covers years, including service as a many years. I think that my move to 16mm was driven by the smaller scales becoming more difficult to work on and an accident.

The opportunity arose in 1999 when I broke my left ankle badly. All I was fit to do the brown Beyer Peacock, was sit at the kitchen table. To Wilkinson Patent, which won me occupy myself I built, ”De the Masters in 2003. Antwerpen,” a steam tram from the S.N.C.V, the Belgian National This I felt was a touch of

Marine Engineer Officer and Commissioning Engineer for a firm in Poole, on very large oil and gas firing systems for ships main propulsion systems and power stations. I have alway said that if you cut my wrists steam oil will leak out. Having lived in the North West for many years I have always had a keen interest in Sociology and the evolution of society and the effect of the industrial revolution in various countries. ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 20

technology. Ceramic burner with a flue damper. Colin Binnie steam motor with a SMSR, (Shaft mounted speed reducer.) This gives a final gear ratio of 8:1, (the motor has to turn eight revolutions to give one of the wheel. I did make a Scotch crank water feed pump, but then realised that I had no space to fit water tanks so gave up on that one. I still need to paint the detail on the top and bottom of the body as well as have makers’ plates made.

Now I don’t really subscribe to freelance engines, but this one is

Poland. So Kattwwitz became Kattowice. This model is taken form the book Baddeley entitled, “The Continental Steam Tram.’ The sides were made on my milling machine, which gave a better quality than cutting by hand. Image Dennis Glyn Valley Tramway. I built this after buying six body etches form Tony Sant. The chassis came from Peter Angus, originally purchased from Tony Sant.. A few bits came from Tony to use as masters. Making the exception for me. I bought Before WW1 Silesia was German. up the other engines is I’m afraid the Roundhouse Stanley steam After the war it was ceded to very much of a roundtuit. I made tram body at the M2M stall and seriously modified it.. Being a repair agent for both Accucraft and Roundhouse. I have amassed a fair old collection of second hand parts. I was able to marry up a Accucraft power unit with the Stanley body. I also fitted a Roundhouse FX burner. I call it a Roundcraft. Very good runner. Tried twin channel RC, but the regulator servo fried. Reverted to single channel, which is how it was designed anyway. ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 21

the boiler with porcupines as a homage to Jack Wheldon. Firing is by Industrial meths which is my preferred form of fuel.

Currently I am heavily modifying a 45mm Accucraft Dora chassis to be dual gauge. It will have the boiler water level monitored by my electronic system using two probes fastened into

the boiler backplate. The Dora chassis unit mentioned is going under a John Angell Falcon tram body so part of it will be heritage.

Rolling stock. This usually consists of LGB stock re-gauged to 32mm for the Continental trams and GVT stock CNC last cut by me. ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 22

Pinniger’s Patch goes to Dingle. Gauge” magazine. That photograph rekindled my interest in Seeing Patrick Whitehouse’s the Tralee and Dingle and also wonderful photographs of the triggered a lifelong friendship rugged Hunslet 2-6-0 tanks with David Rowlands, but that thrashing up Glenagalt Bank on is another story. Dave started the Tralee and Dingle Railway researching the railway which started my love affair with these led to us meeting both Patrick locomotives. In the 1960’s there Whitehouse and Ivo Peters and was scant information on Irish 3ft also other enthusiasts who had gauge railways, but I managed to visited the T & D before it cobble together a rough drawing closed. Bradford Barton agreed so that I could build a 7mm scale to publish Dave’s book on the loco. This was made in plasticard railway, and Dave suggested that lection to sort out all the changes with a butchered Triang chassis to the locos and rolling stock over their lives. I realised that my 7mm scale 1T was wrong and so gave it a makeover to make it more accurate.

Dave built some much larg- er battery powered Huns- lets to about 12mm/ft scale Hunslet 1T built to to run on his garden track. 7mm scale in 1966. Later on, he commissioned Mike Gaskin to build a live steam model of 1T to a scale of it could include some drawings to and modified CCW cast white 15mm/ft. I eventually became encourage modellers to recreate metal boiler mounts. Then came the owner of this meths-fired pot the T & D in miniature. This led to Ivo Peter’s iconic photo of the boiler, but it never looked right many enjoyable hours poring Hunslets at Dingle Station on the to me on narrow 32mm gauge over Dave’s extensive photo col- front cover of a 1970 “Narrow track. Mike kindly agreed to re-

Hunslet 1T built to 15mm scale by Mike Gaskin. P A G E 23 build the chassis to the correct this book so that they were scrapbooks over to Michael 45mm gauge which trans- hopefully better and more who then asked me if he could use my loco and rolling stock drawings. I agreed with the proviso that I correct some mistakes which we had discovered. Hopefully Michael’s new book should be published by Lightmoor Press later this year.

Then out of the blue last year came a request from Tom Fox in Dingle for permission to use my drawing of Hunslet 5T to make a sign for the main road Hunslet 5T at the in from Tralee. I learnt only entrance to Dingle Town this June that not only have they laser-cut the sign out of steel, but that it had just been formed the appearance of the accurate [except for the win- painted and erected by the engine. It still runs well today dows on coach 13T, sorry road. The photo kindly taken although as my AVR is 32mm Neil!]. Fast forward to more by Tom Fox shows what a only, it does not often get an recent times and Michael magnificent job they have outing. Whitehouse contacted Dave made of it. Sadly, the real 5T is to say that he was going to Dave Rowlands accumulated languishing in pieces in Tralee, revisit the T & D to produce a more photos and stories on but this sign is a fitting tribute brand new version of his fa- the T & D and this resulted in to a wonderful railway that ther’s original book on the “The Dingle Train” published most non-enthusiasts have railway published way back in by Plateway Press in 1996. I never heard of. 1958. Dave passed all his redrew all of the drawings for

ham Stowell sent a far ordered a 4 wheel hopper THIS IS YOUR more informative email, wagon with opening hop- which is reproduced below per. Some years later at a STARTER FOR TEN with his kind permission. Sandown Park swapmeet I saw a few DMD wagon for Graham continues: sale on a stand and com- Jason Kovacs of The Train I first came across Peter mented to the seller that I Department in America Stenning, then producing recognised the design. He recently sent me two pho- under the name of Dovey introduced himself and said tos of basic wagons, with Model Dockyard (hence that he was now marketing the initials DMD under- DMD on the wagon) in the under the name of Pretania neath. I am sorry to say late '80's although I have a Foundry and was re- that I knew nothing about catalogue dating from introducing and extending them, but circulated the 1971. Mike Dockery had his range. I have subse- usual suspects to see what seen him at an exhibition quently ordered a number anyone knew. To be fair to and described his models of his models in kit form. I Rob Cant, he was first to as looking like they were saw Peter at numerous recognise them, but Gra- made from plasticene. I swapmeets and exhibitions, P A G E 24

lineside accessories and indus- represent well the early days trial plant. As DMD he adver- of 16mm modelling. I feel that tised several steam locos, a train of DMD/Pretania stock both tender and tanks and is more appealing than a train even a geared Lewin. The only of modern, mass produced, steam loco marketed by Pre- plastic 'toy' trains. tania was a conversion for a I have never run my full Pre- Mamod traction engine based tania train as I didn't fit the on the Aveling and Porter bent wire coupling hooks pro- chain drive locos. I have one vided and I've never got round of these. An 0-4-0T (actually a to fitting suitable couplings. 2-2-0T, Bowman style) appeared on eBay a few years The attached photo I took ago. I don't know why I didn't shows three Pretania wagon buy it. He also produced 2 in use as a test train for Kil- 1/2" gauge plateway, of which drummy Castle prior to its I have a chauldron wagon, delivery to Dave Pinniger. some tram plates and a set of

points. I hope this clears up some of His models are fairly crudely the mystery. but robustly constructed using formed steel sheet and wood Graham. with solid steel or cast

whitemetal wheels. However they are mostly including Merstham. I haven't based on seen him for a few years now. prototypes I have two DMD catalogues and repre- and five Pretania Foundry sent them catalogues and a PF news- adequately letter. Two have the same in style if cover except that one doesn't not in scale have the 2010 date and the or propor- other does but has " -12 " ap- tion. They pended in blue pen. His range certainly included a wide variety of NG have char- industrial wagons as well as acter and ISSUE 16 JULY/AUGUST 2020 P A G E 25

A GERIATRIC'S RETURN - celebrating our star from the 8th

May….

James Ritson is a commercial pilot based in Oregon. I hadn't come across him until I saw this particular piece circulating, so got in touch. This is most definitely not the only contribution he will make to TBM, so I hope you enjoy this starter? James begins: sessions. No outside railway in and begin running towards the

those days. When I flew to end of April. It was quite a basic Much inspired by recent pictures America for training in 1989 it railway, just a circuit with a run of long serving engines, this came with me as hand luggage. round loop and a siding. The afternoon I decided to get my railway got more basic each year Merlin Major out of its box and as the local vermin were very try to steam it. This was my first It was the principal engine on my careless about trampling on the 16mm engine, bought after railway in Kenai, Alaska, 1993- points. seeing the Merlin stand at IMREX 1995. The running season in

in Central Hall London (in 1986 I Alaska was short with snow on By 1995 only one point was think?) where Wendy Davies and serviceable and the loop had her daughter were peddling become a siding. But grass Merlin's products. I collected it grows quickly during the very from LLangyniew sometime the long summer days so that each following year. year the railway took on a 'Wind It was also my first live-steam in the Willows' character. locomotive, although I had grown up with a Bassett-Lowke Enterprise and Midland I steamed Gerald at every Compound which belonged to my opportunity before the snows Father. He had died in 1979 so it arrived at the end of September. was named "Gerald" in his This engine and railway got me honour. At that time I had a very completely addicted to 16mm short railway in Cranleigh, Surrey, live-steam. The Kenai railway but the Major was taken was my last ground level line frequently to the Guildford the ground until early May. Some because each house after that M.E.S. Monday night running years I could scrape off the worst had a sloping garden so the P A G E 26 the safety valve lifted and I Brandbright became the tried to clear the cylinders. railway's standard. At first it could barely pull But I digress...... itself along the track but after a few minutes it seemed to Gerald's first circuit was loosen up and so I attached a painfully slow and I wondered short train to see if it could if it would keep going. manage it. At first the burner seems That L&B bogie open wagon incapable of maintaining more was my first piece of 16mm than 5-10psi but gradually railway was raised in places. rolling stock, built for me by matters improved so that By 2002 Gerald was showing Tenmille in Sussex as I was too after quarter of an hour the serious signs of wear. I think it scared, and originally supplied safety valve opened was last run in anger around by Roy Scott with gauge 1 occasionally and the Major's 2005 and only very bogies and wheels, which performance rose to match. occasionally after that. Fast soon saw the metal tyres fall The safety valve had a tendency to stick open, which didn't help matters, but a quick tap with a finger closed it and after a while it behaved itself.

The run lasted for half an hour. By the end Gerald could pull its short train at a respectable speed with only minimal leaks from the cylinders. Even the whistle worked after a fashion. The ancient and forward to today and I set off the plastic hubs. undampened radio-control about finding twelve AA Remember those? Proper glitched from time to time, batteries for its 27MHz 32mm replacements from reminding me why analogue R/C. Something that was almost impossible when our kids were still living at home. I was pleased to note that the servos still responded to commands. So water was added and it was carried out to the track. After the gas tank was filled and the burner lit, it took what seemed like a very long time to raise steam but eventually P A G E 27

subsequent engines have marvellous hobby. tended to be manually James controlled. But overall I was chuffed to bits to get a good run after such a very long time on the sidelines. I've been telling myself for years that one day I would strip Gerald down and give him a major overhaul. Now that I have the equipment to do it I think that day has come. It has been a real joy to see it running again and remind myself of the thrill of my early days in this

Double rebuild?

Photo - Dave Pinniger

Here’s a photo of John Brittain carefully watching the pressure come up on his rebuilt Archan- gel Baldwin. I’ve seen this engine and it’s a wonderful piece of work. The Baldwins have no- where to hide un-scale stuff so it all works as it should. Double rebuild? Yes, great to see John recovering from his rebuild too! P A G E 28 I SHOULD NEVER HAVE SOLD

THIS Harvey Watkins has sent in wood-block buffers but the Stewart had extended the details of this Archangel front beam was a short plate filler pipe along the Moel Tryfan, which he would just between the frames to underside of the footplate to love to find again. show the cylinder heads, just the front of the engine then like the original Moel Tryfan. turned it up to look like a

The meths tank was in the rather crude vacuum pipe. My old Moel Tryfan could usual Stewart location at the The idea being to lessen the well have ended up green. I rear of the steam bogie but chance of the filler going up in flames as often happened on a hot day. There was a whistle fitted in the cab. The dome was a lightweight aluminium casting. That's about all I can think of. Harvey

If you have any clues, please contact Derek sold it to a guy called Peter Waring. I heard he had repainted it. He was a pal of Peter Dobson, who took the b&w photo, which seems to indicate a fairly light shade?

Some recognition points to help spot the loco:- It was one of the second batch so had the small wheels of Stewart's early build. It had Stewart's punched out nameplates. The sand boxes were down on footplate level, unlike Snowdon. The rear buffer beam was full width with P A G E 29 It’s behind

you

I asked our Crossword probably bought them from are behind my early compiler Chris Dowlen the well known Merstham Wrightscale Wren. about the two Corris second hand stand in 2001, The other photo of the coaches that had appeared and then decided to line lining I produced isn’t in some of the photos he them out with the complex actually the colour (or size) had sent me when running scheme that they have now. that they ended up, which on his line. He responded: I did it with the Autocad of was from an Autocad print, the day, which had a limited They appear to have been but it gives you an idea. selection of colours at the originally built by Stan Jones time. I managed to find something that matched a Chris Humbrol paint colour, which was very slightly different Derek says: I of course have from the original they had three four wheelers from been painted in. Each panel the same Terranden Light was a different size, so I had Railway, that were part of to do each one separately. the recent feature on the The panels were printed Archangel VoR coaches. onto a good quality paper, stuck on and varnished with a matt finish. The photos show one of the coaches for his Terranden Light behind my Railway, which he wrote Edward about in Model Railway Thomas - Constructor in August 1978. not a Hugh As they were seen in two of Saunders the photographs in the version but article, they must have been very similar, built before then. I think I and the two P A G E 30

Dave Pinniger captures this wonderful image of a Maestro

Hi Nigel, I bought this lovely mahogany coach from Martin Haywood a while ago but he had been unable to find any details of it’s origins. Can you please ask if any readers of TBM recognise it or similar and can throw any light on who might have made it any any others in this style please? I'd like a couple more. Thanks Don. If anyone recognises this model please let myself or Derek know…..

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1. Find angle drive for Shay in cube veloci- ty. (5) 2. Tramline relaid for the end of the railway. (8) 3. Excellent locomotive at Sittingbourne. (6) 4. 0-6-6-0 diesel clown (4) 5. Nine veg transplanted to be first part of last Nine F. (7) 6. Ice tracery melts to reveal railway bish- op. (4,6) 9. The new reel unwinds to become Ameri- can 4-6-0. (3,7) 12. Restring the beads near Penrhyn. (8) 14. Type of museum that frequently has railway exhibits. (7) 16. Hounds all over the place sniff out a tip- per wagon. (6) 19. Untie? Definitely not! Couple those wagons together. (5) 20. Garden of England connects with East Sussex Railway. (4)

ACROSS 15. Number of carriages or duration of train journey. (6) 1. Confused by West code? The Conwy Valley Mu- seum has the answer. (5,1,4) 17. Sharp battery fluid. (4) 7. Dog with unlimited rail travel ticket? (5) 18. UHU moles move to find French railway museum. (8) 8. Bird strike followed initially by oriental motorbike race leads to Gamecock manufacturer. (7) 21. Seek any arrangement for American locos. (7) 10. Coal mine from tangled lyre coil. (8) 22. Type of valve for locos and trombones. (5) 11. Welsh lady was at Fairbourne. (4) 23. Wanted lone metamorphosis for Yorkshire rail valley. (6,4) 13. Tricky teaser should happen to safety valves when the pressure goes down. (6) Chris and Jenny Dowlen

Solution to OILY RAG CROSSWORD (republished in May/June Throwback Modeller#15) Please see next page for an update on solutions P A G E 32

You may well have noticed a with the answers for Modeller crossword was problem with the crossword crossword 13. And then as an slightly different from the in Throwback Modeller 15. addition we are including the original one published in the The crossword in that copy answers for Crossword 15. Oily Rag and has no was Number 15, with the This should mean that you significance apart from that, EOE.. answers to Number 14. What will be able to cheat for all so we’ll try and leave them should have happened was the crosswords so far. out in future. that Number 15 contained Then, when you get issue 17 Now you should be Crossword 14 with the Oops you should have crossword thoroughly confused with answers to Crossword 13. 16 together with the answers Crossword and Throwback So – sorry for what for Crossword 14 (again), so Modeller numbers and you happened; you don’t have to go back to will simply have to trust the issue 15 for them. crossword compilers and the To put it right in this issue we magazine editors! are including Crossword 14 The letter A after some of the which was missed out of the crosswords is simply so that Chris & Jenny- aka Crossword previous edition, together we know that the Throwback gurus

Solution to OILY RAG CROSSWORD NO 13 Solution to OILY RAG CROSSWORD NO 15 ACROSS ACROSS 1. Dolgoch; 5. Regis; 8. Wendy; 9. Luggage; 10. Scrap 1. Gybe; 3. Lavender; 9. MBA; 10. Posters; 11. Conway Cas- Yard; 12. Hot; 13. Signal; 14. Iguana; 17. Nil; 18. Llandud- tle; 13. Clutch; 14. Smudge; 17. Running Round; 19. Clearer; no; 20. Art Deco; 21. Eryri; 23. Emrys; 24. Tussore. 21. Lea; 22. Side Lamp; 23. Eton. DOWN DOWN 1. Downs; 2. Lyn; 3. Olympia; 4. Holman; 5. Rigid; 6. 1. Gamecock ; 2. Blaenau; 4. Alpaca; 5. East Somerset; 6. Goathland; 7. Spectra; 11. Regulator; 13. Santa Fe; 15. Die; 7. Rust; 8. Great Central; 12. Feldbahn; 15. Dduallt; 16. Goddess; 16. Layout; 18. Leeds; 19. Olive; 22. Yeo. Antrim; 18. Ices; 20. End.

DOES ANYONE RECOGNISE THIS LOCO? 32mm Gauge, single cylinder, geared reduction, meths burner.

A quick straw poll has most people thinking that it is a Fred Freeman. Detective Let me know if you can help please?

DEREK Derek Contact us.. Provisional Diary Dates Given current situation with Covid and government guidance there are no dates 16mm Heritage Locomotive listed here. Owners and Operators Association I have made a really small amount of I’ve got costs something along these How to contact us…. progress with the Mike Beeson L&B lines; restoration. I have been playing around *** Derek Wiggins; Cost of mugs including individual with the plumbing for the pumps and packing cartons - £4 each Email; clacks. The engine needed a new boiler [email protected] so I took the opportunity to condense Cost of postage £3.50 each some of the pipework. This isn’t Phone; 01691 654474 Estimated cost £7.50 each. because Mike got it wrong, more like me

taking advantage of hindsight. The I’ll publish the proposed design in TBM *** Nigel Town; boiler is now clad with paper. This #17 and if you want one you contact me Email; [email protected] enables me to doodle on it as I work out and send your £7.50 before the cut-off Phone/Text; 07807 969 400 where the fittings all go. For most of date. On the cut off date I’ll place the them the location is fixed by what went order and when they arrive with me I’ll before. For example the dome and post them out. The world continues to turn somersaults safety valve have to interact with other The greater the number we order the as we all adapt to a different style of fittings and the cab, so their position greater the discount level. The costs are living, and new habits. My daily won’t change. As you can see there’s a based on the minimum order quantity. commute is now ten strides to our back Roundhouse burner and mounting foot If we don’t achieve the minimum order bedroom. Modelling has been weird too sitting on the footplate. This is not quantity I’ll simply refund your payment as I’ve found myself with 10 minutes original, but a system that works and I in full. while munching my sandwich at don’t plan on re-inventing that wheel. lunchtime to tidy my workshop. I’d like The bodywork is now all back to brass. That’s about all from me for #16 I trust to say it’s all sorted, but catching up the Next steps are to remove the cab you stay safe and have enjoyed reading backlog is closer to the truth. spectacle plates and get it cleansed and this edition. Thanks, Nigel. etch primed. In other news you’ll have spotted a Garratt theme in this edition. My interest in African models is no secret and I’m delighted to own a couple of South African model Garratts. If Garratts are your thing then you may also be interested to hear that the Garratt Owners and Operators Association is getting a revamp. Some of those will be heritage models but not all. Finally from me I’m looking at getting a batch of mugs made for us. My plan is to float the idea here. If you have any Tail ideas for a slogan or idea for a fun picture then please let me know, and we’ll put that out in TBM #17 Oct/Nov. Lamp TBM #16 score card Team tram (Derek) - 8 Team L&B (Nigel) - 0.5 Not much on the L&B front this time around—my half rebuilt Yeo only counting for a half point?