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Angela is a live steam model of a 1904 2 foot gauge Peckett saddle tank.
The original was used to haul roadstone from the Downhead Quarry to
Cranmore near the site of the present day East Somerset Railway.
The model was built by Finescale Model Engineers and is fired by Butane gas.
At a scale of 16mm to the foot, Angela is 210mm long, 95mm wide and 145mm tall. |
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Elsie is a live steam model of a Penrhyn Railway Port Class locomotive
by Hunslet. Many of this type of locomotive and its smaller Quarry variant hauled
slate wagons all over north Wales. Many are preserved and can be seen on preserved
railways like those at Bala Lake, Llamberis Lake, Launceston, Bressingham, and
Leighton Buzzard. The model is by Finescale Model Engineers and is fired by
Butane gas. Elsie is 226mm long, 95mm wide and 123mm tall.
Pictures of Elsie in the snow. |
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Tania is a model of a 1935 2 foot gauge diesel mechanical locomotive
built by Kelly and Lewis Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria for the Rubicon Tramway.
The chassis was built by John Singer with the bodywork and electronics by Mark.
Power is provided by a lead acid battery that fills the bonnet giving a duration
of more than 4 hours. The motor is by Slaters with a 40:1 gearbox, controlled
by an inertia control that gives smooth starting and stopping. |
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This is a model of a 2 foot gauge type 27A Wickham Permanent Way Gang Trolley.
The design was built over many years in both standard and narrow gauges. The model
was built by Mark from a kit by P & J Models. It is powered by two AA batteries
with a very simple chassis using a rubber band to give 4 wheel drive. Rewiring the batteries
from parallel to series has brought speed up to something that can just about keep up
with the other engines but with reduced duration. |
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