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Post by Colin D on Apr 25, 2016 23:43:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 0:12:42 GMT
Gonna take a stab at Amersham for the main
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Post by brigham on Apr 26, 2016 14:02:19 GMT
The tractor's a Fowler, but I've no idea where it is.
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Post by Colin D on Apr 27, 2016 0:35:55 GMT
Answer: Main photo: Amersham - platform canopy [ rincew1nd ] Clue: Inset:Converted Fowler Tractor. Anyone want a stab at the location. (click for a larger version)
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Post by humbug on Apr 27, 2016 7:14:06 GMT
The engine is Earl Douglas. I believe it's outside The Black Bull Pub, Otley.
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Post by Colin D on Apr 27, 2016 8:08:59 GMT
Correct. Inset: Converted Fowler Tractor, Otley Market Square [ rincew1nd ] (click for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 27, 2016 9:15:21 GMT
Taken whilst on the way home from a show in Otley, we all stopped for a drink in the market square; the engines included (ours is behind me)!
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Post by domh245 on Apr 27, 2016 10:16:51 GMT
Taken whilst on the way home from a show in Otley, we all stopped for a drink in the market square; the engines included (ours is behind me)! Perhaps OT - but how do you give the engines a drink? I can't see any kind of pump to hand, so I guess you bring a water bowser with you? I can't imagine that you'd want to fill it up with glasses of water from the pub!
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Post by countryman on Apr 27, 2016 12:55:27 GMT
Taken whilst on the way home from a show in Otley, we all stopped for a drink in the market square; the engines included (ours is behind me)! Perhaps OT - but how do you give the engines a drink? I can't see any kind of pump to hand, so I guess you bring a water bowser with you? I can't imagine that you'd want to fill it up with glasses of water from the pub! You can fill from any source, be it tank, hose or river. They are equipped with a steam powered pump, similar, I think, to the injectors to charge tank or tender water to the boiler on a railway steam loco, except it delivers into the water tank.
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 27, 2016 18:43:53 GMT
Taken whilst on the way home from a show in Otley, we all stopped for a drink in the market square; the engines included (ours is behind me)! Perhaps OT - but how do you give the engines a drink? I can't see any kind of pump to hand, so I guess you bring a water bowser with you? I can't imagine that you'd want to fill it up with glasses of water from the pub! Some crews have either a traditional water cart or other form or portable tank. However, we plan our journeys to make a water stop every six miles or so. This also makes a handy crew change after about an hour. Engines can be fitted with pumps, but these are usually feed pumps used for feeding water into the boiler. To get water from a beck, stream or road-side water trough a lifter is used. This uses live steam to create a vacuum by a venturi effect which then lifts water into the tanks. The downside of this is the variable quality of the water source and the subsequent impact this has upon the boiler plates and steaming. Some engine owners carry tackle which allows them to extract water directly from a main via a fire hydrant and/or wash-out, however this is illegal unless prior authority has been gained from the water authority - approved hydrant tackle has non-return valves and a meter fitted.
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