Ian_T
Western Thunderer
Good to hear Geoff. There's dearth of small live steam designs for G3. Unfortunately (in some ways) the focus of 2.5" live steam 'designers' has been on the passenger hauling side - starting back with LBSC. The only really small G3 live steam engine I can think of is 'Sugar' - a design by Rex Tingley (he of Unimat fame). It was also a 'valveless' engine - although it works on a different principle to a Bowman. I've never seen one in the flesh but dug out the articles last night to remind me how it worked. It's an 0-4-0 freelance tank and he says the minimum track radius is 2ft 6" - so it would certainly run on Rundle. Not sure it's any easier to build than a conventional engine though...
Look forward to seeing Rundle at the AGM - not too long now - hope the weather improves a bit by then.
Regards,
IanT
Look forward to seeing Rundle at the AGM - not too long now - hope the weather improves a bit by then.
Regards,
IanT