Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
Here are some photos of a Shay type locomotive built by a member of the club. This is a 45 mm gauge machine, driven by a hot air engine. British engineering and ingenuity lives on . . .
The fuel is carried in the cylindrical copper tank.
The burner assembly.
Gearbox and final drive. The rectangular block between the UJs is a telescopic link to let the bogies follow curves.
The electric motor runs as a dynamo to drive the front and rear marker lights, these are flashing LEDs.
The radio control gear is inside the dummy coal bunker.
I didn’t have time to make a video but the locomotive is most graceful in motion, quite wonderful really.
The fuel is carried in the cylindrical copper tank.
The burner assembly.
Gearbox and final drive. The rectangular block between the UJs is a telescopic link to let the bogies follow curves.
The electric motor runs as a dynamo to drive the front and rear marker lights, these are flashing LEDs.
The radio control gear is inside the dummy coal bunker.
I didn’t have time to make a video but the locomotive is most graceful in motion, quite wonderful really.
