Parts of it certainly are! Touch the boiler and it will burn your hand, the gas tank gets quite cold in use and thankfully the 3D printed wagon is far enough from the heat to not get damaged/warped by it. I would still be wary about leaving a 3D printed wagon in car boot or windowsill etc on a sunny day

I think the signals were written up in the Gauge 1 Model Railway Association Journal... would encourage anyone reading this to become a member as the journal is a really valuable resource, not to mention the social benefits of membership. Railway is in south-east England.

@@steamskynoise thank you for your reply! I am a member. Since 1 week I must confess 😀. I'll have a look in the Journal sections.

yup! there were a few nervous moments glancing at watches and the realtimetrains website!

Yes it’s a really sharp exhaust sound… sounds totally different to the Bulleid Pacifics which is very soft in comparison. Shame that it failed but also look forward to seeing it on the main line again soon.

They were made by a firm in the U.K. called the Gauge 1 Model Railway Company. This was subsequently acquired by Accucraft who have since done a few more production runs of these BR Mk1 coaches including a Buffet coach.

@@steamskynoise thanks for the tip! Really great looking equipment.

Thanks!

Thanks & yes great loco, shame it failed later on in the day with a broken crosshead. Mayflower next week!

@@steamskynoise most likely!

Yes, I didn't notice her when we were at the station but caught my eye when watching the footage back. A true enthusiast!

It is… I still haven’t had an opportunity to compare it side by side to a real one!

we've had some hot summers recently and the grapes are doing well!!

It’s an amazing set up, train detectors built into the track (lasers and light sensors) with the signals controlled by an Arduino board

Thank you! Will be looking out for it tomorrow although the weather doesn't seem set to be as good!!

Cheers! Yeah it sounded good today, nice that they have been able to provide a good variety of locos on these regular Tuesday runs!

@@steamskynoise yeah that’s true although it’s Britannia for the rest now. Saying that you couldn’t ask for a better loco. One day itll see royal Scot or Nigel gresley

It is a Barrett loco, modified by the previous owner to run on a different fuel, I was struggling to steam it and after consulting several local coal enthusiasts decided to modify the ashpan/grate which has worked well with the anthracite grains available locally.