You have a really nice way of presenting. Not mumbling, not stuttering, you know what you're talking about and deliver it clearly and understandably. I assume this is 7 1/4? I play about with this gauge myself. This B1 is a beautiful model. I like how everything like the controls are where they should be as per real life. :)
Thank you! 😃 I get rather bored of youtube films which are too long and rambling, so try to get straight to the point. Glad you like that style. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
At 77 years of age and a train enthusiast all my life, I’m just learning how to drive a steam locomotive! Better late than never? Excellent video and thank you!
I am glad you found the video interesting. Maybe you can find a heritage railway near you which does driver experience days? They are great fun, if quite tiring. The best, in my opinion is at the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Ry. At 20 mph you are doing a scale 80 mph, rather faster than the 25 you can do on most full size heritage lines! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for your reply. I live in Stockport, near Manchester, so the Romney and Hythe is a bit remote for me. But your video has given me the thought that I might have a go some time. You have caused me to put it on my bucket list! Thanks again. Edward.
This is one of the clearest and easiest to understand demonstrations of driving a steam loco that I've seen. Great work, thank you! I just wish I had one in my garden to play with!
Thank you very much! You may find there is a model engineering club/society within reach of you. Then you can "play trains" without having to start from scratch... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for your kind comment, much appreciated!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
That is very true! Or maybe it is a miniature locomotive and I am very pleased if the illusion of reality is achieved. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
You're welcome! It is more difficult to explain how things work than to tell a story. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! I will be making some more little films during the summer... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thanks for that!! Yes, it is much more difficult to explain technical things clearly than it is to tell a story. I will try to make some more little films now that the weather is rather better... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Yes it’s funny how two completely different types of machine have such similarities. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Hi and glad you enjoyed it. Now the weather is getting better I will make some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you noticed that! Looking at your name, I think that you are probably quite used to giving machines the beans! In truth, I think that Bongo would do around 30 mph, but we don't often go above around 12. That is still a scale 100 mph. Max seen so far is just over 14. To go any faster you would need a rather longer straight (and well aligned) bit of track... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Hi, I lived in Arbroath from 1985-1991 as a bus driver for Strathtay Scottish, I remember taking my son on that little train! Wasn’t it next to Bali’s Night Club? and the Seaforth Hotel?
Sadly, I never went on Kerr's Miniature Railway - wish I had! It must have been fab. Have you visited the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. That is amazing! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed it and also that you appreciated the small locomotive. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
This is a superb informative and friendly description of haow a steam locomotive works. To the raw beginner all those taps and levers can feel as daunting as the cockpit of a 747 so to have them so clearly described here is very helpful. A delightful little film.
Thank you very much! I can remember as a kid looking at all the controls and just wanting to know what they all did and how they did it. Now, a big part of the hobby is passing on information to the next generation... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it, now I must make some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Wow…. I’m amazed how much the driver and fireman had to do, the knowledge and experience must have been incredible… I worked for BR in 1971 at Watford Junction Carriage and Wagon sheds changing wheels/springs and repairing “Hot Boxes” on goods trucks etc… we still had one small steam pannier engine left but everything else was Diesel, given the chance I’d go back tomorrow! Thankyou for an informative video 👍🏻
Thanks for your interesting recollections of working for BR. I am surprised you even had one pannier tank left in 1971!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I’m absolutely in awe of the painstaking detailed skill that goes into manufacture and maintenance of these machines. They are simply wonders of engineering, not made by industrial workshops, but by engineering hobbyists in home workshops. The only difference between this loco and a full size one is simply the size.
Thanks for your lovely comment, much appreciated! Yes, it took a lot of time to build Bongo - 6 years to make and a further 2 years to paint. Luckily the paint has worn very well. Yes, it is very similar to a full size machine - there is even a real sense of momentum as you build up speed. The momentum is even more obvious when you try to slow down in a hurry!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
My Dad was a steam train driver so would have loved this, he loved everything steam, he only got to drive steam trains for a few years before they brought in diesel trains but he was also a fireman on a steam train for 7 years which he said put muscles on his eyebrows! 🤣
Your Dad had the best job in the world, if only for a short time. I love the description of muscles on his eyebrows! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Excellent video, thank you. That is a magnificent Locomotive and a superbly engineered model. I always enjoy your interesting and entertaining videos about your Railway, builds, repairs, maintenance and operations. Cheers Paul
Thank you for your magic comment, it is much appreciated. Bongo took me 6 years to build and another 2 to paint, but all good therapy for life! Now that "summer" is here, I will be making some more videos, so watch this space... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
This was a lovely explanation of driving a steam locomotive. Having been firing on a locomotive on a preserved railway the part about the fire and water level was precisely what I learned, but I have to add one thing about injectors. You want to deal with them in a future video, so I'm not diving in the details, but just want to say that there is the non-lifting type like on your B1, and then there is the lifting type, where the actual injector is on the backhead. And I know that these can be really difficult to start, especially in hot weather and when the water level in the tender tank is below the height of the injector body. But as I not want to spoil future episodes on this channel I leave it to you to explain what the difference between the two types is, why the one can be more problematic than the other and how to solve, and the reason to choose for either lifting or non lifting types. (a hint is that the lifting type in my case is on a Swedish locomotive and one has just to think about the winters there)
Hi Tom, and thanks for your great comments. Yes, it will surprise many people how similar the little engines are to the full size ones. In this gauge, they even start to have plenty of momentum so the whole train feels like it should. I am looking forward to making an injector video: There is plenty to explain, mainly about the relationship between velocity and pressure. It is a miracle that Henri Giffard managed to invent his gadget with the very limited science known at the time. Apparently he invented it because he wanted a lightweight feed pump for a steam aeroplane!! Yes, Bongo's injectors are noticeably less easy to get to pick up when the weather is hot, but usually we get by somehow. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thanks for the great comment! Yes, I think you could drive a steam engine fairly quickly - when everything is going according to plan. It is when things start going wrong that it gets a bit more tricky. On full size railways, I always think that reading the signals must be the most difficult thing to learn... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it, now I shall have to make some more… Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I used to run a 5" gauge Bagnall-style locomotive. As you pointed out, when driving you have 5 main things to think about: steam pressure, fire management, water level, speed and looking where you're going. One of our club members could only manage 4 at a time - his pressure would drop, or his fire would go out, or his water level would be too high or low, or he'd run through a signal... everybody used to keep an eye on him when he was on the track!
That is exactly right, there is just so much to do. And, with a very small firebox, the fire will go out in a blink... I hope you kept your engine off the line when the madman was running!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you Christopher, we just discovered the channel despite being avid readers of your book series (big boy 37, little boy 5) Your description of the mechanics and delivery are first class!
Welcome aboard, and thank you for the great comment. I am very glad that both of you are enjoying the books: Writing them is fun, but it's no use if people don't read them!! Now summer is here, I will have to make some more videos... All best wishes Chris.
Many thanks! Glad you liked the engine, it took 6 years to build and another 2 to paint!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
You got that right! In fact cooking was a part of one of my younger Peter's Railway books - The Picnic. You can see me and Peter cooking sausages in the firebox in the video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YdWKxDp-Ypc.html Meanwhile, thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for your great comment and support. Much appreciated. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, there is a lot more to the real thing than a simulator might have you believe. Especially when things don't work exactly as you expect, or you can't see the water level because it has got too dark or I have left my glasses somewhere round the line!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
That could get you out of a sticky situation! The real difficulty is what they call "learning the route". IE knowing what all the signals mean and how to sight the one which is controlling your track etc. Also, what to do when things go wrong... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! It is quite tricky to tell a story on a technical matter, so I am glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you liked it! I will make some more videos this summer... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for your support, now I must make some more films during the summer... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for the lovely comment!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
@@PetersRailway We've happily managed to collect all of the Peter's Railway books over the years; they're fantastic books with the stories of the evolving Peter's Railway (and Grandpa's true tales), interspersed with the factual engineering pages - thoroughly recommend them!
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
You have made my day! I only wish that you would reside somewhere in my neighborhood in Southern Tasmania. Your explanations and instructions are music to my ears. Professional, concise and deluveredt in a most pleasant manner. Wishing you many hours of pleasure with this superb locomotive. Respect and best regards.
Thanks for a lovely comment!! Yes, you are just a bit far away in S. Tasmania. Is it possible to get any further away??!! I will try to make some more videos during the summer. The only problem is the hours it takes to edit them in to a watchable film (IE to have some sort of story)... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it. I will try to make some more during the summer...Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Did you build that engine? I don't know what to say - that is utterly astonishing. It almost seems to scale in the cab. I really don't know how one has the skill and patience to make such a beautiful piece of art. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the great comment! Yes, I did build the engine and tried to make it as scale as possible but still a proper working machine. There are some compromises, but glad it looks ok in the film!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. It's such a pleasure to see someone in action who really knows what he is doing and can communicate it to others so effectively.
Thank you most kindly! It takes a long time to edit the videos, especially to make them tell some sort of story with a beginning, middle and end... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Great video - I worked on the original engines at Darlington North Road Works in my early apprenticeship. A popular job for appretices was working on the refurbished cab reversing gear easing the screw control after they had come from the machine shop.
Very interesting. Funnily enough, I had to do a bit of running-in of the reversing screw on Bongo! I made a proper 2 start thread so it is quick acting, and then machined the nut to fit. A bit tight to start with is better than starting off loose and worn out before you even use it!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, a steam engine is very interconnected, with everything working together - most times... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Nice video, Peter. Really liked looking at how 'Bongo' works. I've seen your books in a lot of heritage railway shops, one day I've told myself I'm going to buy one and see what theyre like. Keep up with the videos with Bongo.
Many thanks! Glad you liked the video, maybe now you will have another look at the book when you are at a steam railway. They are really written for children, but loads of adults seem to enjoy them too. I, jokingly, say the age range is 3 to 90!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas
Glad you enjoyed it - it is the editing that takes so much time!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it - now that summer is with us at last, I will have to make some more! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for your great comment. I am glad you like them - they take ages to make, it's the editing them down to make some sort of story that takes the time! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Very welcome and Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you. Yes, running it is a great pleasure, until something goes wrong!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it! We have a plan on making a high speed railway video during the summer, so expect some more thrashing! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad to hear it! Now the summer is approaching I will have to make some more films... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you think so! It is much more difficult to explain things than to tell a story!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
My pleasure! I have learnt so much from RU-vid, it is good to be part of it. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I just thought of a helpful feature on the gear crank! what if you calculated out where to put the gear depending on the degree of the slope, for keeping the speed without wasting too much coal, if that sort of makes sense? in simple terms, if you put the gear notch half way of forward it’s the most efficient at 9 degrees angle for an example!
That is a very cunning suggestion! In truth, that is what the engineers were encouraged to do on the full size engines. It was called driving on the reverser. So, to run efficiently, the idea was to get the regulator fully open and then control the speed of the engine/train using just the reverser. As the gradient got steeper, lengthen the cut-off. Reduce it again as the gradient lessened. The same for accelerating: Longer cut-off to accelerate, shorter cut-off to just maintain speed. I don't think the old drivers wrote down the settings, but just did it to achieve what was needed. There is a limit on many engines as to how short the cut-off can be - they start to run lumpily so you have to partially close the regulator if speed is getting too high. Also, on slide valve engines (where the steam pressure is pressing the valve onto the port face), the pressure in the steam chest is essentially full boiler pressure and the force on the valve is very high which causes wear on the valve itself, but also on the valvegear. So for slide valve engines, they didn't tend to drive with a full regulator and very short cut-offs. Glad you enjoyed the film! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! Passing on information about engineering and railways has become something very worthwhile for me. If people get something from it, I will keep on keeping on!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it! Now that summer is here I will make some more films... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Finally ! This video is exactly what I desperately needed. Being a complete novice, I bought a fantastic "new" 5" BR Tank 2-6-2 at the latest Dreweatts transport auction and I - untill now - was really afraid to steam her up. Compressed air was the maximum I dared to go for. This weekend I will finally drive her at the local Antwerp Track. Thanks Peter !
Glad I could help! Hi Peter, this is just a quick reply: Enjoy your new locomotive, but just remember that the only thing that really matters is to keep an eye on the water level. If you get it too low you could damage the boiler. If it is copper there is unlikely to be a loud bang, but you will still spoil it. If the water level does get too low, IE out of sight in the bottom nut of the water gauge glass, then there is a simple and almost instant trick to save the day: Make sure you have a rag with you and stick it down the chimney (or hold it down over the chimney) and turn on the steam blower. The steam from the blower cannot then get up the chimney to draw the fire, but will flow back through the fire tubes and cool and dowse the fire. The firebox will be full of steam in a few seconds and that will prevent any damage. It may sound obvious, but not everyone knows this trick and, in a panic, it is easy not think straight. Enjoy!!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Watching it makes me miss my father. 50 years ago my father worked with the railroad. When I was a kid, I think I saw this type of fire truck. But it was so fuzzy I still have an idea that I want to make and have a train like yours. So that children can learn to fill their imaginations with value. And it's probably the first one in my country.
That is both glad and sad at the same time. It is funny how these memories come flooding back at times. I don't know where you are in the world, but if you can find a Model Engineering Society/Club within reach you will get lots of help and encouragement from them. Meanwhile, Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thanks for your lovely comment, much appreciated. Yes, the little bits make a model. The truth is, that if you want a good model then each part should be a mini project in its own right. Tea Cups, oil can, coal pick, brake valve, drivers seats etc. If you enjoy making each part, then the whole becomes so much better - if not quicker to finish!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! Now the summer is here (sort of), I will have to make some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Great video. I drive the full size versions on a heritage railway near me. Ive watched a few videos of minature steam locos being driven and often see them being driven in full gear all the time so it was good to see the use of the reverser to work with a lower cut off. I'd love to get a 7 1/4" loco one day.
Thank you very much! Yes, a lot of miniatures are driven in full gear all the time. I guess the cost of the coal isn't so important!! Enjoy driving the full size - I have driven them several times and the sense of momentum is awe inspiring! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Awesome, thank you! Yes, we are very lucky that the farmer who built the original line made such a lovely job of it. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thanks for the great comment! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the lovely comment! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! Glad you like Bongo, a large part of the fun is that apart from looking good and having lots of details, she works really well and feels quite similar to driving a full size engine. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Great to hear! A new part of the hobby for me is sharing and passing on some of the fun. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Love Peter’s Railway. You signed a few books for me. Love reading them. There is something magical and although children will enjoy them I think adults love them as equally.
That is really good to hear and thank you for the great comment. Writing the books is great fun, but knowing that people enjoy reading them is much better!! Thanks for watching, Chris.
Thank you for the lovely comment. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Yes, that is one of the main reasons I built an LNER loco! It is sometimes called Apple Green. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thanks for the lovely comment. Maybe your youngster might enjoy my children's railway books??!!!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
That was one of the most interesting and explained videos I have watched, it was very riveting and calmly explained I have learned so much. I have subscribed and look forward to the next, now of to watch any previous ones by you.
Glad it was helpful! I think it is important to give engineering information in a clear and simple way. I don't understand why most presenters have to say that xxx was the size of 6 football pitches! Why not 400 metres long etc. Apart from anything else, are they talking about the length or area of the football pitch, and, I have no idea how big a football pitch is. Sorry, rant over!!!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you, I am so glad you enjoy it. I must now make some more films!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you very much! Yes, the loco weighs around 1/3 of a ton and the wagons must be at least that again. with some people on board, you have something like 2 tons on the move. Putting your shoes down as brakes is totally ineffective!! There is a lot to do, but now that the double loop is complete, one can settle down to a sort of routine - two shovelfuls of coal, injector on for half a lap etc. It would be great to have the injectors sized so that they run continuously once on the move, but that will take a bit more fine tuning!!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it, sharing is now part of the hobby for me. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
That is a really good idea for a simple video. I will have to try to work out how best to film it. Possible from inside the cab, which would be a "real" driver's eye view. There are a few clips in the video you have just watched like this. Or, I could film it from the front buffer beam. This would be a better view of the line, but without the attraction of seeing the boiler - and realising how much it obscures the view in bends. Which sort of view would you prefer?? Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
@@PetersRailway A video from the front buffer beam showing the route would look very nice, but would I really like to see more cab clips like the ones in this video as it’s fascinating to watch how it all works! Or maybe a buffer beam film but with a cab view in the top corner? Or maybe even two round trips, one with the buffer beam view and the other with a cab view. Whatever’s best for you, Any of these would be fine as it is wonderful to watch! Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Now that summer is here, I am looking forward to making some more little films... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
You are welcome! There is much magical science in a steam engine... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Yes, I could easily do a video about all the oiling points and where they lead to. It would be quite short and an easy video to edit (for a change!). Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you for the very informative video! I recently acquired a 5 inch gauge locomotive and this video definitely helps me as a beginner. Could you perhaps also do a video on boiler maintenance? Cleaning the fire-tubes, de-scaling, etcetera?
Great that you have acquired a 5" loco. I hope you have a good and friendly model engineering society near you. Yes, another video for this summer will be about putting the engine to bed after a hard day's steaming and cleaning the tubes etc. Enjoy your new machine! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you liked it! Now that summer is, sort of, here, I will get on and make some more videos... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I am either 8x normal size, or the engine is 1/8x full size. It's up to you... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
That is a good comparison! Yes, it is a bit like that. Even has reverse which is more than Mr Honda has managed so far... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Hi, another 2 questions; 1. How long is your track that you run on? 2. How many laps of the track can Bongo do with a full tender of water and coal? Thanks if you manage to answer
Hi again, and two good questions! 1, the track is around 200 metres from one end to the other. But, with the two loops, it is around 500 metres around the circuit. 2, I don't know the answer to that! But on some sunny afternoon I will find out... I think the water in the tender will run out before the coal. At least that was the case in full size. But currently, the limiting factor for a completely non-stop run is the capacity of the lubricators. They hold enough for around 20 laps. I expect the over-oil but that is preferable to having to rebuild the cylinders because they didn't have enough oil!!! Thanks for watching, Chris.
Glad you like the engine! they are so much more interesting when the fire is lit and they are moving than sitting in a glass case... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I hope it was useful, especially if stranded on a steam train with no driver!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you liked it! Lifting the lid on some of the secrets of steam engines and railways has become a large part of the hobby for me now. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
My pleasure! I am busy making some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Hi Dave, thanks for your great comment! The question of cost of a similar loco is a bit like the length of a piece of string. My best suggestion is to look at some of the suppliers of new or used engines. You could enjoy browsing the website of Station Road Steam or The Steam Workshop. Maxitrak make some new models... Enjoy!! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Glad you enjoyed it! Now that the weather is getting better I will have to make some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
@PetersRailway I would personally enjoy seeing a video on the maintenance of Bongo and generally what you use and routine to clean the engine. Cheers Chris 👍😊
Funnily enough, a video about putting away (disposing) at the end of the day might be my next project. The only problem is what to call it? How to dispose of a locomotive is a bit ambiguous unless you are familiar with the term! I will try to film maintenance work as I do it. However it isn't always easy to film - maybe I can mount the camera on my head as I work??.... All best, C
@@PetersRailway"Filthy in 5 minutes?"! Used to drink with a bloke who fired then drove SR 0-6-0 freight engines in the 60s. Reckoned he finished work looking like the Black n White Minstrels. Nice name choice for Bongo. The "Antelope" class? Gazelle, Impala etc then they ran out of ideas.
@@Tranmere59 Yes, and some drivers used to wear a jacket and white gloves!! I decided that Bongo was a fun name and not too long if I was going to cut out the letters by hand with a fret saw! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
You're welcome! and thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
That is the beauty of RU-vid - You never know what you don't know... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
@@PetersRailway i love trains, model trains to be exact... But, that's something I can never find in my region...hence I can only enjoy them visually through internet... That's one impeccable model train, hope I will be able to ride it one day before I die😜
Thank you very much! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope it gives a flavour of the full size machine. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Wow, thanks. Now that the summer seems to be here, I will enjoy making more videos. Knowing that people enjoy them is what makes it worthwhile! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
No Worries. The next video will be more of a linear type - beginning middle and end. The trouble with the one I have just done is that it took hours, days and weeks to edit!!
Thank you kindly! The idea is to encourage others to have a go at an amazing hobby! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Many thanks! Now I will have to make some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris. PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
