Good to see a model railway in another part of the world. A very long track by the looks of it. I have not seen anything like Scamp. A very capable machine with lots of pulling power! Thanks for posting the video. Will check more out when I take a break from my Simulator Project.😃
Thank you. The Railway is Dragon Miniature Railway. I was there for 18 years. Unfortunately now no longer volunteer heya. This railway has changed so much over the years. The line has 25ft radius curves now. Did have sharper when first started. One climb section was 1 in 30 for 18ft but that changed to be more easy.the leanth of this railway I believe is half a mile give a take meter or two. Ahh. Scamp. The class of loco is Scamp. But this was named scamp and is 12 out of 117 now I think. One in Canada owned by a friend and his grandson. One or two in the EU. Carnt remover the country’s. The idea of these locos came from some one in the minimal gauge community. Some one made a loco years ago for a university project. Small, easy to transport. But still could haul a passenger coach or two or some fright wagons. This loco was at event. And someone in the community said it be great to have something like this but on a commercial level of building. So a friend was talked into this and he came up with a Scamp at first a weld together kit mk1, later mk 2 nut and bolt together. We are now on mk 4 version of the kits. Scamp No12 was the first nut and bolt version. Of mk2. But scamp was originally design to be a freelance loco. But over the years owners have modified them to look like narrow gauge locos as well keeping the freelance idea going as well. I have a soft spot for rail listers. So over time I added bits and peace’s to make scamp No12 more like a Rail Lister. Best parts of the scamp they can go around 6ft radius curves so opens the doors a lot for location running. For example you could have a 7 1/4 inch gauge railway in the garden. Not only that. These are cheap locos to get and take time to build up. So great for someone new to the hobby. But yeah. Power wise. My scamp and some others on public railways have been tired and tested for pay loads. I can haul 1 1/4 tonne. But one scamp has shifted 2 tonnes. But trundle speed. Any more questions do ask away
@@GarrattHamster Thanks for the informative reply. Scamp is certainly an interesting loco and a very versatile one! Your track is over double the length of ours at DSME, which is about 420 meters. Some years ago a member proposed laying a 7 1/4 inch track in addition to the 3 1/2 and 5 inch existing tracks but there was so much disagreement about the minimum curve radius and claims that we did not have the space that the whole idea was shelved. You have some very nice passenger coaches. I must go onto Google Earth to see where your Dragon Miniature Railway is.
@@michaelthorne9038 it’s no problem at all. There sure are. Oh I forgot to mention scamps can be battery electric then petrol electric as well. Yeah. Shame your club didn’t settle for the idea. But yeah. Like you know. Bigger you go and as well some locomotive designs. Need the bigger radius. And space can be interesting we’re your set up at. But sometimes it’s better to keep things simple. We have the like of moors valley railway. 7 1/4 inch gauge but wow. There locomotives and train lengths there are something else. And there track is a mile and abit in length. As well I do have some clips of smaller locos at some model engineering clubs.
Well. In the other locomotives there use to be Honda petrol engines that drive the hydrostats. There is a web site out there what goes into details for petrol electric locomotives. I unfortunately Carnt remember the site. I shall try to fined it throw.
@@alexjack9603 I had to get intouch with a friend about the link as I couldn’t remember it but the name was mentioned and quick google search and heya you go. bouldercreek.vk7krj.com/BldrCrk-AlternatorTraction02.php
