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| nomis | 28 Dec 2011, 05:14 PM Post #1 |
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This year's Railway Modeller annual has a very nice feature on the BHLR, including a double page spread showing all of the locos on the line. One of these is a small diesel loco from the "David Malton Railway". It seems to be a ride on type, looks like there is a padded seat on board. I am planning on building a similar sort of machine for my garden line. Do any of the BHLR regulars have any pics / info on this one? Thanks, Simon |
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| Callum Darraugh | 28 Dec 2011, 07:12 PM Post #2 |
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Hi Simon, The loco belongs to David Malton, who is a "somethingorother" in the offices at Peco. He built it as a project, but has improved it over the years. If you want an email for him, please PM me and I will pass it on to you. I'm sure he will be willing to answer your questions. Regards Callum |
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| John Nicholson | 29 Dec 2011, 11:47 AM Post #3 |
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The David Malton loco was built as part of his A level project and if I am wrong on that the riding truck was the project. When living in the north he was a member of the Abbey Light Railway group and whilst on holiday will be driving there ( I believe on New Years Day?). I have driven the loco when it was first built at BMES Northcliffe. It was for a time down at Kingsbury as he used to go there regularly. He works for PECO as a designer and also writes articles for railway modeller. I hope that helps. John Edited by John Nicholson, 29 Dec 2011, 11:48 AM.
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| nomis | 29 Dec 2011, 07:51 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks for the responses, I don't really want to bother the guy with an e-mail. I was really just interested in seeing some more pictures to better understand how the seat / footrest arrangement had been solved. |
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| Jordan Leeds | 30 Dec 2011, 12:23 AM Post #5 |
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I know that the engione is that off a suffok punch lawn mower and the seating position is side saddle across the top with your feet on the running boards/chassis |
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| narrowgauge7.25 | 4 Jan 2012, 09:55 AM Post #6 |
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He has a a web site with some detqails on it http://davidmaltonrailway.webs.com/number1.htm |
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| David | 9 Jan 2012, 10:36 PM Post #7 |
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Hello everyone, I didn't realise there was such interest in my loco, its only made of scrap! I'm sure its place in the RM annual was just to fill the space or to make the other locos look better by comparison! It was built for my A level Product Design major project in 2007. Since then it has run at Bradford Model Engineers' track, Echills Wood Railway and has visited the Hemsby miniature railway for a day (where it was made fun of for being narrow gauge outline and not a steam loco, thanks guys). It now lives on the BHLR, since I work for Peco. It is powered by a Suffolk Punch lawnmower engine, which drives a reversible gearbox out of (i'm told) a mobility scooter. The gearbox was manufacturerd by AC, so I can claim that my loco shares technology with an AC Cobra! Engine and gearbox are linked by a slipping belt clutch, which works suprisingly well and doesn't squeal as one would expect it to. Brakes blocks are from my old bike, and act onto a disk on the gearbox output shaft, operated by a home-made screw-on handbrake column, they work amazingly well for such a low-tech solution. With only a 2hp engine, I don't expect to be hauling 8-cach BHLR passenger trains with it, but certainly demonstration goods trains and runs down to the mine with the loco ash wagon should be well within it's capabilities. This winter I have raised the height of the loco by about half an inch to prevent it scraping on the level crossings. it is also going to be repainted into a darker green, and has a new works plate to replace the naff looking stickers on the side. Hopefully it will be about next season for me to play with on my lunch hours! questions welcomed
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| nomis | 10 Jan 2012, 09:33 AM Post #8 |
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Thanks for the information - i think it looks like a great little machine! Nothing wrong with a slipping belt clutch, my father used the same idea on a small 15" gauge loco. It worked fine, with the bonus of being fail safe (drive disengages if anything goes wrong). Is there a cover for the side of the engine bay? Looks a bit hairy having whirling pulleys so close to the drivers leg! |
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| Chris Stockdale | 10 Jan 2012, 06:10 PM Post #9 |
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Hi David, That looks a fun little loco. Dimensions would be good please (basic L,W, H, wheelbase). Having looked at the website have you got any further with no. 2? cheers, |
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| David | 10 Jan 2012, 07:06 PM Post #10 |
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Hello, Yep, there is a side sheet, but until I get it working properly it's managing without it. The intention is to sit side-saddle, as t'were, like a 'proper' industrial narrow gauge diesel loco. This also makes it equally happy and easy to drive running in either direction, ideal for shunting and trips down the mine branch. I have just brought the long-forgotten website up to date. Number 2 has not progressed at all, and probably never will. If I ever did want another loco I probably wouldn't start with that. I'll get some more exact dimensions when I can, but for now I know that its the same size as Thomas 2's tender! Edited by David, 10 Jan 2012, 07:43 PM.
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| David | 31 Jan 2012, 08:13 PM Post #11 |
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I keep forgetting about dimensions, but here is another photo of it taken today, with a fresh coat of paint.
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| Colinlothlorian | 11 Feb 2012, 10:19 AM Post #12 |
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Definitely nothing wrong with a slipping belt clutch, my friends helicopter uses the same system! The chopper is a Robinson R44, flat 6 Lycoming engine with 6 row pulley on the end of the crank. Above it is the main shaft driving both the rotors. Idle engine to warm, press button, little servo brings in the tensioning pulleys, lightweight, simple and effective. If one belt breaks there are 5 left so that you don't fall out of the sky. http://www.robinsonheli.com/rhc_r44_raven_series.html |
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I wanted a big diesel, but not quite as big as the other one! | |
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| 90733 | 11 Feb 2012, 11:30 PM Post #13 |
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Got to be one of my favourite locos on the BHLR! |
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| David | 29 Feb 2012, 11:30 PM Post #14 |
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Only because you've driven it! Its certainly not my favourite, it is completely overshadowed by the home fleet of steam locos. |
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| David | 4 May 2012, 11:21 PM Post #15 |
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I have still not remembered to run a tape measure over my loco, but in answer to the question of how big it is, not nearly as big as Samastipur:
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