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2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 450 Postbag David Urwick's Metalmaster James Rizzo
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 450 Postbag Trains and fakes James Wells
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 451 Postbag Firefly valve timing Ken Parker
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 451 Postbag Cable cars 100 safe years Tony Webster
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 451 Postbag Chambers boiler records sought Des Allen
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 451 Postbag Scale brickwork Ashley Best
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 451 Postbag More reliable connectors Roger Castle-Smith
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 452 Historic Henschel & Sohn Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives David Rollinson Looks back at production and special types. A scale model Henschal (Hensche... more
Looks back at production and special types. A scale model Henschal (Henschel?) narrow gauge locomotive, Drache Henschel's first locomotive, first production locomotives, the erecting shops c.1925, a Henschel 0-4-0 of about 1926, the Holden system of oil firing, a locomotive with wood fuel tender, performance tables, the Klien-Linder system, a German military locomotive, Goelsdorf arrangement, 700mm gauge oil-fired Argentinian 0-10-0 tender with Goelsdorf system
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 456 Railway 2 On the Rack: The Swiss Railways Rhys Owen Looks at the traction of the Brienz Rothorn Railway. Interlude in Zermatt, ... more
Looks at the traction of the Brienz Rothorn Railway. Interlude in Zermatt, Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke, 2-6-0RT locomotive, coaling facilities at Realp, DFB No. 4, DFB No. 1 (Photo: Tony Nicholson), 0-4-2RT locomotive (Photo: Dave Longman), Luzern, practicalities, further reading, references
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 460 Rally 4 Out and About 2014 Martin Wallis Looks back at the 2014 rally season. Neil & Tracey's 10 NHP McLaren, Holt 7... more
Looks back at the 2014 rally season. Neil & Tracey's 10 NHP McLaren, Holt 75 Gun Tractor No. 3580, replica 8" Howitzer gun, Locomobile, 1914 Royal Enfield Vee twin, Burrell 5 NHP No. 3950 Progress, Fowler 4 NHP Tiger No. 15632
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 460 Rally 4 Out and About 2014 Martin Wallis NHP McLaren ploughing engine No. 1552, Old Warden
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 462 Club News Geoff Theasby's comments Only one club newsletter, Bob Symes death, Buffalo Springfield tandem rolle... more
Only one club newsletter, Bob Symes death, Buffalo Springfield tandem roller, HMRC, old Chinese saying
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 462 Correction Lindsey MS Corrugated-end van belongs to Steve Whittaker (Photo courtesy of Doug Hewso... more
Corrugated-end van belongs to Steve Whittaker (Photo courtesy of Doug Hewson)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 462 Club News Bradford MES Duncan McKay's 3 1/2"g. Britannia 70021 Morning Star (Photo courtesy of Fre... more
Duncan McKay's 3 1/2"g. Britannia 70021 Morning Star (Photo courtesy of Frederick Bilney)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 462 Club News Melton Mowbray DMES
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 462 Club News Ickenham DSME
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 462 Club News Halesworth DMES Adam Walus' paper locomotive (Photo courtesy of Julie Williams), clocks on ... more
Adam Walus' paper locomotive (Photo courtesy of Julie Williams), clocks on display, outdoor line-up (Photos courtesy of Vernon Readhead)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 463 Club News Wortley Top Forge ME
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 463 Club News Warrington DSME
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 463 Club News Chesterfield DMES
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 463 Club News British Columbia SME (Can)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 463 Club News Bournemouth DSME
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 463 Club News Tiverton DMES A traction engine, Simon at play (Photos courtesy of Adrian Newson)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 464 Club News Gauge 1 MRA (North West)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 464 Club News Ottawa Valley LSME (Can)
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 464 Club News Birmingham SME
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 464 Club News And finally One mathematician to another
2015 20-Mar 214 4,504 465 Diary Diary
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 343 On the cover ... 1913 Steam Tug Kearne (Photo: Jim Stevenson)
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 352 Smoke Rings University Technical Colleges
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 352 Smoke Rings An appropriate send-off for Len Crane Black Country Museum
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 352 Smoke Rings Southern Railway locomotive rally Guildford MES
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 352 Smoke Rings More passengers at Babbcombe (Babbacombe?)
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 353 Nautical Steam Tug Kerne Her History and Her Future! Paul Kirkbride Tells the story of a much loved steamship. Leaves Dutton Lock on the Weaver... more
Tells the story of a much loved steamship. Leaves Dutton Lock on the Weaver Navigation, at Chatham Dock as S.T. Terrier, a brief history of the Kerne, Liverpool waterfront, at Ellesmere Port on the Manchester Ship Canal, a future for Kerne, at Acton Bridge, The Funnel, Steam Boat Association of Great Britain, all photographs courtesy of The Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society unless credited to Jim Stevenson
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 358 Locomotive 25 Emma Victoria A 5 inch gauge freelance 0-4-0 Henry Wood Drawn and described by. Mechanical lubricator, the pump
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 362 Stationary Engine 4 Helping Dad make a True Vertical Mill Engine Stewart Hart Describes another engine ideal for encouraging youngsters. Drilling across ... more
Describes another engine ideal for encouraging youngsters. Drilling across the centre of a bar, lathe work, turning between centres, getting organised, holding small parts, the cylinder assembly, reference
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 365 General If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 366 Historic 150 Years of the Hunslet Engine Co. Richard Linkins Looks back to the birth of an industry. 5"g. quarry Hunslet Bert, Middleton... more
Looks back to the birth of an industry. 5"g. quarry Hunslet Bert, Middleton Railway, Lilla, founding of the Hunslet Engine Company, locomotives, Blanch and Linda on the Ffestiniog Railway, Jack (Photo Kris Ward), 7 1/4"g. Russell, Welshpool and Llanfair No. 14 (Photo Andrew Johnson), War Office No. 1215, 32mm g. Tralee and Dingle No 8, Listowel and Ballybunion replica (Photos Kris Ward and Andrew Johnson), The Lady Armaghdale, standard and broad gauge, Picton (Photo Kris Ward)
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 370 Stationary Engine 8 Making the R & B Engine Ian Strickland Revisits a Model Engineer design from 30 years ago. Piston, valve gear and ... more
Revisits a Model Engineer design from 30 years ago. Piston, valve gear and ignition bracket, references
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 374 Locomotive Hammer Forming Dome and Chimney Bases Roger Curtis Avoids both castings and mountains of swarf. Hammer forming, now back to th... more
Avoids both castings and mountains of swarf. Hammer forming, now back to the forming process
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 379 Hot Air The Anderson-Ericksson Hot Air Engine - 1897 James G. Rizzo Models an 'improved' caloric engine. Profile, the concept, engine descripti... more
Models an 'improved' caloric engine. Profile, the concept, engine description, suggested modification, construction process
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 384 Workshop Gleanings Ted Jolliffe Explains how often discarded household items can be of value in the home wo... more
Explains how often discarded household items can be of value in the home workshop. Toothbrushes, hand wipes, bundles (twist ties), brushes, odds and ends, corkage, storage, gleanings?
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 388 Exhibition Model Engineer Exhibition 2014 Class A3 Internal Combustion Eric Offen His report of the I/C Engines categories. Stephen Wessle's Lynx Aero Engine... more
His report of the I/C Engines categories. Stephen Wessle's Lynx Aero Engine, 10.6cc Whittle V8 Aero Engine by Edvind Wold, Mick Knights' Hodgson Nine Cylinder Radial Aero Engine, Matador 60 Four Stroke Aero Engine by Mike Havard, 1/4" scale 5HP New Holland Hit and Miss Engine and 8HP Bessemer Half Breed two Stroke Engine by Alan Thatcher, Ken Stoat's half scale First World War .303 Rifle, the Bradbury-Winter Memorial Challenge Cup, the Edgar Westbury Memorial Trophy
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 391 Boiler 2 Fit for a Princess Royal Clive Fenn Designs a boiler for a 5 inch gauge LMS Pacific.
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 393 General Next Issue Idris: a 16mm Garden Railway Locomotive; A Fabricated Hand Vice; Garrett 4C... more
Idris: a 16mm Garden Railway Locomotive; A Fabricated Hand Vice; Garrett 4CD in 6 inch scale; Six Tool Turret; Henschel Narrow Gauge Locomotives
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 394 Club News Geoff Theasby's comments The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr, airliner windscreen and frozen chickens, P... more
The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr, airliner windscreen and frozen chickens, Prince of Wales and Bismark, Antonio Sebastiao's workshop (Photo courtesy of Antonio Sebastiao) (text comment on page 395)
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 394 Club News Harrow & Wembley SME
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 394 Club News Sheffield DSMEE Mike and Ivan Law's Vulcan steam pump
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 395 Club News Bristol SMEE
2015 06-Mar 214 4,503 395 Club News MES Northern Ireland