Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	593	Club News		Teeside SGR
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	593	Club News		Welshpool & Llanfair Railway		Ottawa Valley LSME
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	593	Club News		Frimley Lodge MR		3D printed Epsom by Paul Chalklin
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	593	Club News		British Columbia SME (Can)
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	594	Club News		York City DSME		Hermaphrodite calipers
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	594	Club News		Bradford MES
	2023	21-Apr	230	4,715	594	Club News		And finally		Finding the volume of a sphere, Dr. Sheldon Cooper
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	483	On the cover ?		Two five inch gauge locomotives - a B1 by Brian Apthorpe and a V2 by Peter ... more Two five inch gauge locomotives - a B1 by Brian Apthorpe and a V2 by Peter Layfield		(photo: Doug Hewson)
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	488	Smoke Rings		Harrogate		Alan Crossfield's five-inch Gauge GWR pannier tank. Tony Bickerstaffe's 7 1... more Alan Crossfield's five-inch Gauge GWR pannier tank. Tony Bickerstaffe's 7 1/4 inch gauge A4 Pacific locomotive, a century-old Gauge Two model seen at The Fosse
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	488	Smoke Rings		Nostalgia Corner		Peter Walton's five-inch gauge Y4 locomotive
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	489	Locomotive	17	LNER B1 Locomotive	Doug Hewson	Front Bogie Frames. Presents an authentic 5 inch gauge version of Thompson'... more Front Bogie Frames. Presents an authentic 5 inch gauge version of Thompson's B1 locomotive. LNER B1 61002 at Perth, five inch gauge B1 and V2 at Gilling, bogie long cross-section, bogie frame, bogie plan view, bogie stretcher, guard iron, buffer heads, stocks, mudguard, axlebox and keep
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	494	An Engineer's Day Out		Three Phase to he Peaks - the Gornergrat Railway, Switzerland	Roger Backhouse	Takes a trip on the world's first electrically powered mountain railway. Go... more Takes a trip on the world's first electrically powered mountain railway. Gornergrat Station, reaching Zermatt, Abt rack system, Muehlebache Viaduct, Findelbach bridge, Visp to Zermatt line, rack locomotive by SLM of Winterthur, snowsheds, Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn train, early poster, 'Glacier Express', Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, twin-railcar 3051, Matterhorn, 'Polaris' twin railcar made by Stadler, ski train (Photo courtesy Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn 2022), Zermatt station with crane wagon, building the Gornergrat-Monte Rosa Bahn, snow blower, twin pantographs, ski lift terminus at Riffelberg, electric power, Rifflalp Tramway, Gornergrat Glacier and Monte Rosa, Dufourspitze, other engineering en route, travel, help, further reading, viewing, further information
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	499	Locomotive	11	The Eating of Elephants	Steve Goodbody	Leakage and Lettering. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings... more Leakage and Lettering. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. Footwear to the rescue, lighting the fire for the first time, chasing phantoms, first successful steam test, the little detail, artist John drives Peter's Romulus at the Ascot society's track, gentle persuasion, Rob Roy's front buffer beam with Caledonian Railway initials, postscript to Part 11
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	502	Locomotive	2	A Five-Inch Gauge 0-4-0 Padarn Railway Tender Locomotive (Fire Queen)	Luker	Builds a five inch gauge model of a Welsh slate quarry locomotive. The fram... more Builds a five inch gauge model of a Welsh slate quarry locomotive. The frames, the frame plate-work, the axleboxes, the wooden buffer beam, front frame, the suspension, the buffers, back frame, real leather buffers (Photo courtesy E.Lander), polished wooden buffers, in the box
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	507	General		Next Issue		Harrogate: Bridget: Fire Queen: Grasshopper: Steam Engine
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	508	Stationary Engine	17	Grasshopper Beam Engine	Martin Gearing	Presents an ideal beginner's project with great potential for the more expe... more Presents an ideal beginner's project with great potential for the more experienced builder. Control valve body, control valve spool, manufacture of control valve spool
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	512	Locomotive		We Visit an A4 Pacific Construction	John Arrowsmith	Checks on progress with a superb 7 1/4 inch gauge LNER A4. On display at th... more Checks on progress with a superb 7 1/4 inch gauge LNER A4. On display at the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition 2022, Kylchap blast nozzles, blast pipe manifold, special former, fabricated manifold, smokebox sealing groove, general view, twin brake cylinders, third brake cylinder, trailing axlebox and spring, axlebox bearing seals, driving wheel bearing protection
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	516	Workshop	2	Fitting Digital Read Outs to a Warco WM16 Milling Machine	Graham Astbury	Describes how he fitted digital read-outs to this popular machine. The Y-ax... more Describes how he fitted digital read-outs to this popular machine. The Y-axis
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	520	Locomotive	55	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Starting the Motion Work. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's ... more Starting the Motion Work. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney, combination lever, union kinks
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	524	Postbag		Wainwright	J.E.Kirby
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	524	Postbag		Health and Safety	Tony Martins
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	525	Postbag		Health and Safety	The editor comments
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	525	Postbag		Blower	Chris Gooch
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	525	Postbag		ALCO Steam Generator	Roger Castle-Smith
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	525	Postbag		ALCO Steam Generator	Ian Newman
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	525	Postbag		ALCO Steam Generator	Bill Gill
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	525	Postbag		Imperial vs Metric	Mike Joseph
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	526	Workshop	1	Slotting on the Lathe	Jacques Maurel	Makes a slotting tool for his lathe. Example for a pinion blank, driving sy... more Makes a slotting tool for his lathe. Example for a pinion blank, driving system, first solution, the lever driving system
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	530	Locomotive	4	Completing Bridget. Experience of a Newbie	Jon Edney	Achieves the completion of his first locomotive project. Pipework, painting... more Achieves the completion of his first locomotive project. Pipework, painting, testing, first firing, hopes dashed
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	534	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Three only newsletters, the Club New Editor, Debs to Merseyside with fellow... more Three only newsletters, the Club New Editor, Debs to Merseyside with fellow knitters, Warrington,
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	534	Club News		Bournemouth DSME
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	534	Club News		National Railway Museum
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	534	Club News		MEE Auckland		Chris Davidson's simple steam engine (Photo courtesy of Ray Brown)
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	534	Club News		Hereford SME		Mike Tull's Bristol Mercury, Zahra Webb's 3D printer (Photos courtesy of Jo... more Mike Tull's Bristol Mercury, Zahra Webb's 3D printer (Photos courtesy of John Arrowsmith at the 2022 Midlands MEX), 'Clyde Puffer' VIC 32 (Photo courtesy of Richard Donovan), Sheffield Town Hall measurement standards
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	535	Club News		Pickering EEMS
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	535	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Sheffield Auction, 'Roving Eye' Jeremiah Clarke, Van Diesel, 'The Human Lea... more Sheffield Auction, 'Roving Eye' Jeremiah Clarke, Van Diesel, 'The Human Lead', '?to have and to hold the frequency?', autonomous racing cars in Model Engineer's Workshop
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	535	Club News		Old Locomotive Committee		Adrian Banks, AGM
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	535	Club News		Sydney LSLS (Aus.)
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	536	Club News		Frimley & Ascot LC
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	536	Club News		And finally		Do it the way your wife told you to
	2023	07-Apr	230	4,714	537	Diary		Club Diary
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	384	Locomotive	3	Completing Bridget. Experience of a Newbie	Jon Edney	Achieves the completion of his first locomotive project. The dome, cab and ... more Achieves the completion of his first locomotive project. The dome, cab and bunker
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	423	On the cover ?		A 5-inch gauge LSWR guard's van built by Gerald Martyn		(photo: Gerald Martyn)
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	428	Smoke Rings		Polly Model Engineering		AT Model Engineering Limited
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	428	Smoke Rings		Fire Queen		Fire Queen's Name Plate (Penrhyn Museum August 2009)
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	428	Smoke Rings		Cock-up Corner		An Engineer's Day Out, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Roger Backhouse, see 230 471... more An Engineer's Day Out, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Roger Backhouse, see 230 4711 348
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	429	Stationary Engine		Optimising the Oscillator	David Fulton	Optimises the deign of his two-cylinder oscillator. Port geometry, no going... more Optimises the deign of his two-cylinder oscillator. Port geometry, no going back, a moving diagram, admission and cutoff, exhaust, variable valve events, 'Fourunner', conclusion
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	432	Locomotive	10	The Eating of Elephants	Steve Goodbody	Making Tracks. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. Uckfie... more Making Tracks. Finds some things are best tackled in small helpings. Uckfield '84, positive outcomes, an ounce of planning, Yankee ingenuity, an assortment of Yankee screwdrivers (Photo credit: The Valley Woodworker), Nick Swift, Anne and Geoff with Des, Sweet Pea, postscript to Part 10, Model Engineer Exhibition 1985
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	436	Rally		Rob Roy Rally 2022	Rex Hanman	Looks back at the 2033 rally and forward to this year's. Three engines at B... more Looks back at the 2033 rally and forward to this year's. Three engines at Bromsgrove, the author in the steaming bays, Dave Palmer checks his fire, Ian Horsfield's locomotive, plenty of advice, lightweight driving trolleys, trainspotting in miniature
	2023	24-Mar	230	4,713	438	Track		Locomotive Weighbridge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Adapts a set of bathroom scales to weigh his locomotive axles. Doncaster we... more Adapts a set of bathroom scales to weigh his locomotive axles. Doncaster weighbridge pit, Doncaster weighing machine (photos: Peter Tuffrey), mobile app showing the weight of an axle, Flying Scotsman on the weighbridge
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