Has anyone ever used a Stirling engine in a "G" scale loco?

Is it even possible?

 

 

More Stirling engines here: http://www.keveney.com/Engines.html

 

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Bob,

 

I've never seen one used for locomotive purposes, but my retired uncle has been tinkering with them.  He built a couple, and I think one actually works!! However, lately, he has been building steam engines (not locomotives) that run on compressed air.  Pretty cool stuff.

 

Mark

Hi Bob,

I recently bought this engine:http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKGK5

There have been several Stirling type locomotives written up in the UK.

 

This one is Gauge 1:

 

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 and this one is Gauge 0 and subject of an article in the magazine illustrated (copyright Magicalia, reproduced without permission under the Fair Use/ Fair Dealing terms of the copyright laws as a Review)

 

 

David 

England

Sorry about the Typo:

 

And again:

 

Thanks for trying to help me out with my wonky URL.

 

But I notice that while the image appeared OK in my email Inbox, on the website it's just printed out the URL with a duff picture icon.

 

Is this a plot to get me to Upgrade Mr Moderator?  I'm learning here (as you can tell).

 

David 

Well there is a Swedish submarine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland_class_submarine 

In "Model Engineer" some 20 or so years ago there was a series about a stirling - powered locomotive. The one shown in the picture above looks very much like this contraption.

Regards