[Mike Toney]

Since the Steam up over Spencer discussion diverged into chat about the new Regner loco, here is a specific thread for it. Who else is getting one? I have a kit on order.

 

[Belpaire]

I ordered a kit almost as soon as I saw it.

I have been rather obsessed with these locomotives from the time I first saw a couple of preserved examples on a trip to Ireland almost 25 years ago. I had long planned on making a live steam model of one from scratch but with the Regner kit there is a much better chance of winding up with a working example.

I do plan on replacing the couplers with something much closer to the prototype. I will need to wait to have my model in hand before I can work out exactly how to do it.

Roger

 

[Nick Jr]

I was curious how the mini transferred power to the wide gauge unit, found this:

For many years there were no true broad gauge locomotives. Initially horses were used, but from 1888 broad gauge hauling and shunting was undertaken by narrow gauge locomotives mounted on unique vehicles called "haulage wagons". These were another product of the many-sided genius of Mr Geoghegan. The way in which the haulage wagons functioned was most interesting. A narrow gauge locomotive was lifted by an hydraulic hoist which stood astride a short section of gauntletted, dual gauge track. A haulage wagon was then propelled under the narrow gauge engine and the latter lowered between the frames of the former. Both ends of the locomotive were engaged in the wagon and the wheels of the narrow gauge engine rested on rollers whose shafts were geared to the running wheels of the haulage wagon at 3 to 1 reduction. Thus, temporarily, a narrow gauge engine became a broad gauge geared locomotive. Until the advent of conventional broad gauge locomotives, this was the exclusive form of broad gauge motive power. They were permitted to work loads of as many as thirteen broad gauge wagons fully laden. Two out of the original total of four of these haulage wagons, with the two 1921 steam locomotives in harness, were working in September 1964.

Found it very interesting.

 

[Belpaire]

If you want to become fully versed in the railway and its locomotives, prepare for a deep dive. In 1888 Samuel Geoghegan, Guinness's Mechanical Engineer and designer of these locomotives, wrote a detailed paper on the brewery railway, complete with drawings of the locomotives and rolling stock. His article starts on page 327 and the illustrations are at the back. Proceedings Volume 42 By Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain) · 1888

Roger

 

[meinholdhenner]

You may want to have a look at my build thread here in myLargeScale.
Henner