Engineering in Miniature

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Lots of summer action, but winter is on the way…

Engineering in Miniature

Sweet Pea Rally 2022 • Summer is of course the high season for club events and John has been busy this month, including making a return visit to a popular narrow-gauge gathering…

What is Sweet Pea?

A Steam Whistle and Whistle Valve • Regular readers of Rich's writings will not be surprised to discover his eff orts to add an audible alert system to his locomotive took him down an innovative route…

Tender Bender • Father-and-son team Peter and Matthew complete their ‘universal’ bending tool project in the proper manner, by trying it out on the kind of jobs it was created for…

A GNR Stirling Single in 5-inch Gauge • This month the latest locomotive build project from Australian engineer Bruce focuses on lubrication and the removal of excess water….

Restoring a Guage 1 Midland Compound • Anthony's workshop restoration of an electrically-powered Gauge i locomotive focuses this month on essential details, the cylinder draincocks and pipework, and the brakes.

All locked up… • Harry goes big this month, tackling the Fairbourne Railway's 12¼-inch gauge motive power shortage from a start point of something a bit wider…

Dreaming Spires Rally • A busy month for our roving rally reporter as John heads for Oxford…

Brass is bold, but steel sure

The standards available on G1 wheels

Updating a Speedo • Details maketh the whole, as Ken proves with an improvement to his 5-inch ‘Britannia’.

LNER 4-6-0 Locomotives – their design, operation and performance

Show seeks models for competition entries

Peak season events keep coming • Clubs are keeping very busy through the summer with rallies and open days but the pace is pressuring some of the infrastructure…

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