Alan's grubby little shunters thread

[Galteemore]

That’s looking great Alan, and a nice solution. 

[Tullygrainey]

Hunslett now has pickups. 31swg phosphor bronze wire shaped to hook over the wheel flanges at the top. Since @Northroader (I think) suggested this method somewhere a while ago, I've been using it and it works well. The hook keeps the pickup wire in place and there are two possible contact areas - wheel flange and wheel back - to keep things moving along.

 

Each brake hanger has 2 bits soldered together. The RSU did this job very neatly

 

Brake rigging is 0.45mm brass rod

 

The whole nine yards - pickups, brakes and sand pipes. Phew!

 

Trial run under DC at Loughan Quay. Bodywork isn't secured yet.

 

Hardly any burnt fingers today

Alan

 

 

[Mol_PMB]

Very smooth! And it looks at home on the quayside.

[Tullygrainey]

Just now, Mol_PMB said:

Very smooth! And it looks at home on the quayside.

Thanks. Does doesn't it!

[leslie10646]

Tongue firmly in cheek. The modern version! At Spiez, Bern Lotschberg Simplon Railway.

[Tullygrainey]

46 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

Tongue firmly in cheek. The modern version! At Spiez, Bern Lotschberg Simplon Railway.

It’s very clean!

[leslie10646]

27 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said:

It’s very clean!

I'll look for a grubby one!