Not as yet. It's not a group I frequent, though I have lurked there occasionally. Seems like something of a battlefield whenever I go there, but I will post later, Cheers, Bill.
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Colin.
"William Davies" wrote
Subscribe to and ask the question of the Industrial Railway Society's Yahoo email group at:-
John.
In message , William Davies writes
Side-on photography may be hard, but it's possible you can get a some decent images from the shop/museum at Penrhyn. I had a cooking apron, of all things, bought from there, which had a fairly good side and front view of the loco.
There is a group of very well informed people in:
Join them (free) and ask away - perhaps they can help.
Guillaume smalspoorcompagnie @ hotmail.com
She's a delight, isn't she? There may be some drawings in Sharman's "The Crampton Locomotive" (FQ showing an *awful* lot of TRC influence), but although I know the book is around here somewhere I can't seen it :(
Good luck finding them, anyway. She's a little beauty.
In article , ANDREW ROBERT BREEN writes
There are three pictures of Fire Queen: one general view, and two details of the motion. No drawings.
She was remarked for having cylinders located such that the coupling rod could be, and was, on the outside of the con-rod.
Apparently featured in an article in "INDUSTRIAL GWYNEDD - VOLUME 4":
And no frames - everything attached to the boiler, which was rare by the late 1840s (and must surely have led to some interesting geometrical problems as things warmed up and the wheelbase grew slightly, or were the con-rod bearings designed to compensate for that?). Without frames, hiding the motot in a model could be interesting - suspect the drive would have to go to the rear axle out the back of the firebox - maybe a worm working on top of the axle?
True: five pages with one drawing and two photographs; one inside the shed and one outsidejust before moving her to Penrhyn Castle. I can supply a scan for private use...
Guillaume
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