Rhys Owen goes in search of narrow gauge railroads in the USA and writes about the American ways of working in the first part of a short article. On the cover this time is a splendid Foden lorry owned by Jamie Fearnley; inside is a report on the prize winners and some of the highlights at the Harrogate exhibition. The ‘father of model locomotive engineering’ has, at long last, been publicly honoured by the unveiling of a Blue Plaque upon the house where he lived and worked. We have the story. Jan Ridders’ article on the making of an Otto Four Stroke engine continues, as does the immensely popular course in Understanding Internal Combustion. Grahame Astbury has a workshop project in hand and we have a new feature in the form of a Gallery of Readers’ Work. Please consider sending in your photos for us all to enjoy. 


We Say Goodbye to Parklands

A Simple driving trolley for 5 inch gauge

Getting wired in the workshop

Gearbox for internal combustion loco

A TANDEM COMPOUND MILL ENGINE
David Thomas revisits Arnold Throp’s design of a Corliss mill engine.

THE BATTLE OF THE BOILERS
Eddie Castellan celebrates the centenary of a key moment in model engineering.

THE LEUFORTIN PROJECT
Ian Bayliss builds a freelance ⅞th G scale internal combustion locomotive..

LEARNING TO DRIVE
Mitch Barnes reports from the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers’ boiler management course.

PHUKET’S FIRST RAILWAY
Colin Standish brings the benefits of the iron road to the jungle in Thailand.

A NEW KIT ON THE BLOCK
Henk-Jan de Ruiter admires the latest kit from Pocher model kits....

ENHANCED BY VEHICLES
Ashley Best adds a little variety to his 1/16th scale tram display.

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody writes with tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life.

LEARNING TO DRIVE
Mitch Barnes reports from the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers’ boiler management course.

THE LEUFORTIN PROJECT
Ian Bayliss builds a freelance ⅞th G scale internal combustion locomotive.

THE STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine.

THE ANSWER TO THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
Richard Taylor discusses the rules for sizing balls and seats for check valves..

A TWIN TANDEM COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE
Graeme Quayle presents an interesting design for a compound winding engine.

FLYING SCOTSMAN IN 5-INCH GAUGE
Peter Seymour-Howell builds a highly detailed A3 locomotive based on Don Young’s drawings.

THE STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine.

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life...

Miniature Jet Engines.

CONGREVE CLOCK
Ian Beilby explains the steps needed to persuade a Congreve clock to keep reasonable time.

AN ADMIRALTY CASE FOR A REGULATOR
Adrian Garner shows that making an elegant case for a regulator timepiece does not require sophisticated woodworking skills..

FLYING SCOTSMAN IN 5 INCH GAUGE
Peter Seymour-Howell builds a highly detailed A3 locomotive based on Don Young’s drawings.

OSCILLATING ENGINE DESIGN
Martin Gearing takes a look at some novel approaches to oscillating engines.

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life..

AN ADMIRALTY CASE FOR A REGULATOR
Adrian Garner shows that making an elegant case for a regulator timepiece does not require sophisticated woodworking skills.

THE MIDLANDS GARDEN RAIL SHOW
John Arrowsmith visits Warwickshire to see what’s going on in the smaller gauges..

Golden Arrow tackles Caffiers Bank near Calais

Home Foundry Finding the best way to line your furnace

LNER B1 Getting your whistle pitch perfect

Winding Engine Tandem engine gets a pair of compound cylinders

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life.

A TWIN TANDEM COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE
Graeme Quayle presents an interesting design for a compound winding engine.

GRINDING THE TARCUTTA CAMSHAFT
Gerard Dean needs a pair of camshafts for a V12 motorcycle engine so decides to grind them himself...

In this issue
An Afternoon of speed and fun
Rust formation and prevention in the workshop

AN ENGINEER’S DAY OUT
Roger Backhouse takes a ride on the NER autocar at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

1934 McDONALD TRACTOR
George Punter tackles another tractor construction project.

LNER B1 LOCOMOTIVE
Doug Hewson presents a true to scale five-inch gauge model of Thompson’s B1...

1934 McDONALD TRACTOR
George Punter tackles another tractor construction project.

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life.

THE STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine..

INVESTIGATING PARTING TOOL CHATTER
Neal Raine investigates and causes and cure of a common machine tool problem.

A TOUGH LITTLE RING ROLLER
Luker describes a simple tool for rolling strip and angle.

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life.

TRANSPORT OF A FOUR INCH GARRETT TRACTION ENGINE
Walter Schleidt watches the extraction of a large engine from a basement workshop.

SMEE 125th ANNIVERSARY STEAM CRUISE
Martin Kyte takes to the water with SMEE in a boat also celebrating its 125th birthday..

AN ENGINEER’S DAY OUT
Roger Backhouse visits Wonderlab, the new visitor feature at the National Railway Museum.

BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life.

CLASS 128 PARCELS VAN
Ivan Smith completes the construction of an unusual prototype started in 1998...

A NEW WORKSHOP
Peter Seymour-Howell takes a break from building Flying Scotsman to build a new workshop.

HERCULES – A TWIN CYLINDER COMPOUND ENGINE
Chris Walter describes a condensing marine engine first featured in Model Engineer 100 years ago.

A FIVE-INCH GAUGE 0-4-0 PADARN RAILWAY TENDER LOCOMOTIVE
Luker builds a tender for Fire Queen, a Welsh slate quarry locomotive...

RICHMOND LIGHT RAILWAY
Mark Smithers continues his survey of the locomotives on a narrow gauge railway in rural Kent.

RADIAL VALVE GEARS AGAIN
Duncan Webster explores the subtleties of valve gear operation..

CUTTING FLUIDS
R. Finch explains the composition and uses of the various different kinds of cutting fluids.

THE RICHMOND LIGHT RAILWAY
Mark Smithers explores a 2 foot gauge railway recently established in Kent.

BUCKEYE COUPLING FOR 5 INCH GAUGE
Jonathan Buck creates a set of fully working buckeye couplings for an A4 locomotive..

MIDLANDS MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION
John Arrowsmith provides a view of the highlights of this year’s show at The Fosse.

LNER B1 LOCOMOTIVE
Doug Hewson presents a true to scale fiveinch gauge model of Thompson’s B1.

50th AGM OF THE 7¼ INCH GAUGE SOCIETY
John Arrowsmith reports from the Bedford Model Engineering Society..

ROB ROY RALLY 2023
Rex Hanman finds a healthy turn-out of Rob Roys at the Bromsgrove SME.

A MODEL ENGINEER’S CLOCK
Jim Clark uses modern methods to make a skeleton clock inspired by John Wilding.

RADIAL VALVE GEARS AGAIN
Duncan Webster explores the subtleties of valve gear operation...

LNER B1 LOCOMOTIVE
Doug Hewson presents a true to scale five inch gauge model of Thompson’s B1.

THE STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine..

THE FIRST YEAR OF MODEL ENGINEER
Roger Backhouse looks at how and why our magazine was founded.

A MODEL ENGINEER’S CLOCK
Jim Clark uses modern methods to make a skeleton clock inspired by John Wilding.

JOINT FAILURE IN SILVER SOLDERED STAINLESS STEEL
Graham Astbury finds out why silver soldered joints in stainless steel are prone to falling apart.

RADIAL VALVE GEARS AGAIN
Duncan Webster explores the subtleties of valve gear operation.

THE LATHE ELECTRONIC LEADSCREW
Peter Russell makes screw cutting easy with a computer driven leadscrew.

RECYCLING A 3½ INCH GAUGE SOUTHERN SCHOOLS LOCOMOTIVE
Robert Hobbs turns a box of bits into the Southern’s ‘V’ Class locomotive Winchester..

RADIAL VALVE GEARS AGAIN
Duncan Webster explores the subtleties of valve gear operation.

THE EATING OF ELEPHANTS
Steve Goodbody argues that anything is possible if you take it a bite at a time.

THE STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine...

A SIMPLE DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PLANK EFFECT - Dave Woolven makes a jig for scoring planks accurately.

A FIVE-INCH GAUGE 0-4-0 PADARN RAILWAY TENDER LOCOMOTIVE - Luker presents Fire Queen, a Welsh slate quarry locomotive.

A DIRTY TRAM – A BIT OF NOSTALGIA - Ashley Best creates a Bolton tram model as it really was – dirty and unkempt.

AN ENGINEER’S DAY OUT
Roger Backhouse pays a visit to the Kelham Island Industrial Museum in Sheffield.

THE EATING OF ELEPHANTS
Steve Goodbody argues that anything is possible if you take it a bite at a time.

A NEW WORKSHOP
Peter Seymour-Howell takes a break from building Flying Scotsman to build a new workshop..

PARKLANDS RAILWAY WEEK
Brian Baker spends a week in Hemsby, on the Norfolk coast, at a popular 7¼ inch gauge event.

BEER HEIGHTS LIGHT RAILWAY SIGNALLING
Mike Hanscomb describes the signalling system at the Beer Heights Light Railway at Pecorama in Devon.

THE EATING OF ELEPHANTS
Steve Goodbody argues that anything is possible if you take it a bite at a time...

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