"Jon Edney, and his wife, feel the heat as they undertake a couple of major ‘cook ups’ on his Bridget boiler.
John Olsen takes a ride on the Brienz Rothorn Bahn rack railway and Tony Reeve remembers the rack railways he has worked on in Australia.
Ron Fitzgerald looks at the first developments of the conversion to rotary motion during the history of the stationary steam engine.
Hotspur describes the making of a pair of water gauges for his 7¼ inch gauge Beattie well tank, Wenford.
Peter Worden begins his description of the machine of the connecting rods for FOCAS, his own design of internal combustion engine.
Rodney Oldfield describes the Middleton ‘Monitor type’ engine rocker arms, which take the motion from the horizontally opposed cylinders back to the crankshaft.
Noel Shelley tackles the problem of broken teeth on his Myford back gear by cutting a new pinion.
Peter Seymour-Howell continues with the tender for his 5 inch gauge ‘Flying Scotsman’ locomotive by forming and attaching the edging strip.
Bob Bramson demonstrates an alternative way of mounting a boring tool on a Myford lathe.
Luker describes a few characteristic details for Wahya, his 5 inch gauge American outline locomotive."

"Terence Holland describes the extra wheel set required for the 0-6-0 version of his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tank, and its associated axleboxes and springing.
Rodney Oldfield makes the steam chests and slide valves for his Bob Middleton ‘Monitor’ type marine engine.
Nigel Bennett explains the construction and use of his fixture for machining the Tee section needed for edging the windows on his locomotive cab.
Terence Holland finds useful employment over the recent ‘lockdown Christmas’, making a festive train to bring light and joy to the season.
Jon Edney gets down to the serious business of silver soldering the various sections of his Bridget boiler.
Tony Bird completes the restoration of his beam engine, discovered in several pieces in an old cardboard box, and finds his efforts rewarded with a working engine.
Jacques Maurel shows how to construct his ingenious laser centre finder.
Doug Hewson makes the firehole doors for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Luker shows that it is not necessary to buy expensive model engineering pressure gauges as it is quite easier to adapt the readily available industrial versions.
John Arrowsmith takes a trip to Swindon to visit the North Wiltshire Model Engineering Society."

"Peter Seymour-Howell makes the soleplate for his 5 inch gauge Flying Scotsman tender and adds the internal baffles and bracing.
Jon Edney decides that, rather than wait for a boiler to be built for him for his 7¼ inch gauge Bridget locomotive, he would take the plunge and make his own.
Ron Fitzgerald looks at the point in the development of the steam engine when linear motion was turned into rotary motion.
Hotspur adds a breather pipe to the well tank of his 7¼ inch gauge Beattie 2-4-0T locomotive.
Rodney Oldfield adds the flywheel and cylinders to his Middleton ‘Monitor’ type engine.
Luker details the boiler fittings and valves for his 5 inch gauge American outline 4-4-0 locomotive Wahya.
Roger Backhouse reviews Adam Hart-Davis’s book Very Heath Robinson.
Mick Baker describes how his club found a new home for all those bits and pieces that clutter up a clubhouse with the purchase of a second-hand shipping container.
D. R. Oliver examines Frank Whittle’s work to increase the efficiency and power of his jet engine, leading to the introduction of the ‘turbofan’.
Norm Norton adds the cleading to his 5 inch gauge Modelworks Britannia locomotive and constructs an improved cab."

The late Rodney Oldfield describes how he built a model of the engine from USS Monitor, one of the first iron clad warships in the American Civil War, to the design of Bob Middleton.
Ron Wright shows you how to adorn your work with ‘rust you can trust’, enhancing the verisimilitude of the model.
Terence Holland constructs the drawgear for his 5 inch gauge 0-6-0 Barclay well tank.
Luker shows how you can indulge in the hobby of model engineer without jeopardising your green credentials.
Tony Bird acquires a collection of apparently random bits in an old cardboard box and turns them into a fair approximation of a beam engine.
Peter Seymour-Howell completes the construction of the tender for his 5 inch gauge Flying Scotsman.
James Buxton continues work on his epicyclic skeleton clock by cutting the sun and planet wheels which define the relationship between the hour and minute hands.
Doug Hewson tackles the challenge of making the combined steam and vacuum brake for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Roger Backhouse takes a trip to the Haarlemmermeer in Holland to find out how the Dutch reclaimed so much of their land from the North Sea.

Hotspur adds the boiler feed check valves to his 7¼ inch Beattie well tank Wenford.
Stewart Hart completes his ‘grasshopper’ haulage engine and gives it a realistic base to stand on.
James Buxton makes an epicyclic skeleton clock, inspired by William Strutt’s design.
John Arrowsmith continues his Grand Tour of model engineering societies with a visit to the Echills Wood Railway on a warm September day.
Luker makes a smokebox for his 5 inch gauge 4-4-0 American outline locomotive Wahya.
Mark Smithers concludes his story of the ‘Quarry Hunslet’ locomotives with a look at the ‘Alice’ variants and the later ‘Port’ class.
Les Stiff shares the experience of the North Wiltshire society in running a railway during lockdown.
Patrick Hendra explains how the Eastleigh Young Engineers managed to keep their activities alive through the covid-19 restrictions and Bethan Cooling shows us what she was able to achieve.
Jon Freeman finds a new engine for his petrol-electric generator set and gives the system its first test run.
Peter Seymour-Howell builds a fine 5 inch gauge model of Flying Scotsman.

Doug Hewson makes a pair of shut-off cocks for the water gauge of his improved GWR pannier tank and goes on to make the carriage heating, or ‘Masons’ valve.
Graham Langer explains the design and manufacturing process for the frames of the new build P2 locomotive Prince of Wales.
Jon Freeman reviews the test results for his petrol/alternator generating set.
Chris Gunn takes his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor to its first rally and irons out a few teething problems.
Mark Smithers looks at the history and development of the later, ‘mature’ Alice class of  ‘Quarry Hunslets’.
Luker makes a display stand for his ever increasing collection of model steam locomotives.
Terence Holland completes the sealing and installation of the water tank in the 0-6-0 version of his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tank.
Rafe Shirley tells how his Christmas eve slumber was rudely disturbed by an unexpected visitor.
Our ‘Man in a Shed’, James Wells, makes a half-scale cavalry sword for a full-scale brigadier.
John Moorhouse examines the use of worm gears and wheels in clocks and automata.
Stewart Hart completes the construction of his ‘grasshopper’ haulage engine and prepares it for its first test.

"Pete Smith adds the boiler, water tank and cab to his Polly Molly Ann to complete his 5 inch gauge locomotive and fulfil a lifelong ambition.
Jon Freeman discusses the subject of voltage regulation for his petrol engine/alternator combination and decides on an ‘intelligent’ solution using a cheaply available microcomputer.
Norm Norton designs and constructs a new grate and ashpan for his Modelworks 5 inch gauge ‘Britannia’ locomotive.
Mark Smithers continues the ‘Quarry Hunslet’ story with a look at the ‘Large Quarry’ class of narrow gauge locomotives.
Luker builds a stainless steel boiler for his 5 inch gauge American outline locomotive Wahya.
Ron Fitzgerald explains the importance of the Cornish market to the success of James Watt’s steam engine.
Daco builds a half size version of the Lister ‘D’ Type stationary engine.
Mike Sayers celebrates the life and work of Tom Pasco, designer of original and innovative internal combustion engines.
Hotspur completes the manufacture and fitting of the lamp brackets to his 7¼ inch gauge Beattie well tank.
Stewart Hart makes the valve linkage for his ‘grasshopper’ engine.
John Arrowsmith travels to leafy Buckinghamshire to visit the Tree Tops railway, currently under construction, and catch up on progress."

"Mark Smithers continues the ‘Quarry Hunslet’ story with a look at the Penrhyn ‘Port’ class locomotives.
Jon Freeman sheds light on how automotive voltage regulators work and considers how their operation can be adapted for use in a petrol/electric generating set.
Norm Norton examines the springing of the Modelworks 5 inch gauge ‘Britannia’ locomotive and experiments with different spring materials.
Having improved the pulley arrangements on his drilling machine, Jacques Maurel now upgrades the belt tensioning and spindle bearings.
Terence Holland details the main frames for his 0-6-0 variant of the Barclay well tank.
Roger Backhouse continues his tour of the Isle of Man Steam Railway and Groudle Glen.
Stewart Hart makes the eccentric for his grasshopper engine, including a rather decorative eccentric linkage.
Doug Hewson attends to the backhead fittings for his rework of LBSC’s 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Chris Gunn takes a saw to the canopy of his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor and installs the driver’s seat.
Peter Smith fulfils the dream of a lifetime and builds his own steam locomotive form Polly’s ‘Molly Ann’ kit. Our front cover features his locomotive Hilary Jane, driven by Hilary Jane, and Helen Hale’s engine Helen of Troy."

Hotspur makes a ‘pintle’ for attaching the outer dome of his 5 inch gauge Beattie well tank to the inner dome and makes a set of LSWR front lamp irons.
Jon Freeman shows how the performance and efficiency of a locomotive petrol/electric generating set can be improved.
Ron Fitzgerald shows how iron master John Wilkinson revolutionised the steam engines produced by James Watt.
Stewart Hart makes a very fancy vertical beam for his grasshopper haulage engine.
Roger Backhouse takes a trip over to the Isle of Man to take a ride on the island’s steam railway.
Luker constructs the valve gear for his 5 inch gauge American 4-4-0 locomotive.
Jacques Maurel improves his drilling machine, starting off by considering how to get a better set of speed reduction ratios.
Mark Smithers continues his look at the history of the Hunslet locomotive company by considering the development of the ‘Alice’ class of locomotives.
Peter Rigby is inspired by a rainy afternoon to design and construct a mechanical rain gauge.
Norm Norton continues his rework of a Modelworks ‘Britannia’ steam locomotive by improving the piston valves.
Joseph-Jean Pâques investigates the possibility of constructing a copper boiler without using the usual flanged plates.

"Terence Holland discusses the design of the boiler for his 0-6-0 version of the 5 inch Barclay well tank.
Stewart Hart takes us through the construction of the main beam, the beam bearings and the connecting rod of his grasshopper haulage engine.
Norm Norton decides to rebuild a kit version of the 5 inch gauge BR Standard Pacific, beginning with a discussion of the improvements he made to the valve gear.
Alex Dupré completes his set of attachments for allowing dividing to be performed on a Myford 7 lathe.
Graham Langer explains why and how the pony truck of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s new-build P2 locomotive Prince of Wales was redesigned.
Robert Hobbs completes the construction of his 3½ inch gauge GWR 2-6-0 County of Devon.
Rhys Owen explains the operation of the Westinghouse railway air brake.
Doug Hewson shows how you can fit an authentic turret and manifold to the cab of your 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Luker describes how you can etch your own plates using readily available odds’n’ends.
Chris Gunn prepares to make his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor easier to drive by dividing the canopy, allowing the driver to see over the top."

"Geoff Theasby supplies his usual, often quirky, always entertaining round-up of the news from model engineering societies all around the world.
Luker describes the rods and eccentric straps for Wahya, his 5 inch gauge American outline locomotive.
Stewart Hart makes the piston assembly for his grasshopper haulage engine.
Helmut Heitzinger adds paint and a wooden base to complete his Musgrave non-dead centre compound steam engine.
Mark Smithers marks the 150th anniversary of the ‘Quarry Hunslet’ locomotive.
John Arrowsmith makes the journey to West London to visit the Ickenham and District Society of Model Engineers.
Hotspur machines the dome of his 7¼ inch gauge Beattie well tank, Wenford.
Rhys Owen explains the workings of the Westinghouse air brake.
Robert Hobbs adds paint to his 3½ inch gauge GWR County of Devon locomotive.
Ron Fitzgerald looks at the way John Wilkinson was able to adapt his cannon boring machine to the manufacture of more accurate cylinders for Watt’s steam engine.
Alex Dupre continues his description of a set of dividing attachments for the lathe with a three-in-one mandrel backstop assembly.
John Merrett builds a very fine 5 inch gauge model of Brighton, one of Stroudley’s very pretty ‘Terrier’ tank locomotives."

Richard Williams fits his new, improved regulator to his 5 inch gauge ‘Black 5’ locomotive.
Stewart Hart makes the cylinder for his ‘grasshopper’ haulage engine.
Vic Whittaker offers a way of easing the task of oiling round a locomotive before setting off.
Doug Hewson goes into the details for the smokebox of his updated LBSC 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank design.
Norman Barber demonstrates a method of making hexagonal sockets.
Rhys Owen continues his survey of the development of railway braking systems by looking at the way vacuum brakes work.
Robert Hobbs paints his 3½ inch gauge GWR ‘County’ locomotive.
Chris Gunn completes the boiler cleading for his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor and makes a pair of duckboards for the belly tank.
Helmut Heitzinger gives his Musgrave compound engine a first run and equips it with a dummy condenser and air pump.
Jim Jennings brings joy to his Yorkshireman’s heart by making a blower on a zero budget.
Alex Dupré presents a set of attachments to allow dividing to be performed on the lathe.
Les Kerr shows how you can easily make your own printed circuit boards.
Paul Ritchie reports on the future of Little Samson models.

"Martin Gearing gives a step by step guide on the cutting of helical gears with a tool made using his button cutter.
Stewart Hart makes the cylinder and covers for his grasshopper haulage engine.
Ron Fitzgerald examines the final stages of development of the Watt engine.
Hotspur makes the safety valve casing for his 7¼ inch gauge 2-4-0 Beattie well tank.
Rhys Owen traces the development of locomotive braking systems all the way from the era of hardly any brakes at all through to fail-safe vacuum brakes.
Robert Walker explores a little understood phenomenon – stress corrosion.
Martin Robinson completes the construction of his 7¼ inch gauge Diesel-electric locomotive, Queen’s Messenger.
Helmut Heitzinger makes the flywheel and rope pulley for his non-dead centre compound Musgrave engine and faces the tricky task of making the Pickering governor.
Luker makes the valve chests for his 5 inch gauge 4-4-0 American locomotive, Wahya.
John Merrett made good use of lockdown by making a pair of miniature oscillating engines for two small boys.
Robert Hobbs has fun with the sheet metal work for his 3½ inch gauge locomotive County of Devon.
John Arrowsmith finds out what is afoot at the Kinver Society of Model Engineers."

Doug Hewson makes a Stroudley regulator for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank locomotive.
Robert Hobbs makes the eccentrics for his 3½ inch gauge GWR 4-4-0 County of Devon and finds a suitable boiler barrel for it in his scrap bin.
Helmut Heitzinger makes a jig for machining the high and low pressure support columns for his Musgrave compound engine and makes a set of sleeves for the rotary valves.
Terence Holland begins the description of the construction of the 0-6-0 variant of his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tank by making a start with the main frames and buffer beams.
Richard Williams reworks a standard ball valve to make a better regulator for his 5 inch gauge ‘Black 5’ locomotive.
Frank Cruickshank describes the construction of a ‘glass’ case to house your model, made from Perspex and wooden mouldings easily obtained from your local DIY store.
Graham Langer reviews the design of the crank axle for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s latest project.
Chris Gunn makes and fits the oak cleading to his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor.
Roger Backhouse visits the largest steam engine in the world – the Cruquius pumping engine on the Haarlemmermeer near Amsterdam.

"We showcase some of the projects that readers have been working on during the covid-19 lockdown.
Luker tackles the cylinders of his 5 inch gauge American 4-4-0 locomotive, Wahya.
Henk-Jan de Ruiter uses his Meccano set to make some novel slot cars.
Helmut Heitzinger makes the main elements of his Musgrave compound engine, including the cylinder housings and their support columns.
Richard Williams presses a standard plumbing fitting into service to make an improved regulator for his 5 inch gauge ‘Black 5’ locomotive.
David Hartland explains the story of the Taunton club’s 70 year search for a suitable site.
Martin Robinson builds a 7¼ inch gauge Diesel electric locomotive intended primarily for passenger hauling.
Hotspur makes the safety valve bonnet for his 5 inch gauge Beattie well tank, Wenford.
Richard Brown builds a model of a medieval bombard based on the original in the Lisbon Military Museum.
Robert Hobbs describes how he approached the sheet metal work required for the tender of his 2½ inch gauge GWR ‘County’ locomotive.
Tim Coles adds the boiler cleading to a pair of 7¼ inch gauge LMS ‘Jinty’ locomotives.
Geoff Theasby keeps us up to date with the latest news from the clubs."

"Chris Gunn conducts the first steam tests on his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor and battles to get his feed pump and injector to work.
Terence Holland takes a break from bending metal to look at the role the Barclay well tanks played during the First World War.
Geoff Spedding completes his Murdock oscillating engine.
Doug Hewson discusses the installation of a set of superheaters in his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Paul Tanner suggests a simple solution to the problem of preventing vehicles straying onto a miniature railway running line.
Robert Hobbs embarks on the construction of a 2½ inch gauge model of a GWR 4-4-0 ‘County’ class locomotive.
Tim Coles adds the cleading to a pair of 7¼ inch gauge LMS ‘Jinty’ locomotives.
Malcolm High makes an electric boiler feed pump to speed up the process of filling a locomotive boiler before steaming up.
John Arrowsmith gives us a conducted tour around his own club in Hereford.
Roger Backhouse tells the story of one of engineering’s local heroes, ‘Postie Lawson’.
Diane Carney and Helmut Heitzinger discuss the Musgrave non-dead centre compound mill engine at the Park Street museum and the construction of a miniature replica."

Rodney Oldfield completes his Middleton double beam engine by finishing off the valve gear, adding a set of stem pipes and cutting a set of gaskets.Hotspur connects up Wenford’s crosshead pump to her newly installed water tanks.
Martin Gearing shows how his ‘cutter buttons’ can be used to create a profile tool for cutting involute gears.
Mark Smithers follows the restoration of Baldwin ’10-12-D’ narrow gauge locomotive 1058.
Noel Shelley reminds readers that smoke issuing forth from electric apparatus is generally a bad sign and suggests the likely causes and what can be done to prevent it.
Richard Castle adds the valve gear and various other ancillaries to his Bolton triple expansion marine engine to complete the build.Ron Fitzgerald shows how Watt’s addition of a separate condenser to Newcomen’s engine led to a significant increase in efficiency.
Nick Feast installs his displacement lubricator and oil tank into his 3½ inch gauge Southern Q1 locomotive.
David Haythornthwaite adds the water pump to his one inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Duncan Webster analyses the rippling tractive effort of multi-cylinder steam locomotives.
Luker machines the main wheels and axles for his 5 inch gauge American outline 4-4-0 freelance locomotive, Wahya.

Geoff Spedding machines the cylinder for his Murdock oscillating engine.
Terence Holland takes a break from building his Barclay well tanks to take a look at the role these engines, and narrow gauge railways generally, played in the First World War.
Les Phillips describes the useful depth stop he made and fitted to his Myford 7 lathe.
Rodney Oldfield nears the end of the construction of his Middleton double beam engine with the completion of the valve gear and the crosshead slides.
Mark Smithers witnesses the restoration of a Baldwin ‘10-12-D’ narrow gauge locomotive and suggests it would be a fine model to build in miniature.
Chirs Gunn continues to add the details to his 6 inch Garrett tractor with the making of the belly tank fairleads.
Nick Feast makes a displacement lubricator for his 3½ inch gauge Southern Q1 locomotive.
John Arrowsmith continues his tour of the clubs with a visit to the newly relaid track of the Cardiff model engineering society.
Doug Hewson describes the inner and outer domes for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Martin Gearing finds a reliable and simple way of tempering the tools he needs for gear cutting.

Rodney Oldfield makes the crossheads for his Middleton double beam stationary engine.
Hotspur installs the water tanks into his 5 inch Beattie well tank chassis and adds the pipework to connect them all together.
Luker shows how non-ferrous metals can easily be found at low cost how he makes his own copper alloys from scrap.
Ian Couchman unravels the complexities of the inner workings of the Weir pump.
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of Watts’s decade of difficulties as he developed his ideas for improving the atmospheric engine, in particular the addition of a separate condenser, creating a true steam engine.
Jacques Maurel considers that a thread dial indicator is an indispensable accessory for a lathe if a thread is to be cut and explains how you can make your own.
Luker makes the bogie for his 5 inch gauge American outline 4-4-0 locomotive.
David Haythornthwaite approaches the completion of his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine with the manufacture of the throttle and steam shut-off valve.
Roger Backhouse continues to enjoy his Engineer’s Day Out as he takes a look at the transport exhibits at Basingstoke’s Milestones museum.
Richard Castle builds a Bolton marine triple expansion engine.

Chris Gunn attaches the Garrett ‘G’ to the front of his 6 inch scale 4CD tractor, giving it, at last, an identity.
John Arrowsmith takes a trip to Premier Patterns in Birmingham to see the polystyrene ‘use once’ cylinder patterns made for the GWR 4709 Night Owl new-build project.
Geoff Spedding builds the Murdock oscillating engine from castings supplied by the Myers Engine Works in Ohio, USA.
James Wells, our Man in a Shed, casts his mind back to the Suez crisis of 1956 and remembers the ingenuity shown by many in the face of petrol rationing.
Doug Hewson makes the grate and ashpan for his improved 5 inch GWR pannier tank and insists that you should seriously consider fitting a damper to the ashpan.
Luker asks why do you spend money buying metal for your projects when it can so easily be found just lying around.
Gerald Martyn concludes his series on casting non-ferrous metals by considering what can go wrong and suggesting what you can do to fix it.
Rodney Oldfield makes the cranks and connecting rods for the Middleton double beam engine.
Roger Backhouse spends an ‘Engineer’s Day Out’ at the Milestones Museum, Basingstoke.

Hotspur adds the draincock mechanism to his 5 inch gauge Beattie well tank.
Rodney Oldfield machines the teeth off an old gear wheel he found in his scrap box to make a flywheel for his Middleton double beam engine.
Don Thorpe offers an interesting alternative to the usual mechanical or hydrostatic lubricator to be found on a model locomotive.
Mitch Barnes continues his exploration of the history and development of the so-called ‘Watt’ governor.
Jon Edney discovers that a garden railway and chickens do not co-exist happily and finds a way of keeping the two apart.
Graham Astbury completes the manufacture of his small bearing puller, designed to pull bearings from awkward to reach places.
Luker begins the construction of a freelance 5 inch American outline 4-4-0 steam locomotive.
Mike Nicholson makes a model of a Finnish motor torpedo boat.
David Haythornthwaite makes the valve links and crosshead for his one twelfth scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Ron Fitzgerald continues the story of the development of the stationary steam engine by looking at the transition from Newcomen’s atmospheric engine to Watts’s heat engine.
John Arrowsmith spends a day at the garden rail show held at the Warwickshire Event Centre.

Doug Hewson asks why not equip your 5 inch GWR pannier tank with a full set of working sanding gear? Not very practical perhaps but adds to the verisimilitude and provides the cab with an extra couple of levers to play with!
Mitch Barnes looks at the development of the so-called ‘Watt’ governor, perhaps the most evocative symbol of the industrial revolution but not actually invented by James Watt.
Terence Holland builds a tender for his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tank.
Graham Astbury needs to pull a bearing from a tight place and makes a special puller to do the job.
Brian Baker takes the back breaking work out of maintaining your ballast.
Rodney Oldfield makes and erects the support columns and platform for his Middleton double beam engine.
David Rollinson concludes his study of the evolution of the American 4-4-0 locomotive.
Bob Bramson discusses locomotive whistles and suggests how the dribble and wheeze can be removed to leave a bright, clear tone.
Paul Carpenter celebrates the life of Don Ashton, engineer and musician.
John Arrowsmith spends the day at the Steam Museum, Swindon, venue for the Southern Federation AGM and the presentation of awards to our Junior Engineers.

Steve Eaton remembers last year’s LBSC rally at the Southport club, where owners of LBSC designed locomotives compete for the ‘Curly Bowl’.
Ron Fitzgerald looks at the ultimate development of the Newcomen engine.
Rodney Oldfield makes the bushes and the connecting rods for the four beams of the Middleton double beam engine.
Peter Kenington uses his 3D printer to make a box for his steam raising blower power supply.
David Rollinson traces the evolution of the American 4-4-0 locomotive.
David Haythornthwaite tackles the problem of locating the cylinder precisely on his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Hotspur makes the water control valves for the well tanks on his Beattie 2-4-0 tank locomotive.
Roger Backhouse continues his visit to the National Railway Museum in York and explores the huge collection of models in the North Shed.
Gerald Martyn makes a furnace for his home foundry and assembles the rest of the kit he needs to make castings.
Mark Rudall recalls one of the more colourful figures in railway history and is inspired by a 116-year old article in Model Engineer to find a way to commemorate him.
Pete Thomas looks back at 20 years of Polly Model Engineering.

Robert Walker takes the mystery out of what is often a rather perplexing subject – metal fatigue - and shows that design rules exist to avoid unexpected failures caused by this phenomenon.Terence Holland shows how a tender is not only a useful and convenient addition to his Barclay well tanks but also entirely prototypical.John Olsen attends to the myriad of tasks that remain to finish off Dancer, his 30 foot steam launch, including the acquisition of a suitable trailer and a vehicle capable of towing it.
John Arrowsmith takes a trip to the north west to visit the Wirral Model Engineering Society and to see for himself the results of their major track rebuild. David Rollinson looks at the development of the locomotives that crossed the Great Plains of America and why it was that one main type of locomotive predominated.
Doug Hewson discusses the brake gear for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank, including the provision of a working steam brake.Chris Gunn fabricates the chimney for his 6inch Garrett 4CD tractor.
Rodney Oldfield makes the slide valves for his Middleton double beam engine and then goes on to fabricate the four main beams of the engine.

John Olsen makes a steel boiler, of the Yarrow type, for his full-size steam launch.
Martin Ranson concludes the construction of his pair of 32mm ‘pepperpot’ locomotives and offers some tips on steaming them.
Ian Couchman adds the cladding to his redesigned boiler feed pump and then subjects it to a rigorous performance test.
Jeremy Buck builds a new corridor tender for his 5 inch gauge A4 locomotive.
Hotspur completes the well tank for his 5 inch gauge Beattie 2-4-0 locomotive.
Peter Kenington adds a versatile power supply to his steam raising blower.
Ron Fitzgerald takes a look at the technical development of the Newcomen engine, in particular improvements to the steam admission valve and valve gear.
Ray Griffin offers a novel technique for boring eccentrics
Brian Baker makes a set of olives to go with the union nuts he made last time.
Roger Backhouse visits the Brass, Steel and Fire exhibition at the National Railway Museum, York, before its move to the Science Museum, London.
David Haythornthwaite makes the steam chest and cover for his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Alan Pickering dives into his box of odds’n’ends and surfaces with an inverted Ross Yoke Stirling engine.

Jeremy Buck continues to show us around the Magdalen Road railway and explains how he improved the boiler and platework of his Winson 5 inch gauge A4 locomotive. Terence Holland completes the transformation of his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tank Douglas to Airservice Constructional Corps No. 1. John Arrowsmith completes his survey of the recent London Model Engineering Exhibition at Alexandra Palace. Rex Hanman spends a day at the Andover club, hosts of this year’s Rob Roy Rally. Mike Tilby rounds off his series on the steam turbine by discussing safety and the design and manufacture of model turbine blades. Rodney Oldfield explains how he went about machining the steam chest for his Middleton double sided beam engine. Chris Gunn fits the plumbing for the injectors on his 6 inch Garrett CD tractor. Martin Ranson completes his two 32mm ‘pepperpot’ locomotives and discusses how they should be maintained and run. John Olsen constructs the hull for Dancer, his 30 foot steam launch. Doug Hewson starts work on a set of authentic brake gear for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank. Ian Couchman makes the valves and pistons for his improved feed pump for the 4 inch scale Ruston Proctor tractor.

"Ashley Best casts a set of brake shoes and makes the brake linkages for his one sixteenth scale Brill 22E tram truck.
Peter Kenington improves his steam raising blower by tidying up and the electrical power supply and increasing its versatility.
Hotspur continues work on the bunker and well tanks for his 7¼ inch gauge 2-4-0 Beattie well tank.
David Haythornthwaite bores the cylinder for his 1½ inch scale Model Engineer beam engine and machines the port face.
Ron Fitzgerald continues his history of the stationary steam engine with a final look at the Newcomen pumping engine.
Martin Ranson constructs the frames for his pair of 32mm pepperpot locomotives and fits them with wheels and axles.
John Olsen builds a Leak compound engine for his full-sized steam launch and discovers that he was able to complete most of the work, but not all, on his Myford ML7.
Jeremey Buck tackles the task of setting the valves for his 5 inch gauge A4 locomotive, which he discovered was far from straightforward.
Brian Baker claims it is not necessary to buy union nuts as it is quite easy to manufacture your own.
John Arrowsmith reports from this year’s exhibition at Alexandra Palace."

"Chris Gunn fits the belly tank to his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor and then starts work on the plumbing.
John Olsen builds a 1:1 scale 30ft steam launch in his garage workshop.
Terence Holland continues his account of the modifications required to convert his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tank to a specific prototype – Airservice Constructional Corps No. 1.
Mitch Barnes reviews Christine Sanderson’s book on Bassett Lowke.
Jeremy Buck continues his guided tour of the Magdalen Road railway’s locomotive depot with an account of the restoration work carried out on the chassis of his 5 inch gauge A4, Golden Plover.
Doug Hewson makes a set of drain cocks for his rework of LBSC’s well-known 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Mark Smithers takes a look at the rolling stock on display at the Moseley Railway Trust’s golden jubilee.
Ian Couchman makes the valve chest for his redesigned feed pump for a 4 inch Ruston Proctor traction engine.
David and John Hatherill make an attempt on the record for building a locomotive with their Mamod-powered Meccano model.
Rodney Oldfield machines"

"Keith Rogers improves the draughting on his 3½ inch gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Class ‘B’ locomotive.
Geoff Theasby visits the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield and learns a bit more about two engineering giants, Joseph Bramah and Henry Maudslay.
Brian Rose constructs a 1:1 scale model of a Victorian Windermere-style gentleman’s steam launch.
Hotspur continues work on the bunker and well tanks for his 7¼ inch gauge Beattie 2-4-0 locomotive.
Our visit to Jeremy Buck’s Magdalen Road railway continues with the story of the restoration of a 5 inch gauge A3 locomotive, no. 2750 Papyrus.
Ian Couchman machines the rather complex cylinder for his redesigned feed pump for a Ruston Proctor traction engine.
David Haythornthwaite completes the parallel motion for his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Martin Ranson makes the boilers for his pair of 32mm ‘Pepperpot’ locomotives.
Mark Smithers attends the Moseley Railway Trust’s golden jubilee, held at the Apedale Valley Light Railway.
Ron Fitzgerald continues the story of the development of the Newcomen engine.
Ashley Best discusses the motive power for his 1/16 scale Brill tram truck.
John Arrowsmith takes a trip to Daresbury to visit the Warrington and District Model Engineering Society."

"Martin Ranson describes a pair of 32mm vertical boiler locomotives, both sharing a common boiler design.
Rodney Oldfield begins the build of the Middleton double beam engine by roughing out and mounting the two cylinder blocks onto the baseplate.
Terence Holland discusses plumbing and the bending of pipes for his Barclay well tanks and the use of commercial fittings, saving time and effort.
Jeremy Buck continues his tour of the motive way department at his Magdalen Road railway.
Chris Gunn begins what he hopes will be the final assembly of his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor.
Keith Rogers tells the story of the construction of his 3½ inch gauge Darjeeling class B locomotive.
Roger Backhouse visits Saltaire to attend the Bradford model engineering society’s exhibition.
Ian Couchman redesigns the steam driven water feed pump for his 4 inch Ruston Proctor traction engine.
Ron Fitzgerald continues the history of the stationary steam engine by examining Thomas Newcomen’s engine.
Doug Hewson completes the lubricator for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Alan Barnes suggests that the Wallis and Steevens Advance road roller might make a good prototype for a model.
Mike Tilby considers the design and manufacture of model turbine blades."

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