"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."

"James Wells, our man in a shed, gets the festive vibes and scrapes together a few scraps of wood to make an entertaining toy.
John Arrowsmith completes his report on the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition with a look at the club stands.
Luker brings his description of home foundrywork to the point where we actually pour molten metal.
Ashley Best constructs the main structure for his one sixteenth scale Brill 22E tram truck.
Dan Watson remembers the start of his ascent up the model engineering learning curve, which resulted in a working example of the Stuart S50 stationary engine.
Ron Fitzgerald continues his account of the history of the stationary steam engine by looking at the development of the atmospheric engine, used for pumping out mines.
Henk-Jan de Ruiter takes a further look at slot cars, with some interesting chassis from the 1960s and 1970s.
Hiroyuki Watanabe explains how you can achieve an accurate profile for wheels and brake blocks.
Jeremy Buck continues his tour of the locomotive shed at his Magdalen Road Railway by describing the restoration of a 5 inch gauge Stirling Single.
David Haythornthwaite begins the description of the parallel motion on the Model Engineer beam engine."

"It’s the festive season so Jon Edney gets into the spirit of Christmas by bringing the Polar Express to a Cambridgeshire village.
Rodney Oldfield constructs another Bob Middleton stationary steam engine – in this case a double sided beam engine.
Luker continues his series on setting up your own foundry with some tips about using sand moulds.
John Arrowsmith pays a visit to the Hereford Waterworks Museum where this year’s Stirling Engine Society rally was held.
Mike Tilby continues his series on steam turbines by looking at the design and manufacture of turbine blades.
Doug Hewson describes the reverser and the lubricator for his improved version of LBSC’s 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank locomotive.
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine, beginning in the pre-steam age with the very first mine pumping engines.
Chris Gunn paints the belly tank of his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor and fits the ashpan.
Terence Holland fits injectors to both of his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tanks, Douglas, Airservice Constructional Corps No. 1 and also to the War Department 0-6-0s.
The editor looks back at the past year and recalls some of its most memorable moments."

"John Arrowsmith visits the Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers at their Little Ruddington site to see the results of three years’ work on their new track extension.
David Haythornthwaite contends with the intricacies of the parallel motion on his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
John Moorhouse goes into the details of the inner workings of his singing bird automaton, showing how they are hidden in, and emerge from, the body of the miniature violin concealing them.
Rhys Owen ventures out to the mountains of South Wales for a ride on the Brecon Mountain Railway.
Hotspur resumes his account of the construction of Wenford, a 7¼ inch gauge LNWR Beattie 0-4-2 well tank.
Frank Birchall concludes his conversion of the valve gear on his Metre Maid locomotive to Walschaert’s.
Ashley Best fabricates the side frames for his Brill 22E tram trucks.
Luker explains how he makes patterns for his castings and how to arrange and use sprues and risers for defect-free results.
Jon Edney completes the chassis of his 7¼ inch gauge Bridget locomotive by making the smokebox and chimney.
John Arrowsmith reports on the competition classes at this year’s Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition."

"John Arrowsmith provides an overview of this year’s Midlands model engineering exhibition, held at the Warwickshire Events Centre.
Mike Tilby discusses the design of nozzles for miniature steam turbines.
Doug Hewson makes a set of eccentric straps and rods, along with associated parts, for his redesign of LBSC’s 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
John Moorhouse shows how two singing birds can be concealed within a miniature enamelled violin.
Julie Williams takes us on a tour of LOWMEX, the Lowestoft model engineering exhibition organised by the Halesworth Model Engineering Society.
Luker explains how you can set up your own foundry at home, beginning with the design and construction of a suitable furnace.
Chris Gunn applies paint and lining to the tender of his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor.
Graham Sadler concludes his account of the conversion of his SIEG SX2 milling machine to CNC with a few worked examples.
Mike Nicholson remembers a ship he used to sail in and decides to make a model of it.
Terence Holland tackles the problem of getting water into the boilers of his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tanks.
Mark Rudall reflects on the rather fuzzy boundary between model and full-size engineering."

"Roger Backhouse spends an engineer’s day out at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust museum, on the site of the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
Tony Bird gives a few examples of the use of wax chucks and wax mandrels.
Jon Edney machines the cylinder blocks and connecting rods for his 7¼ inch gauge Bridget locomotive.
Graham Astbury turns the impossible into the merely improbable by finding a dimly remembered book from his youth.
Mick Knights brings the construction of his quarter scale Bentley BR2 rotary aero engine to a close by finding and fitting a suitable propeller.
Ashley Best begins the construction of his one sixteenth scale model of a Brill 22E tram truck, an American design widely used on British trams.
Robert Walker makes a backplate in order to fit a self centering four jaw chuck to his Myford 254 lathe.
Frank Birchall upgrades the valve gear on his Metre Maid locomotive to Walschaert’s.
Graham Gardner visits the Usk steam rally in order to admire the models in John Haining’s ‘steam corner’.
David Haythornthwaite completes the governor for his one inch scale model of the Model Engineer beam engine.
Model Engineer visits the Wrexham and District Society of Model Engineers."

"Terence Holland discusses the painting and lining of his 0-6-0 Barclay well tanks, including the Talyllyn garter crest.
Stephen Wessel explains the concrete mix he used for making strong, hard-wearing sleepers for his garden railway.
Jason Ballamy concludes the construction of his Muncaster entablature engine by making the last few odds and ends, test running it and, finally, painting it.
Alan Pickering decides it would be fun to have a Wimshurst machine and explains how he managed to find one and recalls his hair-raising experiences with it.
John Arrowsmith visits the Newport Model Engineering Society to attend the 7¼ Inch Gauge Society’s AGM and rally.
Doug Hewson makes a set of slide bars, a pair of crossheads and a couple of connecting rods for his improved 5 inch GWR pannier tank.
Mike Tilby considers the design parameters for a model steam turbine and, in particular, nozzle shape, orientation and construction.
Chris Gun paints and lines the wheels of his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor.
Diane Carney reports from the ‘grand opening’ of the ‘Brass, Steel and Fire’ exhibition at the National Railway Museum, which focusses on the role that models and modellers played in the development of the steam locomotive."

Jon Edney machines a pair of cylinder blocks for his 7¼ inch gauge Bridget locomotive.
Stephen Wessel discovers the benefits of glass reinforced concrete sleepers for a durable, stable and maintenance free garden railway track bed.
Mick Baker spends a day at Littledown Park, home of the Bournemouth society, where this year’s Lion rally was held.
David Haythornthwaite continues work on his Model Engineer beam engine governor by making the column and slide.
Mick Knights completes the final assembly of his quarter scale Bentley BR2 rotary aero engine and is left wondering what his next project should be.
John Arrowsmith’s tour of model engineering societies takes him to Oxford where he witnesses work on their new track and inspects their set of ten new passenger carriages.
Nick Feast borrows a clever design idea from the family motor car to make a smart hinge for the cab roof of his 5 inch Q1 locomotive.
Chris Rayward completes work on his 5 inch gauge LNWR ‘D’ tank chassis by making a chimney for it.
Jason Ballamy brings his Muncaster entablature engine nearly to completion by making the eccentrics and valve rods.
Ashley Best begins his description of the Brill 22E tram truck.

"Mike Tilby looks for the best kind of steam turbine to be used as the basis for a model.
Jon Freeman describes the process of designing the bogies for his dual gauge petrol-electric ‘Brushless Brute’ locomotive.
Jason Ballamy demonstrates how to make the crosshead, crosshead guides, piston and connecting rod for the ‘Muncaster’ entablature engine.
Mark Smithers follows the construction of Otter, the new Bagnall locomotive for the Groudle Glen Railway.
Les Kerr explains how the software for his soldering iron timer works.
Doug Hewson machines a set of coupling rods for his improved 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Chris Gunn has now reached the point where his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor can be painted, lined and assembled.
Terence Holland makes a pair of window frames for Douglas, one of his Great War Barclay well tanks.
Stephen Wessel sings the praises of concrete as a material for the sleepers in a garden railway.
Roger Backhouse tells the story of one of model engineering’s early heroes, James C. ‘Uncle Jim’ Crebbin, pioneer of compounding and the use of superheaters in model locomotives.
We showcase a pair of locomotives running on the Metropolitan Water Board railway at Kempton Park."

"Jon Freeman at last actually cuts metal, starting with the wheels and axles for Brushless Brute, his dual gauge petrol-electric locomotive.
Jason Ballamy machines the valve chest and cover for his ‘Muncaster’ entablature engine.
Stephen Wessel considers how best to achieve a solid and stable track bed for his 5 inch gauge garden railway.
Roger Backhouse drops in on the Poppleton Community Railway Nursery, which used to grow flowers for railway station hanging baskets but which is now a volunteer-run charity providing therapeutic activities.
Jon Edney quarters the wheels for his 7¼ inch gauge Bridget locomotive.
Chris Rayward makes the petticoat pipe for his 5 inch gauge LNWR ‘D’ tank locomotive.
David Haythornthwaite makes a start on his one inch scale Model Engineer beam engine’s most complex component, the governor.
Mark Smithers features Otter, a new Bagnall locomotive for the Groudle Glen railway, built at the North Bay Railway, Scarborough.
Mick Knights begins the final assembly of his quarter scale Bentley Rotary aero engine.
John Arrowsmith heads for the Malvern Hills, where he attends this year’s Welland Steam Rally.
Our ‘Man in a Shed’, James Wells, encounters a sand storm and is inspired to build a distinctly non-parallel beam engine."

"Alan Crossfield reports on the second day of the Locomotive Efficiency Competition held at the Leyland club track and presents the results.
Chris Gunn reviews the performance on the rally field of the lubricator for his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor.
Doug Hewson describes how to make a fabricated crank axle for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank.
Graham Sadler shows how you can get the chuck on your lathe running true and presents a tooling system for his Sieg CNC mill.
Les Kerr makes a microprocessor based timer designed to save the bit of his soldering iron.
Terence Holland gives details of the cab for Douglas, one of a pair of 5 inch gauge First World War Barclay well tanks.
Martin Evans finally completes his 5 inch gauge garden railway and takes us on a guided tour.
Jason Ballamy makes a start on the moving parts for his Muncaster entablature engine by describing the crank, crankshaft, associated bearings and cylinder.
Jon Freeman discusses the choice of power source for the ‘Brushless Brute’ his dual gauge petrol-electric locomotive.
Graham Gardener takes a trip down to Yeovil to survey the scene at this year’s Abbey Hill Steam Rally."

"Chris Rayward fabricates the blast pipe for his 5 inch gauge LNWR ‘D’ tank locomotive.
Mick Knights makes a set of piston rings for his quarter scale Bentley BR2 rotary aero engine.
Alan Crossfield reports on the first day’s running of this year’s IMLEC, held at the Leyland society track.
Jon Edney needed a steam locomotive for his 7¼ inch gauge garden railway and decided that Ken Swan’s Bridget was the ideal choice.
Geoff Theasby enjoys a steamy weekend in Sheffield.
David Haythornthwaite manufactures the eccentric strap and sheave for his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Jon Freeman considers the science behind regenerative braking for electric locomotives.
Roger Backhouse goes on an engineer’s day out to Arkwright’s mill at New Lanark.
Steve Eaton and Tom Parham present previews, respectively, of the LBSC Rose Bowl competition, to be held at the Southport club track, and the Southern Federation rally, to be hosted by the Maidstone society.
Les Phillips makes a pair of boilers for his 5 inch gauge New South Wales C38 locomotives.
Jason Ballamy describes how he made the columns, capitals and pedestals for his ‘Muncaster’ entablature engine.
Graham Sadler explains how you can turn precise tapers."

"John Arrowsmith completes his tour of the club stands at Harrogate’s Model Engineering Exhibition.
Jason Ballamy begins the description of his version of Muncaster’s ‘simple’ entablature engine.
Terence Holland details the bunkers and side tanks for his 5 inch gauge Barclay well tanks.
Graham Sadler makes a set of covers and guards for his Sieg SX2 CNC conversion.
Jon Freeman discusses the choice of electric motors for his ‘Brushless Brute’ dual gauge petrol/electric locomotive.
Chris Chugg reports from this year’s LittleLEC competition, held at the Bracknell club track.
Doug Hewson completes the machining of the wheels for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank by drilling and reaming the crankpin holes.
In the ‘Showcase’ this time is Alan Crossfield’s 5 inch gauge Lancashire and Yorkshire 2-4-2T locomotive.
Chris Gunn completes the lubricator for his 6 inch scale Garrett 4CD tractor.
Les Phillips explains how he decided upon the exact scale of his C38 locomotive models and goes on to decide the process of construction.
Mike Tilby continues his description of Tesla turbines and considers the factors that affect their efficiency.
John Arrowsmith visits the Sheffield society of model engineers to report on this year’s Sweet Pea rally."

"Peter Russell saves the labour of jiggling the belts on his Warco VMC milling machine by adding a variable frequency speed control.
Jon Freeman explains the thinking behind the bogie and chassis design for his ‘Brushless Brute’ 5 and 7¼ inch dual gauge petrol-electric locomotive.
Les Phillips expands on the merits of the New South Wales railways C38 Pacific locomotive and why he was inspired to build two 5 inch gauge models of these impressive machines.
Graham Sadler explains the process of scraping a flat surface as part of the exercise of truing up a lathe bed.
Patrick Hendra explains how he runs his youngsters’ model engineering club at Eastleigh and how he maintains both the enthusiasm and safety of his pupils.
Alan Barnes talks to Derek Finch about his first traction engine, built from a Steam Traction World kit.
Roger Backhouse visits the UK’s largest electricity generating station.
Michael Denman reports on the remodelling of the site at the Cardiff club, which involved a lot of earth moving.
David Haythornthwaite tackles the connecting rod bearings for his beam engine.
Mick Knights makes a neat dual oil and fuel tank for his quarter scale Bentley BR2 rotary aero engine."

"John Arrowsmith completes his review of the prize winners at this year’s National Model Engineering Exhibition held in Doncaster.
Brian Marchant ventures into modern manufacturing methods by trying his hand at 3D printing, with the successful production of a set of six brake hangers for his latest project.
Patrick Williams completes a clock first constructed by his uncle Doug and carries out a few improvements.
The Bracknell Railway Society celebrates its golden anniversary with the presence of not just one, but two mayors! Chris Chugg reports.
Luker completes the construction of his 7¼ inch gauge model of a Stirling seven foot single locomotive.
Chris Gunn continues his account of the construction of his 6 inch Garrett 4CD tractor with the redesign of the lubrication system.
Martin Evans visits the Whissendine Steam Rally in Rutland, takes a ride on a 6 inch showman’s engine and visits a working windmill.
Jon Freeman explains the factors influencing the bodyshell design of his ‘Brushless Brute’ petrol-electric locomotive.
Alan Crossfield looks forward to this year’s IMLEC, to be held at the Leyland club over the weekend of the 12th to 14th July, and provides a preview of the new technology being employed for the occasion. "

"Chris Rayward attends to the platform brackets and buffer beams for his 5 inch gauge LNWR ‘D’ tank locomotive.
Graham Sadler decides to simplify the lubrication of his Myford lathe and Bridgeport milling machine.
Martin Gearing, having completed his vertical boiler and integrated it into his steam plant, tests the boiler and gives it its first run.
Mick Knights reaches the point where he needs to make the supporting frame for his quarter scale Bentley BR2 rotary aero engine and sets to with some seriously large billets of aluminium.
Luker explains how he made the boiler for his 7¼ inch gauge Stirling seven foot single locomotive and why he chose to make it of stainless steel.
John Arrowsmith visits the South Cheshire model engineering society and finds a club buzzing with activity.
David Haythornthwaite tackles the challenging task of machining the fluted connecting rod for his 1 inch scale Model Engineer beam engine.
Rhys Owen continues his survey of locomotive boiler explosions – why they happen and what happens when they do.
Jon Freeman gives an overview of the design choices made for his 5 and 7¼ inch gauge petrol-electric locomotive and explains why he chose to use brushless DC motors."

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