Just for fun, current work on Locomotions tenders, still lots todo this is its final life from 1834-1840

Still learning to Use Davinci Resolve editing software, heres the preserved Locomotion engine, just for fun but aiming to have some completed videos by July on the life of Active/Locomotion

Visiting Locomotion tomorrow, researching the tenders of the Locomotion during its later working life 1834-1840 when the engine had a Samson style of Firebox chimney . This engine is also on my todo list when I catch up with ongoing projects in its two known versions

Locomotion after the second rebuild using the boiler from Diligence, QR code added for fun

Active/Locomotion after its first rebuild, the Boiler is now 4'6' in diameter, fitted with a large oval firebox with two return flue tubes, giving the engine twin chimneys. Leaf springs were fitted to all axles and the wheels are now the Robert Wilson two part wheels

Just for fun how Active/Locomotion looked on the opening day of the S&D railway based on research by Dr. Bailey on modeled by Geoff Birse, for fun only as it needs to be tweaked a bit but not to be confused with the preserved engine which uses the boiler of the Diligence loco

3 versions of Rocket through its working life, Rainhill, Crewe and Thompson, the Crewe and Thompson are based on the drawings, the Thompson one has the chimney with a dampner installed with what looks like 3 settings I guess for controlling the draught. For fun as always

Still learning Davinci Resolve to make bigger and more informative videos, added the Sans Pareil to the Stephensons Rocket video, just testing out ideas etc! as always just for fun. Comments welcome for improvements!

Early steam engine operated by pulling itself along using a chain, designed and built by Chapman

Small update on the Sans Pareil which will be part of a video on the life of the Rocket, starting with the Rainhill trials, updates include eccentrics completed, Gabs in two parts, the top part of the gab was adjustable up to 3 inches which allowed for fine tuning of slide valve

Added some annotations to my Rainhill Rocket on sketchfab, just for fun!
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No1 Locomotive for the S&D railways with pistons guided by slide bars rather than the freemantle used in later engines, later vesions of the locomotion include one with twin chimneys

Editing the Rocket video

Stephensons Rocket youtu.be/lj8t50_XNjM?si… via YouTube

Small update on the Sans Pareil Eccentrics, currently working on the gabs which were in two parts, the upper part had a groove cut out to allow its length to be adjusted, which inturn altered the travel of the slide valves.

Animation of Locomotion eccentrics to show the Dog (red) which is bolted to the front wheel and engages the large disc which is bolted (Green) to the eccentric, this is the loco in forward motion. The whole ecentric and split disk is free to rotate.

Working on the eccentrics of the preserved Locomotion looks ok until you look at the slide valve on the front cylinder, based on the stud that is bolted to the front wheel which drives the eccentric gives me this animation, thoughts on this one welcome before I do anymore

Working on the eccentrics of the preserved Locomotion looks ok until you look at the slide valve on the front cylinder, based on the stud that is bolted to the front wheel which drives the eccentric gives me this animation, thoughts on this one welcome before I do anymore

Small update on the Sans Pareil eccentrics as preserved in forward configuration, this is just in preview mode

A couple of months ago I did some research on the springs that would have been present when the Sans Pareil competed in the Rainhill trials, using photographs and taking measurements of the remaining engine boiler supports brackets, I came up with this 3D model,