How to put your steam locomotive to bed - at Peter's Railway
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2024
- Christopher Vine’s series of 20 books tell the story of Peter and Grandpa building and operating a railway across their farm.
The Peter's Railway bookshop is here: petersrailway.... “Combining real engineering with adventures and true stories, these books feed inquisitive young minds!”
In this video we are at the end of a day’s steaming and Chris Vine drops the fire, polishes the paintwork and puts Bongo to bed.
Bongo (or Fiery Fox in the books) is the miniature steam locomotive, made by Chris Vine, Author of the Peter's Railway series of books.
Your Loco shed is amazingly well organised and your loco " Bedding down " procedure is meticulous, no wonder Bongo still looks like the build was completed yesterday 👍👍👍cheers Paul
Thanks for the great comment, I must tidy it up a bit! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I am so pleased I found your channel.
Fascinating!
Bongo is magnificent!
Well done 👏
Thank you for your lovely comment. Now I will have to make some more videos... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Hi Peter I am really big fan I have read all your book and I love you hard backs and I really would think if you made a book 7 I would certainly love it and so would other popular if you do ever do this I think would be really cool to add a signal box I hope you can do this seb
Hi Seb, thank you for reading my books, it is much appreciated. Just at the moment I am not writing any more titles: There are already 20 of them and that is probably enough to be going on with! However, I am not sitting around idly, and have been enjoying making the videos. It is great that you like them too. Funny you should mention a signal box - I have been thinking the same thing. It would look very smart by the junction where the far end loop joins back onto the main line... Meanwhile, I am overhauling and repainting the little tank engine, so I need to get that finished first!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Such a beautiful loco, and looked after with so much love, care and attention!!!! Another great video!!
Thank you very much! I am busy trying to make some more videos, but they take ages to edit into some sort of story!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
The locomotive is a truly beautiful piece of work, nice to see it loved and kept so clean. One thing though, when you are cleaning the tubes, surely that pushes any larger bits back into the fire. If so , would mean that it needed a reclean?. I thought that one the full-scale locomotives, they used more of a screwing motion to unlodge the clinker and draw it back into the smokebox?, I'm not picking faults, just curious, Lawrence.
Hi Lawrence, thanks for your great comment. Yes it’s a good question but I think what gets pushed back through the television tubes into the firebox is only a little tiny bit of soot. The tubes don’t really get blocked in the engine so a little bit going into the firebox just doesn’t really matter. It’ll get burned up next time. Thanks for watching and I need to make some more videos. Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I’d love to visit this railway lol. Love to have a drive of bongo, beautiful little engine.
Thank you for the lovely comment. The trouble is that the railway is on a private farm, but that is why I have been making these little films! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thank you Chris! I remember asking you for this precise video a few months ago. Very kind of you to share and great video 😊
No Worries!! The putting to bed video was in my mind for quite a while now, so you gave me a bit of extra impetus... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Как всегда всё интересно. Спасибо 👍
С удовольствием, спасибо за просмотр!
S udovol'stviyem, spasibo za prosmotr!
Hi Chris lovely video and well explained
Bongo still looking really good regards Glen
Hi Glen, Glad you liked it! Yes, looking after the machinery is all part of the fun... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Great video Peter, keep them coming 😊
Thanks, will do! Watch this space… Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Nice Shed !
Thank you, but I do need to tidy it…. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
When I put my loco away for winter I slacken all the union connections on the clacks, injectors etc. All control valves are not tightened down. Oil in the cast iron cylinders. And all the other stuff you have gone over. Plus I leave a note in the cab covering what I have done👍
Thanks for the comment and extra info. Yes, it's a really good idea to leave controls open to prevent them from seizing on over the winter. I don't bother with oil in the cylinders. I know that sounds strange but, apart from the time the lubricator had stopped working, the pistons are always completely free 4 months later. Touch wood!!
Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching!! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
amazing video
Thanks for the comment. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
I normally squirt 6 pumps of lubrication oil down the blast pipe, open the draincocks and run the loco back and forth to help protect the cylinders.
That is a really good idea and I will do it after the last run of the season. Mind you, except for the time the oil pump failed, I’ve never had a problem with the cast iron cylinders…. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Can you do a video of all the steam engines you have and any upcoming projects
Thanks for the suggestion. In fact I am busy working on restoring the little tank engine which was in the turning loop video, hauling the brick train. I hope to finish that during this winter and will make it into a series of repair and repainting videos... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
When I clean a 7 1/4 feldbahn, i use an oil and parafin mix every time I run it.
That is a good idea. I think it is very similar to what the cleaners used in the old days, so very authentic! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Very friendly tip, I fully appreciate you've alot more hours around models and certainly this one in particular, from my time tinkering, I found a polishing cloth wouldn't actually pick up the debris, because of the fine knap, it moved debris around and left a few micro-scratches if I were ever too press to firmly. Granted only visable under perfect lighting using a magnifying glass, I switched to microfiber cloths as they are more plush and hold the debris, deeper in the cloths pile. I use auto finnese spray wax on my live steam models. (Not an advert for that brand, I just know that's personally v good for me)
Looking forward to catching up on your other vids. 😊
As an optician, I can attest that cotton, washed 40 to 50 times, also develops split fibres which take up dirt remarkably well.
Therefore, bits of discarded cotton t-shirts make remarkably good cloths for cleaning delicate surfaces. I use them on old scientific instruments all the time.
Glad you found the tip useful. When I first finished the engine I was even more careful with the paint. Now, I do the same routine, but am resigned to the fact that the paint isn't quite mirror like now. I do have a supply of microfibre cloths, but not in sufficient quantity to use a fresh one for every run. Maybe I should get some more... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Love it! Do you have other hobbies as well?
Thanks! Yes, other hobbies, but nothing like as absorbing as this one. Also, the railway has a huge range of activities from making piston rings for the engine to earthworks and gardening. Not to mention making the engine some years ago. Current project is overhauling and repainting the little tank engine (seen in some of the other videos.) Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Someone: steam trains is not alive!
Steam trains:
There is certainly one steam locomotive and train which is very alive. Just not all day every day... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
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Thank you for the thumbs up! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Sleepy Bongo
Steam locomotives do have something of the animal about them. One poet wrote of travelling on one of the very early Stephenson engines and described the steam from the chimney as "flying white breath". Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
What gauge are the engines?
They are 7 1/4 inch gauge. So that is 1/8 of full size, mainline in the UK. It is a good size for ground level railways, but the engines are a bit too heavy to carry! Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
Boiler washout?
Great idea for another, short, video! The engine runs on water from the shed dehumidifier which has no hardness and is very clean so we don’t need to do washouts or blow downs very often. Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.
@@PetersRailway wasn't really sure if the model boilers had washout plugs like the real thing, I was just wondering if the models collected detritus like the real loco's around the foundation rings and so forth. It's lovely to watch. I have my little OO scale in the office and have an LNER footballer in the collection.
Yes, Bongo does have washout plugs, but not copies of the real thing. The original had 10, 5 along each side of the firebox crown which you can see in the pictures. Then there were mud doors at the bottom corners of the firebox foundation ring to let the dirt out. I have two of these, one each side but they are tapered plugs (which is more like the plugs at the top on the original!. So the effect is the same, but the method is slightly different. Enjoy the OO scale modelling, it is much easier on the back!! All best, Chris.
@@PetersRailway
Hi thank you for that, very informative. Unfortunately I was on the cusp of going away for an anniversary when it popped up. Have fun.
You forgot to read it a bedtime sorry
Drat! I knew I had forgotten something - I will go outside and do that just now!... Thanks for watching! Best wishes, Chris.
PS. If you would like to know about the books I write to teach children (age 3 to 90!) about railways, science and engineering, there’s lots of info here: petersrailway.com/ and we ship overseas.