Lockdown 5 , Steaming up a Riverdale Coal Fired Locomotive

A few clips on Steaming my locomotive from cold then a run round the Railway , I built the Coal Fired Amy with Roundhouse Chassis and Boiler kits the tender is also a Roundhouse tender kit Boiler is from Riverdale extra detail from Locoworks Enjoy and stay safe !
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[@northernutahlivesteam3566]

Your station building is spectacular, as is the rest of your railway. Thanks for sharing.

[@GRAHAM1514]

HI and many thanks for your kind words ,Best wishes Graham

[@gasmith841]

Fantastic video Graham with a cracking garden to boot

[@GRAHAM1514]

Thank you very much Geoff much Appricated , That is one of the best things i have ever done in the hobby was building that narrow gauge loco , Best wishes Graham

[@deltatrains]

Lovely train. Good study in coal firing. Most enjoyable video. Very interesting plant at the end. Thank you.

[@GRAHAM1514]

Thank you Peter quite some effort is put into these videos its always difficult to film and keep a eye on the loco at the same time thats why i only produce a new film on average once every 2 weeks takes me almost that to get over it ! your comments are always much appreciated , Take care Graham

[@fabrizioviscardi40]

Riverdale locomotives are the best coal fired locos!

[@GRAHAM1514]

Thank you Fabrizio i agree they are wonderful steam locos !

[@fabrizioviscardi40]

@@GRAHAM1514 It is so Graham! Cheers Fabrizio

[@danprice7973]

This video is great thanks Graham. Your garden is lovely 👍🏻

[@GRAHAM1514]

Many thanks Dan much appreciated

[@MAZAKMAL2]

Looks good , sounds good , and I bet she smells good too. Cheers Graham. Mal.

[@GRAHAM1514]

Thanks Mal always nice to hear from you mate , She did smell good i had to get my fix from Welsh Steam Coal ! Look after yourself Graham

[@TRAINBUILDER]

Great video 😀 I’m building a 5” gauge Polly 3 on my channel, and got a lot of inspiration from the color on your loco.

[@GRAHAM1514]

Many thanks , i found your Channel last night and have subscribed , you are doing a great job on your polly , when we are out of this pandemic i will be looking for a 5" gauge loco as i have got hooked on coal firing ! , Best wishes Graham

[@TRAINBUILDER]

@@GRAHAM1514 Thanks Graham! Not sure if I’m subscribed to your channel but I’ll check and do it now! Great work and best of luck on your up coming 5” gauge 💯

[@GRAHAM1514]

@@TRAINBUILDER Thanks hope the Polly gos well for you !

[@quintoflyer]

magic

[@GRAHAM1514]

Many thanks

[@Hornhausen]

Nice train.

[@GRAHAM1514]

Many thanks ! Graham

[@jamesmatthews8332]

Great thanks. I am currently restoring a mamod steam locomotive that I bought from Hattons . It is in a poor state as it had been left out in the rain. It is a1939 to 1989 jubilee model. Boiler looks ok.

[@GRAHAM1514]

Very popular model the mamods you can do so much with them, hope it gos well for you

[@jamesmatthews8332]

@@GRAHAM1514 Thanks

[@wooltman]

She's a good steamer the valves were lifting all the time.Cracking little loco,very Welsh N/Gauge looking.How often do you fill up the water tanks on a run as long as that Graham?...Love that plant will look out for one of them when next at a G/Centre.......Regards Chris

[@GRAHAM1514]

Thanks Chris , the side tanks are just dummys the water is pumped directly into the boiler with a garden type spray bottle as you saw when i was getting it ready, she only needs topping up about once every 15 minutes but of course as you know every loco is different thats what draws me to live steam ! Best Wishes Graham

[@rjas365]

Lovely loco and very interesting demo, thanks Graham. How long does a tank full of water last? Nice to see the bees around that exotic plant, even if no butterflies bothered to turn up. It's the first time I've registered that your station model is Highley and that prompts me to ask if you've had time to look at my Severn Valley Postcards videos? Kind regards, Bob

[@GRAHAM1514]

Many thanks Bob for your excellent comments and i am very sorry for the slow reply , I have looked at your Seven valley Postcards a lovely compilation on both videos , As far as my loco gos i normally stop it evey 15 minuites or so for a water top up , I love my Highly station just like the full size its a very pretty building , Kind Regards Graham

[@pwsod]

65 minutes. Well done. Do you give lessons?

[@GRAHAM1514]

55, Thanks no i dont give lessons still learning myself !

[@M_F754]

Do Riverdale Locomotives still ship to the UK?

[@GRAHAM1514]

Sorry to say no ,The owner retired a few years ago .

[@M_F754]

@@GRAHAM1514 Thanks for your reply. That is unfortunate.