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Vale of Rheidol Engine in 7 1/4"?

Discussion in 'Miniature Railways' started by SimonJ5, Apr 6, 2010.

  1. SimonJ5

    SimonJ5 New Member

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    I'm beginning to cast around for a new project and I do love the Vale of Rheidol 2-6-2s however I can't find any drawings for 7 1/4" gauge or even another gauge that I could scale up. I thought that there was a 3 1/2" gauge set of drawings but I cannot find them. Can anyone help?

    Thanks.

    Simon
     
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    There is one that occasionally runns at Echolls Wood, Kingsbury. Selsig, on here, has driven it and may be able to help if you PM him
     
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    There's one in the National Railway Museum but I can't remember if its 5-inch or 71/4in.

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    It's 7 1/4" built by Harry Powell. Dennis Bates of Canley near Coventry also built one back in the 1960s which was a pioneer narrow gauge 7 1/4" loco and in a way was semi-responsible for Roger Marsh to consider building "Tinkerbell".
     
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    Thanks to everyone who replied - a few leads to follow up.

    Regards,

    Simon J
     
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