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...s not a steam buff as such, but he and I collaborated on a pair of smaller engines, which was my chief education in metal working. ...d this steam? This practice was extensively used on almost all the little engines produced by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Bagnall Bagnall Compan

...nd has built 16 or so engines all of the style in this photo. Nice looking engines. ...der]] of Sarasota, FL. He built most or all of 17 locomotives and traction engines – this is #14. There won’t be any more - Enos is 88 years old. Assuming

...height, while at another section of the line there is a 50 foot trestle a little closer to the ground but designed and built to a 3% grade. This railroad i There were six engines operating most of the time throughout the day, all of which performed in an

...le Testerman and Eddie Sargent greeted "Livvie" with open arms. She had a little difficulty at first on the 26 foot radius loop, which was then in operation ...ry much surprised to find what a tremendous collection of stationary steam engines and also steam locomotives of many ages that he has in his museum. It woul

...mers, having spent some years of my life poking coal into various kinds of engines that have a drag behind them, trying to keep the hand on the pin on that ol These two engines, photographs No. 3 and 4 are my fifth and sixth locomotives. These were bu

== Little Kathy == [[File:HJ Coventry Little Kathy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Little Kathy]]

[http://books.google.com/books?id=wi0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA56&dq=%22little+engines%22&lr=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES&ei=baNaScWNJpDCMpfw2acP#v=onepage&q=%22littl ...s hobby into a business, four people make parts for scale-model live-steam engines that are marketed in kits all over the world.

...be attracted to live steam in the first place. However, you'll find that little techniques of the trade - like correct tolerances for expansion, jointing a ...r ideas for this from your live steam reference library. Small stationary engines like these serve as excellent stepping stones to a locomotive.

[[File:Little-engines-martin-irene-lewis.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Martin and Irene Lewis]] ...engine for their 1932 Model B, quite an improvement over the four-cylinder engines common at the time. This is considered Henry Ford’s last major innovation

...ngines (and their derivatives) are still around today, together with older engines by Bassett-Lowke, Carson and their contemporaries. Most of these early engines were built to a nominal scale of 1/2" to the foot, but shortly after WW2, t

In [[The Miniature Locomotive]] for July-August 1952 I told a little about the first BLS meeting in 1933 and at which there were fifteen Live St ...he history which <i>I</i> remember!) a meet was a big one if three or more engines ran successfully. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Black_Joe Foster] put

...h, the drawings and the welcome letters, it seems as if I were making very little headway. Besides all this, the kitchen has to be painted. It looks as if It might be a good idea if the firms who market parts and drawings of engines which have Baker valve gear, would specify whether the gears were the earli

...bringing the largest number of locomotives and the most members; six fine engines and eight enthusiastic members. ...wer and a reply could easily lead into difficulty. All of the thirty-nine engines that were operated or which were in operating condition were fine examples

...team models aren't to be found on the counters of stores. These intricate little machines are built from the wheels up, with $100 to $250 worth of parts and .... On these the model builders make minor repairs and adjustments to their engines and fire up the boilers before moving out onto the main line for a run.

...with the least, as usual, but Boy, when I did get there, I see'd the most engines I ever see'd at one time. Nine all told, six of them running. ...oot down on that idea, so I pushed my "tummy" up against the table like a "little boy that'd never grown up".

...-fourth inch guides can be used but are not so neat looking. If so, these little lugs will only be one-eighth inch thick by one-fourth inch wide. ...gs in order to locate the guide bracket in the frame. So, we'll turn to a little lighter work for a change.

[[Building the Little Railroad]] ...Paoli, Lopard and Sugartown borders upon a secondary highway which carries little traffic. From this, the land slopes upward for about 200 feet to a low rid

...the Exhibition Track with his "O" Gauge C&O live steam Pacific loco. This little steam loco has actually hauled the amazing load of over 300 pounds (two hef To start a little argument (in all respect to [[Harry Coventry|Mr. Coventry]]) on page 11 of

Junior stood gazing at a little old 4-4-0 type locomotive of fifteen-inch gauge in the American Museum of P ...of people for the rest of his life, and made a barrel of money out of the little fellow.

The little trip to the spring meeting of the [[Pennsylvania Live Steamers]] was a very The meet was held at the club's two acre lot in Southwick, and the engines ran from early morning til late at night. It was estimated that approximat