WEST ORTON

[Steve M]

https://youtu.be/-2LuDNisfg8?feature=shared

Steam.

[bulleidboy]

Great video Steve - I've not tried the steam yet.

[Steve M]

Great video Steve - I've not tried the steam yet.

It wasn't meant to go backwards though.

[bulleidboy]

Good head of steam - did you alter CV's 211/212 - I read the other day these can alter amount of steam produced - especially at standstill?

[Steve M]

Good head of steam - did you alter CV's 211/212 - I read the other day these can alter amount of steam produced - especially at standstill?

Yes I did but not by much. Although they now have a tendency to condense and block the chimney, so a bit of fiddling still needed.
I think I will turn it down for general use then crank it up for the grandkids to keep their attention.

[Walkingthedog]

Looks a lot better than the old steam.

[Steve M]

Looks a lot better than the old steam.

They sound good as well. You should try it Brian.

[Walkingthedog]

If I was still in 00 world I might have done so. I did have Synchro smoke in my Triang days or was it early Hornby.

[Steve M]

Still time to come back from the dark side.

[Steve M]

Accurascale class 55 'Ballymoss' now fitted with 'full fat' decoder and Accurathrash speaker. Even the instrument panel is illuminated.