Richard reveals all. ‘Hey Robert, its been a rather busy day at Queensferry loco works. I even got into trouble for not putting the dishes away after….’ Editor: I showed my wife. Her reply was ‘You would only do that once’ & she walked off. Little does Read more about What Is A Kitchen Sink For…?[…]
Strategically placed cameras at Almondell have picked up some interesting wildlife A fox on the prowl A Deer…. Back again at night… Not all wildlife is on 4 feet either…. Three men go into the wood… Only two return? I wonder what else we will see?
Even our junior members are putting the time off school to good use on the model engineering front. Stan’s grandson Ollie was helping his father fill his time off work out in the garden by scratch building a steam milk bottle crate for the front step. First of all we cut the wood to length Read more about Ollie & The Engine……[…]
As a regular subscriber for many years to ‘Old Glory‘ which is an excellent magazine dealing mainly with Steam Vintage Preservation I was delighted to read an article about the Shale Oil Industry in our area. Colin Tyson, Old Glory Editor, has kindly given permission for the reprinting of this excellent article ‘New Shale Trail Read more about New ‘Shale Trail’…..[…]
Before we all quite rightly entered the next phase of preventing the spread of this dreadful virus there was a final fling at Almondell. Andrew was working in isolation assembling the blocks for the facing for the Wallace Bridge. Using his initiative, Andrew had the signing in book down in the cutting & members were Read more about Last Organised Working Parties[…]
Robert has been in touch with further photographs of progress with ‘Maude’. ‘Started some plate work today. Looks like I will have plenty time since all pubs coffee shops and restaurants now closed. I will probably roll the smoke box as it is not a complete cylinder and it has two reverse curves at both Read more about Bathgate Locomotive Works – an update[…]
We have been fortunate (?) with the weather this year so far. Okay, I know we have had flooding & high winds…… It has been mild with very little snow. Just to remind you we had a flurry on Thursday and by 07:00 the site looked quite wintry. As ever faithful Rover was waiting patiently Read more about A Winters Morning…..[…]
Robert contacted the News Desk with an update on progress with ‘Maude’: ‘Today’s mission, making the exhaust from cylinders to the blast pipe. Quite tricky as it needs to change angle after that as the cylinder are slightly inclined. The two copper pipe fittings were the perfect angle. I have now worked out that Read more about Bathgate Locomotive Works Update[…]
One of our younger members over the past 7 months, give or take, has been working with ESME member George as his ‘Apprentice’. This is his story: ‘My main focus has been completing my late grandfather’s Don Young designed 5” model of a North British Railway D34 ‘Glen’. Though some other projects have floated through! Read more about The Apprentice……[…]
Member Andy Milner recently visited the National Museum of Scotland and whilst admiring the locomotive ‘Ellesmere’ spotted the following on an information board: ‘Ellesmere continued to work at Howe Bridge until 1957, by which time it was, at 96, the oldest working steam locomotive in Britain. At the end of its working life the locomotive Read more about Did You Know…?[…]
