Cab Ride in Merlin
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- čas přidán 20. 11. 2020
- Come for a ride in the cab of MERLIN , a one foot gauge steam locomotive as it climbs the 1 in 30 grades of the privately owned Linton Railway and listen to the driver explaining what he is doing
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Wonderful railroad and such a wonderful little engine!
Thank you for video!
Thank you , glad you enjoyed it
Looks like an absolute blast to be a part of. Had an idea to do a vr podcast with interviews of former railway employees, given that alot of them have either passed or getting on abit. Their memories deserve to be recorded & kept for future generations who would be interested in our railways history.
Great video of a wonderful little railway!
Love the railway you have, you got the life my friend
Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing it. What a marvelous railroad you have. Hope to see the full tour when you’re finished.
Hi John, very enjoyable video, like the guys building the miniature passenger car I am slowly restoring the exterior of our sleeping car ( Torrens ) at the Newport Railway Museum where I am a volunteer. Stay safe Cheers Lee
Greetings from America! I love your all’s Railway. I hope to see many more videos from you all in the future. Stay safe.
Cracking set up you've got there, can see you're making a great job of it, can only get better!
Thanks for sharing the sights and sounds, and good luck with the railway. 🙂👍
Thanks , it's a great little railway and thanks for the comment
Thanks for sharing the video. I enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to the next one. Charles M
Love these types of videos, keep them coming!
Lovely railway, and lovely loco. Looks just like a larger version of my tinkerbell
Thankyou sir.❤️
For this good explanation with the practical model of this steam locomotive engine.. I am your new friend from India 🇮🇳
Thanks for sharing your video. It's a unreal little railway set-up. Keep up the good work.
Some of these clips remind me of the classic seasons of Thomas the tank engine and friends
Lovely sound.
So fun. Bless you boys, wish I could be there,
Not always fun , at the moment we are building a new bridge , dam hard work , almost finished .
Lets be honest this is a childhood dream
Loco certainly has a decent lean at 9:05!
Due to Covid restrictions we have not been able to be there for many months , we are now in the process of rectifying these faults .
Beautiful loco and railway! I'm from Poole in England, UK. We have an old 10 1/4" line in the public park.(Poole Park Railway) The local government want to re-build it to 12" gauge. This is exactly the type of loco they would need. Thanks. Do you know if there are any drawings available anywhere for this loco?
Sorry Robin , Merlin was built by Ken Tate and all the drawings are in his head unfortunately .
@@johnphillips592 >>> I watched the previous video on the _MERLIN,_ and I just started watching this one.
One thing I am unclear on, maybe I missed it in the previous vid or you will cover it later in this one: As I understand it, _MERLIN_ is a _replica_ of an existing steam engine, though not exact scale. Was the original engine ALSO a 12-inch gauge?
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Merlin is a half sized replica of a 2 foot gauge Kerr Stuart loco in England .
Wow! Its meeee
Nice video ❤
Starting at about 11:51 in this video: Was that a _dog_ up ahead by the tracks?
*EDIT:* I think 16:31 in the video answers my question...😊
Hey Ho, will share with my frriend in Canberra a retired tram driver
Thank you
Another enjoyable video by you John do you know how much it would cost to build or buy a locomotive like the one you were on.
Sorry , no idea , Ken built that loco himself , I would say they wouldn't be cheep to buy considering the amount of skilled work needed to build one .
Would love to see a progress videos on Kate.
There will be more videos on the progress of Katie
@@johnphillips592 Awesome
What is the maximum grade can narrow gauge engines climb? Some standard gauge engines can only climb a maximum of 2%
Where do you buy the locomotives for one foot gauge railways?
These were hand made by the owner , but they are available from people like Sweet Creek .
Sweet creek a website?
@@electricgaming9914 Yes , look up Sweet Creek Locomotive
Nothing came up
@@electricgaming9914 Try Sweet Creek , it worked with me
7 1/4 ?
No, 12 inch gauge .
Ou avez vous acheter cette locomotive
Is this in New Zealand?
It's located in the outer east of Melbourne Australia .
how much do those trains cost
They are all hand made so no idea
What are the pipes going into the cylinders?
They are the pipes that carry lubricating steam oil to the cylinders
how fast does it go?
It's the grades and curves on the line that dictate the speed , remember it's only one foot gauge , we have never had it flat out for obvious reasons
where i can buy this pls ? this is my dream !
Merlin was hand built by the owner but there are several companies that sell live steamers , even second hand ones are available .
Thanks you very much ! Do you have any company names to give me?, thanks@@johnphillips592
Link to the building of Directors Saloon czcams.com/video/C4p1LxnBr7Q/video.html