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Thomas the Tank Engine travelled from his home on the Isle of Sodor to stop by the Swindon and Cricklade Railway over the bank holiday wekeend and…

Timaru fire engine enthusiast Barry Campbell got a bit more than he bargained for when he purchased a 43-year-old fire engine recently.

As Chris says, your choice of lathe will be controlled, even if only partially, by what you intend to machine on it. You would have difficulty making a quarter scale Traction Engine using a watchmakers lathe, and equally well making watches on a machine capable of swinging 18". You can either start with a small machine and as you gain experience, and your horizons expand move to a larger machine, possibly in more than one step. Or if you think carefully enough, buy a machine that you will keep ...

Posted by William Ayerst on 31/01/2021 21:37:09: The Sussex Miniature Locomotive Society appears to be mostly a group of people who come together to run 5" trains for the public, rather than a traditional MES. If this ends up coming to pass (whod have thought!?) - then itll be a Maid of Kent (internal stephensons valve gear) or a King Arthur if I can find one. Edited By William Ayerst on 31/01/2021 21:39:08 PM sent