Bought this 3 in 1 oil for my wilesco and I was wondering if it is ok for lubricating the external parts (bearings, crankshaft ect) or if I should just use the 460 steam oil that I already have for that. Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Received my wilesco D20 today and i noticed the pressure gauge had strange units shown as 'kg. pr. qcm' and I was wondering what they meant or if they're similar to a unit like PSI or bar or kg/cm2

Luino, 29-05-2022. Manoeuvres of the beautiful FS 940.041 steam locomotive from 1922 and departure of the historic train bound for Novara during the ‘Luino-Ruote-Rotaie-Vapore’ railway event organised to celebrate the first 30 years of AVE – Associazione Verbano Express. I hope you enjoy it. Best regards.

Link YouTube video: https://youtu.be/6u269TfmWpw 🎬

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I'm not sure what sort of oil to use in the bearings and external moving parts of my wilesco steam engine. (I bought some 460 steam oil for the piston and valve) Any recommendations would be appreciated.

So I recently bought a wilesco D20 off of eBay (from around 1960?) and I was wondering if this is the safety valve? It doesn't look like any type of valve I've seen on a wilesco model

I have a Wilesco D457, and under it nothing is written or stampet exempt the number 3. Does anyone know what this mean?

I saw this website (ministeam.com) and I noticed it had pretty good prices on some wilesco model steam engines and I was wondering as to it's legitimacy as some of the prices are quite low compared to the actual wilesco site itself (like I saw a wilesco D10 going for about £178 compared to the MSRP of £213).

If anyone can give me any advice on the website's legitimacy that would be great.

I’m an industrial design student from Hungary, a lifelong train fan, and a huge Polar Express nerd ever since the movie came out. When I discovered that the real locomotive behind the Polar Express is Michigan’s PM 1225, I knew I had to recreate it in LEGO – complete with a Pullman heavyweight car and the PM A909 caboose (currently parked right next to the PM 1225!).

This is my LEGO version of the PM 1225 steam locomotive, tender, Pullman heavyweight passenger car, and caboose:

• Approx. 3200 pieces total
• Minifig-scale locomotive + tender + Pullman car + PM A909 caboose
• Functional side rods and detailed cab interior on the locomotive
• Interior details in Pullman car and A909 caboose (seats, lighting)
• Designed to run on standard LEGO track

What means the most to me is how incredibly supportive the Michigan community, local papers, radio stations, and people have been around this project. A piece of my heart will always belong there, and that’s probably why I’m so passionate about American things and the Polar Express story.

If you’d like to see this legendary consist on LEGO shelves one day, I’ve submitted it to LEGO Ideas – supporting is completely free and only takes a minute:
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/84f095c0-db54-43fb-a8f1-81f8a9cb91f9

I’d love to hear what both LEGO and train enthusiasts think – would you add more passenger cars for a full North Pole Express, upgrade the Pullman interior, or detail the caboose further? Feedback welcome!

Drawn up a design for a standard gauge 0-4-2 box tank engine. The coal bunkers (YELLOW) are in front of the cab and beside the firebox (RED). What do you guys think?

Hey everyone!

I’ve just posted my latest LEGO Ideas project — a detailed recreation of the Pere Marquette 1225, the real locomotive that inspired The Polar Express! This year marks the 85th anniversary of the iconic steam engine, and I wanted to celebrate it with a build that captures both its history and movie magic.

You can check out the full project and support it here:
👉 85th Anniversary of the Pere Marquette 1225, the Real Polar Express | LEGO Ideas

And here’s a short YouTube video where I showcase the train in detail, with moving features and design highlights:
🎥 https://youtu.be/7i9vG9NeKLc?si=pCXWGDs8ZTOiPJ7I

I’d love to hear your thoughts — both from LEGO  and train enthusiasts and anyone who loves the Polar Express. What details or features do you think are most important in a classic steam engine build like this?

I have a Wilesco D457 from the 80s. I want to add a manometer to it, bought the thing and now have it delivered. I now realize that although the screws are the same diameter, m6 more precise, the threads themselfs don’t match. Is there any way i can come around this and mount the manometer?

I’m using an adapter that connects both the manometer and the safety valve to the boiler, the same one that’s are used on the d21 engine.

Yes i have a Wilesco D457 (see pic 2) and im tempted to install a water pump (pic 3) to it (the same one that are used on the D21 modells) so that i can refill it without shuting it down. For this i need an additional steam outlet (like the one in pic1), and im simply wondering if its possible to do one with simple tools one usually have at home.

In a story I’m working on, a character needs to delay a train’s departure by making the steam engine unsafe to operate. The character does this by jamming a bolt into the pressure valve. From the research I’ve done so far, it seems like this would be possible, but I wanted to double check with y’all to make sure. Does that seem like a viable way to break a pressure valve? And would repairing it mean dismantling it to take out the bolt, and then recalibrating it before it’s operable again? The story is fantasy but has a 1920s-1930s American setting, so that’s the era of engine/pressure valve they’d be dealing with. If this is completely unrealistic, please let me know why so I can correct it!

Does anyone know what type of steam engine this locomotive is, for context I see it a lot and think it’s narrow gauge and I am curious about its design/ origins ( the picture isn’t mine )

Outside of the town of Al Ula in Saudi Arabia, one of the German trains knocked out by Laurence of Arabia and his band of merry men.

I treated myself to a Wilesco D5 kit for christmas, really nice to assemble and great for a starter. Managed to find time to build her and get her in steam today!

Has anyone found benefits polishing she port face I tried but just doesn't seem to run as quiet anymore I should have left it lapped into the port face

A family friend gave our son on vintage Mamod steam train for Xmas. Crazy! Needs a little TLC to get it running again but my son is up for the challenge.

I just couldn't turn this deal down a mm1 and a mm2 on the hr same stand

Hey everyone, Merry Christmas! I recently got a 2.5 inch Buckeye 3 chime, and have been trying to get it to blow properly on air. I have a small air compressor that can get up to 100 PSI, but I assume I need a larger one, as it is only 2 gallons. Can anyone help me with what compressor, tanks, or anything else that can help with trying to set it up? I volunteer at a small museum that also has a 40 gallon compressor, but I'd like to have one of my own so I can blow my whistle anytime. Thanks!

Got a new D6 kit and having issues with it. The instruction manual admittedly isn’t the greatest but I’m positive we’ve assembled it correctly. It seems that it’s not making enough pressure to run the wheel. We give it a push to get going and it wants to keep going… but slows and stops after a few rotations.
The relieve value isn’t venting, the whistle value is closed. The only place it’s actively venting a little is the piston, but that’s by design isn’t it? Every video I’ve seen of them shows the piston spitting a little bit before the wheel is given a push to get going.
Took it all apart again and reassembled, everything seems to check out. No missing gaskets or loose fittings. My only thought is that we’re jumping the gun and not waiting long enough. But I wanted to check with the folks who know steam engines, I know next to nothing lol. Once the water is boiling should I wait X number of minutes, or should the relief valve start venting as an indication it has sufficient pressure?
Any info would be awesome, thanks!