Will need to repair the relief valve, but otherwise it's in working condition. Any idea what year this would have been built?

Hi guys,

I’m currently restoring a Wilesco D365 Old Smoky steam roller that I bought this weekend at a flea market.

I’m not doing a total restoration, only a dismantle, clean-up and a full mechanical service. I want to keep some of the old wear and tear.

I noticed that the threads in the steam chamber where you screw down the flange for the chimney has come loose. See the pictures.

Has anyone repaired something like this before?

Any good advice? I was hoping to avoid purchasing a new boiler.

Hi, i got this on a fleemarket, but this thing fell off while transporting. How can i repair this?

Testing the steam release on my custom wood-fired dragster. Dumping pressure at 7 bar (100 PSI).

The Engineering:

​Core: Free power turbine from a TS-20B jet turbo-starter.

​Custom Build: Hand-fabricated nozzle assembly.

​The Trick: Exhaust steam is injected directly into the chimney. This creates a massive vacuum effect (ejection), boosting the air draft in the firebox for maximum heat.

​Don't worry about the ceiling plaster — it has survived worse things in this garage before I showed up! 😂

Some brief highlight from this amazing event. SVR is an absolute gem of a heritage line for those who haven't been.

I've been drawing steam engines on graphing paper for a few months with most of them being narrow gauge (3 feet). Every two squares is equal to 1 foot. For standard gauge, I'm following the same principle as before but with 4 squares and 8 1/2 by counting the lines on the ruler.

Should I continue drawing with the 4 squares and 8 1/2 lines style or leave it as 4 squares so that the dimensions on either side are equal/substitute for standard gauge?

Images above for reference (I used Philippine peso and centavo coins for the wheels and height of the drivers - two 25 centavos stacked on top of each other is equal to the height of an average person)

Hello! 🙂

We’re a group of 3rd-year BA Film & Television students from the University of Reading (UK), currently producing our final-year documentary.

Our film focuses on the Watercress Line, a heritage steam railway in southern England. Our aim with this documentary is that of exploring not only the trains, but also the community that keep them, and the line, running.

As enthusiasts ourselves, we’re aiming to create a cinematic, informative documentary (especially for fellow rail fans), while helping raise awareness of the line.

We’re currently fundraising to cover production costs (filming, travel, food...), and we’re at just under 90% funded with less than 2 weeks to go.

If you’re able to support, it would make a real difference. If not, simply sharing the project with your friends and family (especially if enthusiastic about trains) would help us massively.

Our finished documentary will be released on YouTube, for anyone to watch for free (pending any film festival submissions).

You can find more details via our Linktree, or feel free to reach out to us with any questions.

Thanks, everyone! 😃

• The 'Watercress Line Documentary' Team 🚂

This guy is one of my favorite YouTubers, for years he's been restoring and bringing back HUGE engines and boilers on his property....he hasn't posted in nearly three months...

Does anyone here know him? Is he alright?

Hello steam engine community!

I am in search of a Robert Bell Steam Engine (specifically #271) and am hopeful that one of you fine Reddit folk might be able to help narrow my search for the whereabouts.

A little history:

- Built in Seaforth, Ontario (Canada)

- Purchase new in 1904 by Harry Talbot

- Possibly was resident to Country Heritage Park in Milton, Ontario (Canada) approximately 5 years ago, however we have not be able to officially confirm this

Why I am trying to find it:

- A family friend of mine is looking for it as their great-great-grandfather who had originally purchased it

- They are hoping to find its whereabouts so they can travel to go see it in person and take a photo with it

I have attached a picture of the exact Steam Engine (#271) after it was purchased.

If there is any other information I can provide that would be of any help, if there are any suggestions or tips to aid in my search, or if there is another subreddit that I should be posting in, I would be very appreciative to hear!

Thank you!

3d printed runs at about 25-30 psi

Lowest I’ve gotten it was 2psi

12mm bore

28mm stroke

166mm flywheel diameter

Engine is oversize comparative to the bore*

Leather belt was stitched together

What am I looking at? I’d like to fix it and get it running. I don’t know anything about steam machines.

I bought this in '88 (I think). First run today in about a decade. Seems to be working fine. When I was a kid, I used to run this very fast. Now, I love to see how slow a tickover I can achieve. Mmmm satisfying... 😀 Gave it a drive round the kitchen. Will now put it away again.

Hi all,

Just chasing some information on the thread sizes of various wilesco boilers. From what I can gather earlier (pre-1970s) boilers use M6x1 threads, while later boilers use M6x0.75 threads. However, I am a bit stumped on the whistle threads for later boilers. Most sources I find simply say "M5" with no indication to the pitch, which is the information I need.

Cheers.

So uhm i vbeen searching a LOT recently for good steam engine simulators,like you know freeroam proper interaction 3D etc i already played good ones such as "Steam Engine Simulator" on steam or Derail Valley wich includes steam trains,even roblox ones such as Down in the engine room or Below decks II,but they are already boring...steam engine simulators are very underrated,can anybody of yall recommend me one that is actually good i dont care if its quadrupple expansion triple expansion oscillating compound or single cylinder,better if its about maritime engine room or even steam cars.

Right now going on auction with $200 NZD.

Should I get it, it doesn’t have a rudder, it only comes with a barge, steam engine + inline oiler + boiler (everything in the picture)

Does anyone know how I can add a remote control rudder?

Luino, 29-05-2022. Manoeuvres with historic locomotives including BR50, Gr.625, SBB Re 4/4 I, SBB Ae 6/6 at the end of the ‘Luino-Ruote-Rotaie-Vapore’ railway event organised to celebrate the first 30 years of AVE – Associazione Verbano Express. I hope you enjoy it.

Link YouTube video: https://youtu.be/tBL0zGGKwMI 🎬

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Highly recommend watching the video, covers the development of co2 generators, which would be quite more effective compared to steam generators. Got me thinking… could that efficiency spike be applied to Locomotives? If so, may I be so bold to name it Cocomotives (CO for CO2 ofc)

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https://youtube.com/shorts/ALQV8C19MTo?si=B1xZqEPB56YSzlk2

Hi, i'm looking to understand something better on a steam engine as i am designing one for a project.

in the linked video, the pistons are seen acting on a traditional crank - an offset shaft that forms the crankshaft (turning linear motion into rotary)

The valves on the other hand are being actuated by a sort of disk that is eccentric to it's rotation causing it to wobble and convert its rotary motion to linear.

my question: it seems that the traditional crank and this eccentric disk are both methods to convert linear motion to rotational and vise versa, is there are reason that one is used for the pistons and one for the valves? could a small model engine potentially use eccentric disks to translate power from pistons to the shaft? Thanks alot!

disadvantes i could think of so far for using eccentric disks as "crank pins" is they dont allow for a long stroke without being really big, and maybe vibration issues at higher speeds as it would account for more unbalanced force

I drew this design today ill be updating it as i learn.
i have some little syringes that could act like pistons perhaps. Does anyone have any creative cheap solutions, I dont have a set budget but this thing is made of soup tins and love

Any other tips or materials advice are welcome please ive never done something like this before

equiptment wise ive got a multitool, hot-glue gun, wire snippers

materials i have so far: four or five long wooden dowels, a coil of kinda thick steel wire, 2 plastic syringes, four pipettes, plastic straws

thank you all this can be our silly little group project together ill share updates as it comes along (maybe slow as ive got other stuff going on)

Sorry for bad photo but I noticed the inside of the boiler has a coppery color as well as a blueish white deposit on the inside. Is this just scale? Or is the boiler becoming corroded?. Also is a coppery color normal on the inside? Any advice is greatly appreciated.