'Butch ' Locomotive Build - Chingford & District Model Engineering Club,

Alan Rose - Building a 5 inch Gauge 0-6-0 Tank Engine

"G & S.W.R - No: 9"

This is my first Model Engineering Project, my main hobby being building radio controlled
Scale Model Boats.
Having purchased a lathe/mill to enable me to build various items for the boats, I joined the club
to learn how to use it and quickly became involved in the club's miniature railway and in particular
working with the steam locomotives.

I decided that a good way to learn to use the lathe was to build a steam locomotive which I could
then run on the club track.

I have also completed the club's steam driver training program and have passed the driving test
on the raised track (autumn 2003).

This is the 0-6-0 Glasgow & South Western Railway Tank Engine that the 5 inch gauge plans
for "Butch"are based on.
Drawn by the Kennion Brothers, both plans and castings are readily available.
The above Engine is in the Glasgow Museum of Transport.

Although I am using the '"Butch" plans and castings I will probably make some
alterations to the design as I intend building the Engine as close as possible to the prototype.

The steel plates and angle steel for the side frames, buffer beams and joining
brackets 'as purchased'.

Using a combination of Milling, Drilling, Sawing and Chain Drilling the side frames
start to take shape.
Using two tight fitting metal pins as registration points the frames are bolted together
and cut as a pair.

Frames and Buffer Beams bolted together for the first time.
The overall length of the Locomotive is approximately 29 inches.

The frames and buffer beams are fixed using brackets made from a length of steel angle,
there is another bracket on the other side of the frame.

The fixed footplate (cab floor) being fitted.
I have added a third brass bracket fixing the plate to the rear buffer beam
(the plan only has the two side brackets).
Adding this plate really makes the whole frame assembly very rigid.

Using the lathe to make a buffer, the plan shows these as oblong in shape
but I am making mine circular.

A set of buffers turned on the lathe, this was my first 'real' job on the lathe and I am very
pleased with the results.

Frames with buffers and the gunmetal casting 'Pump Stay' added.
The pump stay not only adds more rigidity to the frames but also supports the axle driven pump,
used to supply water to the boiler.

Hornblock and Axlebox gunmetal castings (as purchased).
Each hornblock casting is cut in half to produce an inverted 'U' shape bracket which is fixed
to the side frames to support the axleboxes (cut from the long casting).
This is the next job.

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