Our Live Steam Locomotive

Over lunch on our first date...
She asked "What do you think of gardening?"
Concluding honesty was the best policy, he replied "The only thing I've ever wanted to do with a garden was put a three½ inch gauge live steam railway round it."
She asked "How big and what fuel would it burn?"
The rest is history.

1. Selection - Why a Polly IV?
2. Kit 1 - The Frames [Completed 5^th Apr 2005]
3. Interval - A Visit to Polly Models [9^th Mar 2005]
4. Kit 2 - The Wheels [Completed 5^th May 2005]
5. Kit 3 - A Pump and Some Rods [Completed 12^th Jun 2005]
6. Kit 4 - Valve Gear [Completed 22^nd Jun 2005]
7. Interval - Polly Owners' Rally (Southern) [18^th Jun 2005]
8. Kit 5 - Cylinder Blocks and Pistons [Completed 22^nd Jul 2005]
9. Kit 6 - Draincocks, Steam Chests and Valve Rods [Completed 31^st Aug 2005]
10. Kit 7 - The Reverser, a long rod and some pipes [Completed 16^th Oct 2005]
11. Kit 8 - The Locomotive Brake and three more pipes [Completed 18^th Dec 2005]
12. The Ground Level Driving Truck [Completed 26^th Feb 2006]
13. Kit 9 - The Boiler and Smokebox [Completed 1^st Mar 2006]
14. Kit 10 - The Chimney and Boiler Cladding [Completed 8^th Apr 2006]
15. Kit 11 - The Cab, Footplate and Painting [Completed 8^th Jun 2006]
16. Kit 12 - The Tender [Completed 16^th Aug 2006]
17. Testing [Completed 22^nd Oct 2006]
18. Going Places [Posted 18^th Feb 2007]
19. Naming the Locomotive [Posted 10^th May 2007]
20. Learning to Raise Steam [Posted 10^th May 2007]
21. Oops! [Page under construction]
22. Interval - Our Steam Boat [Posted 5^th May 2008]

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© M.J.R.Orton, 5^th May 2008.