Customising a RTR Brighton Atlantic

[Stoat's Nest]

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Edited October 1, 2019 by Stoat's Nest
correction

[Stoat's Nest]

Returning to the subject of Bachmann's H1 Atlantic, can anyone explain the function of the appendage attached to the rear right hand driving wheel splasher? Having looked at as many photos of H1's as I can, it seems to have only been fitted to No. 39.    Is it for measuring speed?

 

vince

Edited October 1, 2019 by Stoat's Nest

[Oldddudders]

Is it a Hasler speed recorder?

 

EDIT. The Brighton bought a dozen of these and 39-41 were among the first to be fitted. 

Edited October 1, 2019 by Oldddudders

[Stoat's Nest]

I looked up Hasler's device  and found nothing specific about this recorder, though there is something interesting about the earlier Stroudley device fitted to his G class singles 'Grosvenor' and  'Abergavenny'. There are photos of both locos showing the apparatus in the E.J. Bedford of Lewes Collection by John Minnis pub. by Wild Swan, 1989.

 

This blog has some interesting info on Stroudley:

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/loco-speedometers-and-track-destroying-trains/

 

Stroudley even "experimented with a Terrier (Paris Exhibition 1878) :  see the comments  at the bottom of the page above .

 

 

Edited October 3, 2019 by Stoat's Nest
correction

[Compound2632]

Here's a photo of No. 424 fitted with a Hasler Speed Recorder. The firm is still in the railway speed recorder business, and says it has been since 1887.

[Stoat's Nest]

Here's  'Abergavenny' at Newhaven with Stroudley's speed recorder equipment installed.  It comprised a continuous belt driven by the single driving wheel that went round the pulley wheel just below the Westinghouse pump. How was it transmitted to the indicator in the cab though?. There's no date given for this photo but there is one of 'Grosvenor', with the same gear, at Lewes station dated 1888.