sir douglas Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) this was on a FB group many many many years ago which and i cannot remember a single thing about it nor did i name the file properly, anybody know it? Edited October 21, 2020 by sir douglas 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 No idea, but I can't help noticing a considerable height difference between loco and wagon buffers, enough to be a risk of buffer locking. My guess would be the wagon wouldn't be the one that's wrong. I suppose it wouldn't look as bad if the leading axle were to carry its fair share, perhaps when the other bits are put back on it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) I’m possibly misremembering the exact name, but something like Cristiani steam transmission diesel, on a former LC&DR set of frames. Or, am I getting confused - was it a test-bed for a lever-transmission system that gave smooth delivery of torque, on a former LC&DR set of frames? I have a feeling that Capt Durtnall was involved somewhere in it. Edited October 20, 2020 by Nearholmer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) I’ve remembered: it’s the Constantinesco locomotive with lever transmission, and the chassis used was from a GWR loco. It was tested at Longhedge Yard, which is where the LC&DR came into my head from! Explanation here https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/643691.pdf Very clever chap Mr Constantinesco/u https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Constantinescu Edited October 20, 2020 by Nearholmer 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: No idea, but I can't help noticing a considerable height difference between loco and wagon buffers, enough to be a risk of buffer locking. My guess would be the wagon wouldn't be the one that's wrong. I suppose it wouldn't look as bad if the leading axle were to carry its fair share, perhaps when the other bits are put back on it. A bit of both I reckon. The loco frames look like they are high at that end, whilst the wagon looks like it's very heavily laden with parts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 thanks for that Nearholmer, if i search "Constantinesco locomotive" photos of it come up, though most ofthem are in PDF's locked behind login or pay walls https://www.inventricity.com/the-sound-man-george-constantinesco 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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