JMK Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Attached are some images from the museum event 'Steam on the Levels 2013' where we had a visiting Lister locomotive. The railway is used to transport cut wood from the wood pile to the back of the Marshall Boiler used to power the 25+ Stationary Steam Engines on site. More info is available at www.wzlet.org At this years Steam on the Levels event on the 17th & 18th of May we are having two visiting locomotives in the form of a V-Twin Lister Railtruck and a converted Wickham Trolley. I will post images of some of the different rolling stock soon. Would make an interesting model. We also have an incline with Hudson skip being pulled by a steam winch. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 that looks like a massive portable engine in that shed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 that looks like a massive portable engine in that shed Yes it is one of the largest portable boilers built by Marshall's. It was used by Thames Water during WWII as a standby boiler to be towed in to replace bomb damaged permanent boilers. It was rated to 225psi but is currently passed out at 50psi for retirement! Heres a picture of it since boiler cladding had been added. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 How are the floods affecting the museum? Have you had a call from the environment agency regarding putting your pumps back into use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 I promised some more photos so will start with our brand new piece of rolling stock, a box/guards van. This took 6 months to build, and whilst I used to actively spend my time with model railways... this was abandoned in favour for 12" to the 1'! It was constructed entirely of waste/donated materials and boasts some rather modern techniques. The chassis was sourced from an old mining tub. The wheels have an integral bearing and so the axle is fixed. This makes the wagon scrub a lot less when taking tight corners and meant adding suspension was a lot easier. The extension to chassis was formed in recycled I section steel that was being thrown out by a warehouse (ex. heavy wracking system). The body was then formed with 50mm insulated stainless steel panels in an anodised aluminium framework. The roof features t&g board but has been finished with a modern fibreglass roof system. A complete air braking system has been designed and constructed utilising lorry components. The grill on the side is for cooling for the built in generator that is used to power track side equipment. My next project is to build a passenger coach with an identical chassis and roof height but with an open body and bench seats. The two will run together and offer short rides over the length of the line at Westonzoyland. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 How are the floods affecting the museum? Have you had a call from the environment agency regarding putting your pumps back into use? Luckily the museum itself is considerably higher than the surrounding ground, even our site is 2ft higher than the immediate fields either side. Lots of interest from the EA guys on the ground! I think they are fed up with playing around with these little tin pot pumps on trailers! However unless river levels were dropped our pump will unfortunately never be able to pump water from the surrounding levels back into the rivers. Seems a shame when it is perfectly capable of doing so! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I have never been, so I've just put it on the list of places to visit this year! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin 60 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Well worth a visit, I haven't been for some years, but will make a point of so doing this year. John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweasel Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Last time I went was a 16 mm modellers weekend,many years back. Great place. Do you still have the leaning loo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chambers Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Very many thanks for the photographs and information. Looks splendid and well worth a visit. See you in May! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin 60 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Oh yes the leaning loo, I'd forgotten about that! I do hope it's still there. John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devonbelle Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 My 2 foot gauge Wickham-Lister loco will be guesting this weekend (17 & 18 May) on the Westonzoyland Light Railway. It was converted from a Wickham target trolley in 1992, with the fitment of a Lister engine. its pictured on Steve Thomasons Springfield Agricultural Railway website - the loco stayed on the S.A.R. for a short time in 2012 before I purchased it. its been transformed since with lots of TLC, including new paint job and buffer beams. Im not a member of the Westonzoyland group, but have to say its a splendid museum with a charming NG railway and my previous visit to Steam on the Levels in 2012 was superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks to Portillo’s Bridgwater to Taunton episode, we have discovered this line. Ironically, we live reasonably nearby and pass through Westonzoyland en route to Riders but were utterly unaware of this line. It certainly looks interesting and worth further investigation during this enforced staycation year. StaySafe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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