JZ Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 How were the Isle of Wight Terriers braked. I have yet to find a picture of one with a Westinghouse pump. Asking as I have picked up a Hornby one for conversion the a Wight one. Coal bunker conversion already in hand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 They were air-braked - still are! Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 If you can get hold of a copy of MJE Reed's "The Island Terriers" (Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1989), there are plenty of pictures of Island Terriers with air brakes on view in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Have a look on the IWSR steam railway website. AFAIK the Terriers were always air braked. The KESR terrier has a Westinghouse pump and air brake valve, but also has vacuum brake for the train brake. Maybe IWCR on here can come up with a better answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 The pump is next to the cab, on the right hand side of the loco, at least in the couple of pictures I found. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 The pump is next to the cab, on the right hand side of the loco, at least in the couple of pictures I found. Yes, I've seen it now. All the time I was looking around the smokebox. Doh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher125 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) AFAIK the Terriers were always air braked. Almost, but with one notable exception. When the LSWR purchased Newington to work the Lyme Regis branch they replaced her air brakes with vacuum - when sold to the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport these were retained, and she didn't revert to air until grouping. She is of course still with us, as W8 Freshwater - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LB%26SCR_A1X_Class_W8_Freshwater Edited December 1, 2017 by Christopher125 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 If you've got a Hornby Terrier, don't forget to remove the main vacuum pipe from between the smokebox, and cab, as they left it on most of their IoW versions. See this topic http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/91438-bembridge-iow/ , of my old layout now sold on, been improved ( it is over 20 years old, and due to go to Warley for the 2019 show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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