RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted October 18, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2010 My question do you think it is possible to motorize it and have it lift a wagon, empty it and lower it again? Looking at some of the pictures posted I believe so and I could hollow out one or two of the legs for the coal to fall through. Your thoughts on that guys. Cheers Martin Hi Martin A bit of imagination is needed. One option is to have the coal truck raise, no coal fall out, then the full truck lower again. Another option is to have coal in the truck actually emptying into the tender. However, gravity won't scale. If in the prototype coaling tower the coal has to fall 80ft, then it will take the coal 2.2 seconds to fall. ( Remember s = ut + 1/2 a t2 ) In a 4mm scale model the coal will fall in 0.26 seconds which is a lot faster than the prototype, and it is unlikely that the protypical cloud of dust will properly materialise. However, despite the above, as the falling coal is hidden for most of its journey, and if the truck itself is behind the coaling tower one might get away with it. A coaling operation would certainly make an interesting application of DCC sound, with appropriate sound effects of machinery, coal falling, then crashing into the empty tender, etc and a reasonable sized speaker inside the tower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timara Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hi Before I get a called a lazy git I have not opened mine as I have so many projects on the go it would just distract me. Added to that my wife is slightly annoyed that 3 rooms now have got trains in them. My question do you think it is possible to motorize it and have it lift a wagon, empty it and lower it again? Looking at some of the pictures posted I believe so and I could hollow out one or two of the legs for the coal to fall through. Your thoughts on that guys. Cheers Martin Wouldn't be much of a problem I don't think. The one I'm planning on doing is a bit smaller (single hopper and not such a big bunker), so I'd reckon on a set of brass rails and a lot of work plus winding gear in the top. Good job I'll be slitting it just under the main top bit before the bunker...... A race to see who will motorise theirs first I wonder? Cheers, Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 , and it is unlikely that the protypical cloud of dust will properly materialise. I'm working on it, but as regards the 'cloud', - unimportant, will only do more harm than good . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold THS92-GWR-NO Posted November 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2021 Hi all Sorry if this has been answered, but I don't know anything about LMS style. Scenecraft 44-048 looks like a GWR style Coaling plant, is that right? Screenshot from a buy and sell Facebook group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted November 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2021 My understanding is this is based on LNWR 'coal holes', eg from Warwickshire Railways excellent website see https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwrwar_shed1424.htm Hope this helps. Cheers, Keith 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold THS92-GWR-NO Posted November 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 minute ago, tractionman said: My understanding is this is based on LNWR 'coal holes', eg from Warwickshire Railways excellent website see https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwrwar_shed1424.htm Hope this helps. Cheers, Keith Ah, thanks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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