This is Just Like The Real Thing!
When we went to test a new loco today we found that the coal train would not move. After geting round that back we found out what was wrong. A HOT BOX OR IN FACT TWO! Just goes to show how real we can get.
13 Responses to “This is Just Like The Real Thing!”
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pete waterman
June 14th, 2009 at 11:36 am
can you get 7mm scale tempilsticks!!
June 14th, 2009 at 11:47 am
You are going to have to oil them axle box’s a bit more.
June 14th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Your telling me. What a job that will be!
June 14th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Incredible!
June 15th, 2009 at 2:34 am
I hope you wasn’t speeding……
June 15th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Jim its not a temple stick you want its a number of HBD’s around the layout!
June 15th, 2009 at 4:52 am
What i can say is look at the wagon body not a mark. There was enough heat to melt the white metel castings and the slaters wheels but has not touched the wagon body! I asked all the time about can you run our wagons in the garden or sunshine effect them Now you know what cant speak cant lie.
June 15th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Yep as Fred say’s hot box detectors needed. Personally though I blame the builder!
June 15th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Yea so do I Chris!
June 15th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Wow, that’s pretty extreme. Interesting to see the body wasn’t harmed.
June 15th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Andy , i came from Avonmouth one evening heading for Aberthaw power station via Charfeild and was stopped at S t Jnc with a suspected hot box, the signalman at Caldicot crossing had noticed a loud sqeeling going by his box and had seen the bearing glowing, i walked back towards the end of the train (which is where they allways are arn’t they) and could see a bright light on one of the HTA’S i thought it was the shunters bardic but when i got closer it was the bearing face glowing , never ever seen one like that before or since !!.
June 15th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Now you know what that squeak was on Friday!!!
June 25th, 2009 at 4:28 am
It does look a bit mad! Both ends as well. The question is, what was the cause? I’ll have a guess at a high restistance short….DCC carries quite a high current doesn’t it?