I don’t know if it was already mentioned, but the yards at both ends of the IPP&WRR were switched by live steam during the narrow gauge ops session. At the same time we had a “milk run” working its way across the railroad as part of the ops session. It certainly added a new level of adventure in the Craig Leigh yard. We aren’t talking running in circles here.
I did notice that, and wondered about the logistics. Did you keep the Shay fired for the entire session? How many hours was that? How much water did you consume? So many questions, so few answers 
After TAC’s recent experience, I might be a bit shy about super extended runs.
No, I shut it down and refueled and watered between needs. Once hot, took very little time to bring back up to steam. I did have the r/c buggy with me for double moves and relief while steam was building. Went pretty good. Had one situation that there were areas that you just had to get past in fence corner of Craig Leigh, so that you could reach the Johnson bar or throttle. It was just part of the project. All in all fun and no burnt fingers.
My Shays remain totally bomb-proof, although perhaps I should use a better word… ; ).
So does my single Aster, Maerklin and RH.
Remember that what happened to my Garratt cannot happen to a store-bought version. As for the ‘Countess/Erl’ is HAS been used quite a lot because it IS so easy to use…
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‘Erl’ now sorted - finger trouble was all.
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