Scranton 2018
Need to keep an eye on Saturday’s forecast I don’t want to be coming over the Port Jervis mountain in a blizzard ever again :o
A fellow YouTuber who is one of our regular visitors to the Scranton Steamup posted his visit video from Saturday on YouTube. He got some great coverage so here is his view of the steamup.
Hi Scott,
At time 1:40 there is a green 0-4-0T running at a nice slow speed.
What is the loco and who is the manufacturer?
Are there other examples of live steam locos that are capable to run at a slow speed?
Thank you,
Norman
“Robin” was built in 1994 by Prescott Engineering in the UK. There is an article about it in Marc Horovitz’s Sidestreet Bannerworks Loco of the Month, November 2009.
The short answer to your question is that many live steam locomotives can run slowly. It is a matter of balancing fire, throttle and load. The Fairymead you ask about in another thread is one that I have experience with. As you would expect, Shays and other geared locos are very good at slow running. The Regner easy line locos have gearing that allows them to perform slowly as well. Small Steam Performance, an Australian company makes an inertia device that can improve the slow speed performance of some Roundhouse products.