
Bills Page
Hi - welcome to Bills Page. Bill has recently retired, and is building a 5in Gauge
speedy, doing the garden, fixing the house, looking after the animals and still
finds time to come along and help at the Winter Creek most Saturdays and Wednesdays.
Here's some photos of his locomotives construction as it progresses.
July 2008 - Here's what a speedy looks like with no clothes on. Bill is awaiting committee signoff o...
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Uploaded: 2008 / 07 / 22
July 2008 - Sideon view. Plenty still to do Bill!
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Uploaded: 2008 / 07 / 22
July 2008 - You could eat your lunch off that smokebox - for now...
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Uploaded: 2008 / 07 / 22
July 2008 - Just awaiting the delivery of one more superheater tube.
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Uploaded: 2008 / 07 / 22
Bills boiler - tubes being fitted
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Uploaded: 2008 / 10 / 23
Steve and Bill share a joke while working on the boiler
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Uploaded: 2008 / 10 / 23
Rolling the barrel on Bills boiler
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Uploaded: 2008 / 10 / 23
Bill coating the joint with flux
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Uploaded: 2008 / 10 / 23
Silver soldering the fittings on Bills boiler
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Uploaded: 2008 / 10 / 23
Bills Speedy Boiler takes shape. Steve silver soldered it together last night (Nov 12) at our usual ...
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Uploaded: 2008 / 11 / 12
Close up of the Firebox stays shows the high standard of workmanship we expect from each other
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Uploaded: 2008 / 11 / 12
Backhead will be the next piece to add
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Uploaded: 2008 / 11 / 12
Steve doing his thing with the solder
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Uploaded: 2008 / 11 / 12
18 Dec 08 - Bills boiler gets its Backhead and mud ring
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Uploaded: 2008 / 12 / 17
18 Dec 08 - Bills boiler gets its Backhead and mud ring
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Uploaded: 2008 / 12 / 17
18 Dec 08 - Steve does the honours while Bill assists
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Uploaded: 2008 / 12 / 17
Jan 09: Speedy starts to look like a Tank Engine
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Uploaded: 2009 / 01 / 01
Jan 09: Speedy starts to look like a Tank Engine
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Uploaded: 2009 / 01 / 01
Jan 09: Speedy starts to look like a Tank Engine
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Uploaded: 2009 / 01 / 01
Jan 09: A few photos of Bills Hydraulic boiler test
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Uploaded: 2009 / 01 / 20
Jan 09: Fixing a leaky Stay
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Uploaded: 2009 / 01 / 20
Jan 09: Test complete!
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Uploaded: 2009 / 01 / 20
July 2010: Steve helps Bill tune Speedy's valve gear
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Uploaded: 2010 / 08 / 02
July 2010: Bill's Speedy is ready for final assembly. Looking forward to its first steam up very soo...
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Uploaded: 2010 / 08 / 02