Peters Page
This is the right place for exciting stuff from the world famous Mr P. Phelan -
a staunch supporter of the Winter Creek and can be found working on the
railway most weekends.
Fond of tea and talking about 'sparkle juice' - and it is rumoured his own 'Judderers
Retreat' workshop is soon to renamed 'The Lab' as he is frequently spotted wearing a scientists
white lab coat...
Peter's been busy doing a spot of digging in the garden
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No - these are not staged shots. The dirt was being moved from the cutting to the right of the pict...
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Peter is really looking forward to doing this on his own locomotive!
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March 16 Running Day: Peter bedding in the running gear. By sitting on the loco and being dragged up...
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Peter is building a new compressor out of spare parts. Here is the refurbished unit comming together
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Uploaded: 2008 / 05 / 27
Jan 09: The workshop is ready for action
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Jan 09: The workshop is ready for action
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Jan 09: Workshop supervisor is watching - be careful Peter!
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I had to revise the piping to the injectors. Here's the finished product
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Uploaded: 2009 / 02 / 12
Steam Test: We steamed Steve's No 24 and connected Alice to check the valve settings
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Steam Test: Steve opens the throttle and Alice comes to life!
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Steam Test: Alice tries to leap off the blocks and off down the track
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Steam Test: Alice running like a sewing machine
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Peter has already started work on a WW1 Baldwin - here is the cab
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Uploaded: 2010 / 02 / 05
Peter's Baldwin Starts to take shape
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Peter's Baldwin Starts to take shape
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Darryl cuts a part for Peter's casting pattern for the Baldwin's wheels
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Uploaded: 2010 / 08 / 02
Peter making the casting pattern for the Baldwin's wheels
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Uploaded: 2010 / 08 / 02
Here's a sequence of construction photo's for the current project -
a 7.25" guage Welsh narrow gauge saddle tank locomotive
UPDATE: - you can download a 30 second video of his Loco chasis under steam
AliceSteaming (18mb mpg)
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Note the careful positioning of the welding goggles for maximum forehead protection.
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Feb 2008: Fitting the motion. Right hand side.
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Monday 14 Jan 2008: Alice had a house-ful of 'wimmen' so Peter made himself scarce.
Testing his new...
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The saddle tank for Alice
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The loop goes around the chimney.
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Feb 2008: Where's me boiler gone?
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Feb 2008: Testing the chasis and motion gear.
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Close up of the valve motion
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Peter applies the big heat, while Steve uses the gas set to heat the actual work area for silver sol...
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April 2008: The displacement lubricators are such a prominent feature on the prototype - I decided t...
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May 7: Annealing Copper for Boiler
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May 7: Steve, Bill and Peter annealing Copper for Boiler
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May 7: Peter annealing the butt strip for the boiler. Hope he has enough heat!
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May 7: Quick-draw Phelan on the job. Here he is holding a couple of hotties.
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May 7: Rolling Peters Boiler. Steve and Bill do the business while Gaffer-Peter supervises.
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May 7: Rolling Peters Boiler. Getting the seam straight.
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May 7: Rolling Peters Boiler. The rollers being coaxed to do the tricky bit.
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May 7: Annealing complete - getting ready to roll to finished size.
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Peter Working on the boiler with Steve May 24th
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May 29: Making good use of the brazing table Peter and I built. Its taller than usual and the bricks...
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May29: A cold Wednesday night crew at work on Peters Boiler.
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May29: A cold Wednesday night crew at work on Peters Boiler.
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May29: Check out Peter bending down to get the heat under where Steve is working.... Now look at the...
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May29: Peter must be concentrating hard - his tongue is peeping out!
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May29: Steve silver soldering - while Bill plays flux-boy
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June 2: Peter temporarily bolts the firebox together to ensure it stays in alignment for silver sold...
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June 2: Peter and Steve fit the smokebox tube plate
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June 2: Peter heats the firebox while Steve silver solders the smokebox tube plate in.
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June 2: Peter and Steve fit the smokebox tube plate
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Looking into the firebox before the stays are inserted
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Uploaded: 2008 / 06 / 15
Boiler in for a fitting - be steaming next week!
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Boiler in for a fitting - be steaming next week!
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Everyone leds a hand to work on the boiler
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Mud ring fitted temporarily. This shot shows the level of workmanship in the firebox.
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Peter & Bill watch on as Steve does a tricky bit
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Steve, Peter and Chris fitting the foundation ring to the boiler - the last bit
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Steve and Peter fitting the foundation ring to the boiler - the last bit
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Peter, Chris and Steve. It was a cold night!
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Chris, Bill, Steve and Peter. The job is complete!
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Boiler under Hydraulic test after half an hour - NO LEAKS!
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Uploaded: 2008 / 07 / 19
August 2008 - looks like it's almost ready for the track!
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Feb 09: Test fitting of the superheater headers.
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Feb 09: Test firing the boiler last Wednesday night. Peter is cheating on the coal....
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Feb 09: Pressure starts to rise on the gauge for the first time.
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Feb 09: Putting a fire into Alice - sitting down on the job!
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Feb 09: Boiler builds pressure in short order
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Feb 09: Boiler builds pressure in short order
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Feb 09: Testing the throttle. All steamed up and no place to go!
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Feb 09: It aint half hot Mum
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Feb 09: Safety valves performed perfectly.
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