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Station road steam
Locomotive builders ● Workshop services
www.stationroadsteam.com
Unit 16-17 Moorlands Trading Estate ● Metheringham ● Lincolnshire ● LN4 3HX ● England
Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 email: info@stationroadsteam.com
7 ¼ inch gauge 0-4-0
"STAFFORD"
Operating instructions
& Boiler paperwork
Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691
Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com
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- Page 1 Unit 16-17 Moorlands Trading Estate ● Metheringham ● Lincolnshire ● LN4 3HX ● England Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 email: info@stationroadsteam.com 7 ¼ inch gauge 0-4-0 “STAFFORD” Operating instructions & Boiler paperwork Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 2 Page 2 of 21 1. Introduction ”Stafford” is a large, robustly-engineered locomotive which, whilst not intended as a scale model, is based on typical industrial engine practice of the early twentieth century. Our aim has been to produce a powerful engine which is reliable and easy to maintain.
- Page 3 Vacuum ejector steam Reversing lever Brake Drivers vacuum Regulator brake valve Right hand Left hand injector water injector water Water Gauge Drain cock lever Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 4 Blowdown cock Cocks in normal running position Cocks closed, isolating gauge from boiler Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 5 As the water starts to boil, the level in the water gauge will start to bob up and down. Check correct operation of the gauge by opening its blowdown cock at the bottom and shutting it again. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 6 Using the correct grade of oil is important – ordinary bearing oil will not provide adequate lubrication at the temperatures involved. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 7 , steamy cloud. Immediately close the regulator and open the drain cocks, it will quickly clear whereupon the drains cocks can be closed and the regulator opened again, more gently this time! Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 8 In practical terms, this means about a dozen or so drops of treatment per tank full of water – the colour can be seen either in the gauge glass or injector overflow. Avoid over-dosing, as the engine then has a tendency to prime. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 9 M8 threaded knobs either side of the firebox and withdraw the entire firebox assembly and tip the remains of the fire into an ashpan or metal bucket. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 10 Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 11 Trouble-shooting The boiler is a free steamer, if the engine doesn’t maintain working pressure easily there is something wrong. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 12 Technical information In correspondence please quote the works number of your engine, which is stamped to the rear of the chassis on the left hand side. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 13 Height from rail head 95 mm Lubrication Steam lubricator – Morris 680T steam oil or equivalent All other – Morris 220 mineral oil or equivalent Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 14 Reilang oil cans, flue brushes Morris Lubricants Steam oil, available 01743 232200 by mail order www.morris- lubricants.co.uk Signal Fuels Steam coal 01773 550126 Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 15 Unit 16-17 Moorlands Trading Estate ● Metheringham ● Lincolnshire ● LN4 3HX ● England Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 email: info@stationroadsteam.com "Stafford" boiler user manual Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 16 - steam and/or water will appear below the grate. If this happens, draw the fire immediately to prevent damage. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 17 An alternative is to use a electric fan-type blower, as provided by the model engineering supplies. Whether using the compressed air or electric fan method, a 7 1/4 inch gauge "Stafford" should take 45 minutes to reach working pressure of 120psi from all cold. Longer than this and your fan may be too small, quicker than this and you are unnecessarily stressing the boiler, as one end heats up much more quickly than the other.
- Page 18 On no account attempt to tighten leaking fittings with the boiler in steam. Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 19 Unit 16-17 Moorlands Trading Estate ● Metheringham ● Lincolnshire ● LN4 3HX ● England Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 email: info@stationroadsteam.com "Stafford" boiler risk assessment Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 20 Warn bystanders of potential risks, in particular if they touch exposed parts especially back- head, outer firebox and smokebox. 4. Residual risk Accidental contact with hot parts Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
- Page 21 Risk assessment is low when used in accordance with correct operating procedures laid out in manual 6. Recommendations/Further actions Avoid touching exposed hot parts 7. References Boiler user manual Station Road Steam Ltd ● Company number 04496691 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com...
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