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James Ritson, a live steamer from Georgia, was visiting this weekend. He brought with him a couple
of coal-fired engines, so we had a little steamup with some others.
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A Roundhouse Sammy with a train of gons, crossing the bridge.
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This Aster Japanese C11 2-6-4T ran well for a while, but was forced to retire in disgrace when
one of its piston rods came unscrewed.
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The star of the afternoon was this magnificent "Duchess" class 4-6-2, with a train of 10 David
Leech coaches. The coal-fired engine was made in England by Pemberton Models.
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With the roof of, the cab interior can be seen. Note the generous fire door and the
prototypically correct four safety valves (though two on the model are dummies). The red line on
the pressure gauge is at the 100 psi mark, which is where the safeties are set.
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The light of the afternoon sun glints of the coach roofs as the train rounds the corner at
speed.
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All ten of the coaches in this magnificent train can just be seen in this photo.
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Crossing the viaduct in the afternoon sunlight.
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The other coal-fired engine, seen here at speed. This is a "Castle" class 4-6-0 from Barrett
Engineering in Britain, with a new coal-fired boiler by John Shawe.
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The "Castle" takes its train across the bridge in the late afternoon.
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