WW&F No. 11 - Official Work Thread

[Jason M Lamontagne]

12 coaches, numbers to be determined...

[Ira Schreiber]

Thanks.

[John Kokas]

I recall being told that one (or more) of our passenger consist currently resides on freight trucks, plus I believe that #65 sits on what would be considered shop trucks.  Hence my previous comments.  Jason's comments only confirms that we will need trucks, however long it will take.  Has anyone started on patterns for the required castings?

[John Kokas]

Jason,

I assume that we will attempt to recreate replicas of the original WW&F passenger fleet first, (if we have drawings, etc).  If not, is the plan to reproduce copies of #3?  Long term it would be really cool to create our own version of the Rangley.  (wishful thinking)

[Jason M Lamontagne]

Ok guys- hold on-- 12 coaches was a joke.  I certainly hope we are big enough to need that many someday- but my comment was completely meant as fun.  One replica coach is currently planned- with long term thoughts of another (perhaps combine).

65 has proper freight trucks, though new wheels are in order.

Coach 8 is doing ok on the trucks it has.

See ya
Jason

[John Kokas]

OK you got me good !!!!!!!!  I think I'm entitled to a free pass on the April gags...........

[Kyle Irving]

Does no. 11 need a NOS Metropolitan?
http://www.enginads.com/classifieds/showproduct.php/product/122718/cat/7

Probably TOO small for an engine that size but it might suffice.

Can't be too many of these left in the original box...

[Paul Uhland]

Since only one passenger car will be built next year , what is on the schedule to start Sheepscot's last big addition, the turntable? Is the roundhouse part of the project? How about the coal bin, to now feed two busy steamers?

[James Patten]

Turntable work will start this winter (with castings and machining), followed by excavation in spring assuming that the Kubota is healthy.

Roundhouse is not yet scheduled in.

Coal bin was one of the projects in this year's fund drive but it's unlikely to be funded this time around.

As for passenger cars - yes we want to build one but it won't happen in 2016.  A lot of work goes into one of those.  My guess is that would be a two year project at least.

[Paul Uhland]

Thanks for the update.
Good luck with running the best Victorian Christmas yet!

[Brendan Barry]

Plans for no. 11's boiler.

[Brendan Barry]

Jason's pictures.

No. 11's barrel sheet after being cut on the water jet table.



11's barrel sheet being lined up with the rolling mill.



11's barrel after rolling.



Part of 11's fire box and outer wrapper sheet. In the picture is Jim Hueber, his son Grady and nephew John. Jim runs Mack Bros Boiler & Sheet Iron Works Co., Inc. where the rolling for 10's and 11's boiler parts was done. Jim also donated the riveters that are being used to assemble the boilers.

[Bill Baskerville]

It is just amazing how much is being accomplished is so short a period of time.  From the discovery a little over a year ago, that No. 10 needed a new boiler, to the decision making, design of 10 & 11's boilers, fund raising, contracting, and now cut and rolled steel.  I can't think of any private, commercial or governmental organization that reacts and implements as quickly as our cadre of volunteers. 

Simply amazing..... truly amazing!

Bill

[Ira Schreiber]

Political message.
It is amazing what can be accomplished when the Government does not oversee the project.
(Tongue in cheek)

[Wayne Laepple]

Well done, all.