SR&RL 10, new build in Wales

[Dag Bonnedal]

Some interesting pics and video from the "Maine two-footer" at Brecon Mountain in Wales:
https://www.bmr.wales/blog/summer-workshop-update/
Their bigger sister of your No. 11 is coming along nicely, but it has been a very long term project...

[Daniel Moreau]

What a find. This is super neat. Looks like they're planning on rebuilding the SR&RL 23 when they're done with the Forney, according to the locomotive page on their website.

[Dave Crow]

The latest report on the Forney build shows the rear truck; not sure if it's swing-link motion or not, but a hefty truck none the less.

[Tom Casper]

The latest report on the Forney build shows the rear truck; not sure if it's swing-link motion or not,

It looks to me to be non swing as there is no room for the bolster to swing nor are there ears for the links to go into.

Tom C.

[James Patten]

So THIS is what an assembled pony truck looks like:


I now know what to look for when we assemble #11's pony truck.  I wondered how the U-shaped steel piece worked.

[Benjamin Richards]

I'm assuming ours has a few more rivets and a few less bolts.

[Bill Baskerville]

and square bolts of course.

[Neil Thompson]

The latest report on the Forney build shows the rear truck; not sure if it's swing-link motion or not,

It looks to me to be non swing as there is no room for the bolster to swing nor are there ears for the links to go into.

Tom C.

Good morning Tom,

I am involved in the build of this Forney replica at the Brecon Mountain, both the front & rear trucks are swing link.

Best regards, Neil.