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Thread: Help needed with 5" Simplex
15/12/2016 15:11:59

Thanks for your replies. I've gone ahead and bought a nice copy of the book for £54. I can't get to my folks to photograph the loco at present but it looks just like a model of this full-sized one about halfway down the page

**LINK**

In terms of repairs, I think it might just need something as simple as a new grate and a boiler test. I'll post up a picture when I can

Ta

09/12/2016 10:38:35

Hi

My father is the chairman of a model engineering society with a 5" raised railway that my grandfather (his father in law) helped to build. My granddad also made a few steam locos including what I believe to be a Simplex 0-6-0 locomotive.

My father is now the custodian of the loco and it needs a little repair. He's capable but needs a little guidance and the loco was constructed from plans published in the Model Engineer magazine. I've ordered what I thought was a copy of these but on arrival it doesn't look quite the same - the book if for a loco with the boiler extending past the water tanks, whereas the model we have features water tanks extending to the front of the loco, flush with the front of the boiler (is this the smokebox? I'm poorly informed)

Would anyone be able to let me know if the book is suitable, or if not where to locate the correct copy?

sorry for the long post. This is the book I've bought:

**LINK**

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