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Good evening Gentlemen, its been a while and now i feel like getting back to the rebuild of my Mallard, the only thing is, i took off the original circuit board without noting positions of wires.......has anybody a wiring diagram of the said board??

Thanking you all in advance

John

In preparation for the upcoming oolivesteam members meeting, I have the DTFS ready for action.

Could the commitee update the database with the following details :

certificate : 0583

boiler number : A3_3801

date of manufacture : 12 08

Mark (top-shed)

OO Live Steam Club Limited Edition Salt Wagon

As is often the case these days, a ‘mascot’ appears to be a nice little touch generated by organisations and here at the OO live steam club we feel the same.

So here we present for the first time an OOLS Club wagon specifically produced for the OOLS club by British manufacturer Dapol. Dapol special commissions are limited-run model railway products, typically wagons, created for specific retailers, clubs or societies.

These collaborations result in unique liveries and, thanks to the efforts of committee member Jack Lythgoe OO Live Steam Club members can now purchase one of our very own limited edition

Hi all

It’s been a long time but finally got to running my Silver Link on my home layout!!

Want to test run on my Hornby Rolling Road first but cannot remember what our sadly missed Maurice told me best to connect power to the rear of tender as over static use could create flat spots on the tender wheels.

Can someone send me a diagram or picture as to how this connection is made, I just cannot remember!! It will just save me messing about and maybe getting it wrong.

I’ve only ever run my Silver Link on the club test track.

I know it’s not proto typical but recently bought the beautiful rack of articulated coronation coaches c/w beaver tail unit.

This might be duplicative, but I just saw the below post in my mail from Nick Beard:

Shipping to the USA

Currently i am unable to process shipping to the USA due to the enforced tariff situation. I currently have a shipment for Josh in Maryland but am not able to process the shipment due to temporary suspension of royal mail services to the US until further notice. I will update here as soon as changes are made and shipments possible.

I must add my two pennies, cents, whatever. just for further depressive fun. What Trump is doing with his Tariffs has far reaching implications for Americans, never mind the corrosion of relationships between countries in general. My layout needs lots of track sourced in the UK. The prospect of increased costs does not fell me with delight. I can only hope Trump will be hobbled by the next elec…

Hello,

I got a live steam Silver Link as a birthday present. The seller told me, that this loco was never in use. The problem is, that wheels can be turned only with a little bit of force. I stopped trying immediately, because I didn't want to bend the rods. I don't know what to do. How can I clean the inside of the cylinders, shall I steam it up to get rid of the old oil with hot steam? As I'm a beginner with live steam I don't even know, if I can turn the wheels by hand due to the regulator mechanism.

Here in Germany you can hardly find someone using these wonderful live steam locos. Too fiddly to use they say. I love filling it with water and oil, steam it up and let it go. I saw it only on YouTube.

Can someone please tell me…

Hello folks,

As the title states I have a Mallard locomotive that is not working properly. Specifically, the fireman side cylinder is not wanting to stroke constantly unlike the engineer side. I took the cylinder block off and determined the end caps are fine and the engineer piston is making a good seal. I noticed something was amuck when the model was not wanting to run on its rolling road during my club's last show. It will run if I pick it up and let the engine free wheel with no problems. What confuses me is the O rings look identical and the model was serviced less than a year ago by y'all's club. I have re-timed it but with the same results even on a level section of track. Any advice and or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Happy Railroading,

Camryn

Hi,

I was just wondering if the Piston Rod Gland Nut Driver is still available via the Club, please, or if a similar tool is available from elsewhere? I can't seem to find it on the club shop.

Many thanks

Paul