3.5” Gauge Blackmore Vale Chassis on Air

A recent addition to my collection of locomotives is this 3 1/2" gauge Bullied Pacific (Blackmore Vale). It has not been steamed in 30+ years and i have dismantled it for boiler inspections and a few remedial repairs. After flooding the cylinders, axle boxes, and any other moving parts with oil i gave the chassis a test run on air.

This locomotive has 3 cylinders and I believe has been built around an LBSC design for Pamela (2 cylinder). Once the boiler has been tested i will put the locomotive back together for a steam test before stripping it again for painting.

#livesteam #modeltrains #steam