WEEDEN DART RUNNING WITH OLD IVES LOCO - DINO SINGS TOO!

[jakestruck1]

what is the diameter of the track you made for the dart ?

[GODWINSONH]

Ingenious track idea, The little engine runs well on it. Garlick seems to have disappeared, He applied for patents in the mid 1880s for a model steam locomotive and using part time workers was producing in the early 1900s. The engines were usually 4-4-0s with oscillaing cylinders.Later he suppled automobile accessories including " The Garlick valve lifter"

[GODWINSONH]

Nice vid. What track gauge were the Weeden trains? Have any of the other live steamers of that era survived such as Garlick or Beggs. Fascinating stuff.

[Hangshot]

@GODWINSONH Weeden used a gauge very close to what ended up as Standard Gauge - about 2 1/4 inches. The track here is not original as most is bent and since wheel flanges are very narrow, train jumps easily. I cut my own ties (sleepers) and used bandsaw blade for rails. Why band saw blades? - because it is same width as cuts, teeth down of course. Beggs still around in good numbers - I know nothing of Garlick.

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