Live Steam Coal Fired Ruby Videos

Short video of combined movies taken of the coal fired Ruby at different locations.

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Entertainment

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• Live
• Steam
• Coal
• Ruby
• Accucraft
• Gauge1

[Shipwright1918]

How d'you refill the lubricator on the fly without drenching yourself in hot water, oil, and steam? Or do you just kill the fire every time you have to re-fill it? If the latter, I'd imagine that'd be a big waste of coal...Speaking of which, I read on the reply to roaming2 that you have to keep a load on 'er or the fire goes out (Something to do with the draft?). Why not fit a steam blower that operates off of one of the steam ports on the throttle fitting? Ruby's a grand engine, butane or coal!

[chooch911]

@Shipwright1918

The lubricator is a displacement type like on the butane model. By closing the steam regulator, you stop the steam flow through the lubricator to the cylinders. With the regulator closed I can remove the top and refill with steam oil as required. Usually once during a 30-40 minute run.

I do have a blower on the loco, but why waste steam from that small boiler to keep the fire going? Better to add a load to pull and use the steam to make the engine work. Good question.

[roaming2]

Is the train hauling real logs?

[chooch911]

@roaming2 Yup, those are all real logs. This little engine will pull a lot of load. You have to put a load behind her to make her work or you will lose the fire.

[chappybolo]

Is it hard to fire?

[chooch911]

Most of the time no, but now and then something doesn't go just right and you have to work at it more than usual. It is fun to run, but a lot of work.

[Shipwright1918]

@chooch911

I wouldn't call keeping the fire going a waste of steam, besides, they use the blower all the time with the full scale steamers. Anyway, still think its a neat idea to use coal, even though I get along fine with butane (had to fit a goodall valve, though, I need an injector to get the max run time).

[RamonaSteam]

Great setup and video!