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Makers of miniature working steam engines (i.e. "live steam") to be used as educational toys. Note that some of these companies no longer produce toy steam engines today. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Model steam engine manufacturers .
Stationary model steam engine by Märklin, 1909. A model steam engine is a small steam engine not built for serious use. Often they are built as an educational toy for children, in which case it is also called a toy steam engine, or for live steam enthusiasts. Between the 18th and early 20th centuries, demonstration models were also in use at ...
Stevens's Model Dockyard was a company which made and sold models, toys and parts for modellers (not to be confused with the original Model Dockyard or Clyde Model Dockyard - different companies dealing in similar products). Established 1843, it was located in Aldgate, London.
A Steam engine is an external combustion engine that derives motion from the thermal expansion or condensation of steam Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steam engines . Subcategories
Model Aeronautical Press, 1966 (164 p). Outdoor Model Railways. Hemel Hempstead: Model and Allied Publications, 1970 (96 p). Rob Roy: how to build a simple 3 1/2 in. gauge 0-6-0 tank locomotive based on the dockyard engines of the old Caledonian Railway. Hemel Hempstead: Model and Allied Publications, 1972 (112 p). Rev ed: 1979.
The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum (AGSEM) is a living history museum founded in 1969. It is located on 55 acres (220,000 m 2) of county-owned land at 2040 N Santa Fe Ave. on the outskirts of Vista, California. The museum is a non-profit 501c(3) organization, run by several paid employees along with volunteer help.
An oscillating cylinder engine cannot be reversed by means of the valve linkage (as in a normal fixed cylinder) because there is none. Reversing of the engine can be achieved by reversing the steam connections between inlet and exhaust or, in the case of small engines, by shifting the trunnion pivot point so that the port in the cylinder lines up with a different pair of ports in the port face.
A drawing of the Great Northern Class L-1 2-6-6-2 (engine only) in HO scale was published in Model Railroader in October 1953, followed by article on building the engine in April 1955. [70] Mantua Metal Products marketed models of both tender and tank versions of the 2-6-6-2 type.