Sentinel Steam Loco 7109

Following on from my brief R&D activity to prevent Gland packing turning into a pony tail, I bought a 35mm diameter wooden dowel from B...

Recently, I wrote about Sentinel 7109's piston rod gland packing challenges but didn't have a photo to illustrate. Also I've no...

Sentinel clearly built their engines to be mounted horizontally . This I found to my expletive cost while examining piston rod steam glands....

Sentinel 7109 has been back in operation for over a year. At first, it was a matter of getting Joyce working; now I'm becoming aware of ...

It's June 2017: I've been to the USA again and found another spectacular steam railway. I have to admit that I like the American Old...