Model Engineer  |  No. 215 Vol. 4513
We start a new series making an unusual early semi-diesel engine, a lampless oil engine of c. 1919 by Allan Brothers of Aberdeen. The model is to 1:10 scale. In similar vein George Punter continues his description of a one-third scale Saunderson & Mills agricultural tractor.
Have you ever wondered about a locomotive you know as a child? Ed Cloutman describes his search for - and discovery of - a 101Ž4 in. gauge locomotive he once knew as a youngster in Dorset and finding it still running on a private railway.
Robert Knox acquires a box of bits and guides us through the restoration of a very nice triple expansion engine.
Roger Backhouse visits one of Europe’s leading transport museums at Crich, a small village in Derbyshire now synonymous with trams.
Back in the workshop DAG Brown guides you through accurate sharpening of four facet drills.
Plenty to occupy you this issue!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Model Engineer No. 215 Vol. 4513.