In 1968 my parents bought me this toy steam traction engine. It is the only remaining toy that I own from my childhood, and has languished in the attic for much of its 50 year life. The last time I steamed this up was about 25 years ago, for my then young children. For want of something to fiddle with, I have started to dismantle it, and the photo shows it dismantled as far as is possible without tools. Beyond this, I will now have to drill out rivets which hold the rest together. The 'peened' dimpled hub caps design are no longer available, so I need to fabricate a tool to remove them in order to take off the wheels. The copper pipework is soldered in places.
At this stage I have no real plans of what to do once it is dismantled. Initially, I will wait to see what parts survive!
This model is a 1968 Mamod TE1a. It was an upgrade from the TE1, in that it introduced a reversing function.
At this stage I have no real plans of what to do once it is dismantled. Initially, I will wait to see what parts survive!
This model is a 1968 Mamod TE1a. It was an upgrade from the TE1, in that it introduced a reversing function.