Monday 27 September 2010

Mystery Mechanical Bits

Now the tamper head is in place my next task on the KMX is to install some mechanical bits in the next bay along.



Unfortunately these are rather unlike the resin castings from the OO kit I obtained so it looks like I'm going to have to scratch build them. Hey ho! They'll be a lot easier than trying to build a tamper head from scratch.

I have to confess, I have absolutely no idea at all what these particular hydraulic thingamajigs do.....
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  1. Huw Einion Jones28 September 2010 at 20:24

    Hi Rob, just to let you know, the 'hydraulic thingamajigs' are guides for the tamper head so on sharp curves or points the arms that do the tamping drop down either side of the rail, and not into the railhead. I know this after being sent to Dinas about 6 weeks ago to replair fractures to the tamper head arms with a few other guys from Boston Lodge. Hope this helps you somehow.

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  2. Rob Waller28 September 2010 at 21:50

    Ah, so that's what they do. Thanks Hugh.

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