PERIOD ENDING
23 JANUARY 2025

INDEX: LATEST ON MEWS


GNOME MONOSOUPAPE REVISITED

SIMPLE BEGINNERS’ ENGINES

EARLY NG LOCO

SINGLE CYLINDER HORIZONTAL ENGINE

USS MONITOR ENGINE

RADCLIFFE TELESCOPE

CHERRY HILL

ROBINSON B4 HOT AIR ENGINES

TWO CYLINDER VERTICAL

8HP HORIZONTAL ENGINE

SUFFOLK STEAM TRACTOR

VERTICAL SINGLE ENGINE

AMERICAN TANK LOCOS FOR WALES

STUART S50 MILL ENGINE

GRIFFIN OIL ENGINE

FOUR-VALVE MILL ENGINE

CAMBIER FIRE ENGINE

EAGLE GNR 4-4-0 LOCO DRAWINGS

SMALL OSCILLATING ENGINE

BALTIC TANK

DENNY ERICSSON ENGINE BUILD

ECONOMY HIT AND MISS

SCHENECTADYLOCO

ENLARGED MONARCH

VELOCETTE KTT

PEUGEOT 1896

SWISS TURBINE LOCO

BLACK NIGHT STEAM ENGINE

CLAYTON & SHUTTLEWORTH ROAD LOCO

RAINHILL

ATKINSON ENGINE

NER TANK LOCO

SIMPLE HORIZONTAL ENGUNE

FOWLER PLOUGHING ENGINE

LIGHT AIRCRAFT

V-CYLINDER OSCILLATOR

SPARTAN UNIFLOW ENGINE

FLAME GULPER ENGINE

GEARED STEAM TURBINE LOCO

RLE ENGINE BUILD

MERCER HIGH PRESSURE PUMP

NICHOLAS GOVERNED ENGINE

CLAYCROSS CONISH ENGINE

MULTI ENGINE STEAM PLANT

CRETORS POPCORN ENGINE

SIEMENS STEAM MOTOR

TROJAN VERTICAL STEAM ENGINE

ME BEAM ENGINE

THWAITES STEAM HAMMER

STIRLING ENGINE

PERSEUS STEAM ENGINE

CORLISS SINGLE

STEAM ‘HIT AND MISS’

HORIZONTAL TWIN

SEMI-PORTABLE WINDING ENGINE

LITTLE DANDY STEAM ENGINES

DELAMATER HOT AIR ENGINE

UNDERGROUND STEAM LOCO

PLANETARY GEARBOX

WOODWARD’S GEARLESS CLOCK

STEAM STREET RAILWAYS

THAMES YACHT SHEILA

FOWLER 8HP TRACTION ENGINE

TWIN DIRECT-ACTING ENGINE

ALBERT HALL GRASSHOPPER ENGINE

THE SKYLON

ROLLING MILL ENGINE

ELECTRIC FIRE WAGON

3D ROCKET

ROB ROY LOCO

FURNESS LOCO

LBSCR STROUDLEY TERRIER

STEAM PACKET ENGINES

ALEXANDER HORIZONTAL ENGINE

SENSITIVE DRILL

SIMPLE OSCILLATING ENGINE

DRUMMOND 4-4-0 (2)

SMALL SIMPLE GEARBOX

HIRED MAN GAS ENGINE

HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE

FREELANCE 20C I/C ENGINE

SIMPLE BOILER FEED PUMP

DRUMMOND’S 4-4-0 LOCO

BSA M21 ENGINE

JULIUS’ CONDENSING COMPOUND

HORIZONTAL SLIDE VALVE ENGINE

KING EDWARD VIII LOCO

WEBB’S LNWR 0-6-2 TANK LOCO

1831LOCO ENGINE

ANDREW’S GAS ENGINE

LMS CORONATION LOCO

WIGZELL TRIPLE

GWR SMALL PRAIRIE LOCO

US LOCO FOR MIDLAND RAILWAY

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ENGINE

FRENCH EXPRESS LOCO

GARRETT TRACTION ENGINE

3D TURBINE LOCO CAB

KOPPEL 5” GAUGE LOCO

COMPOUND ENGINE AND DYNAMO

BR 9F LOCO

COMPOUND DUPLEX ENGINE

COMPOUND DUPLEX ENGINE DRAWINGS

SINGLE PHASE ELECTRIC LOCO

CRANKLESS ENGINE BUILD

CRANKLESS ENGINE DRAWINGS

BOULTON & WATT BELLCRANK ENGINE

4-4-0 AUSTRIAN LOCO

JAMES COOMBES ENGINE REVISITED

STUART MAJOR BEAM ENGINE

SIMPSON AND SHIPTON ENGINE

SIMPSON & SHIPTON DRAWINGS

AUSTRIAN COMPOUND EXPRESS LOCO

ENGLISH BRACKET CLOCK

QUICK FIRING FIELD GUN

SMALL BOILERS

GWR DUKEDOG LOCO

HEAVY DUTY WAGONS

BEGINNER’S STEAM ENGINE

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

EASTONS & ANDERSON POST OFFICE

BULGARIAN NG LOCO

OLIVER CROMWELL PACIFIC

SIMPLE BOILER PUMP

ALLEN & BARKER OIL ENGINE

MAUDSLAY COLUMNAR ENGINE

VALVE GUIDE BLOCK ENGINE

MERYWEATHER FIRE ENGINE

BOILER HAND PUMP

19TH C BEAM ENGINE

DUNSTALAIR LOCO

HARKER LAUNCH ENGINE

5.3 AERO ENGINE

AMOSKEAG FIRE ENGINE

CENTAUR GAS ENGINE

LANCASHIRE BOILER

14 CYL RADIAL AERO ENGINE

HIGH-SPEED STEAM HAMMER

GALLOWAY COMPOUND ENGINE

CRYSTAL WHEEL SKELETON CLOCK

ROCKING CROSSHEAD ENGINE

STIRLING SINGLE 5” GAUGE

DIANA PACIFIC 3.5” GUAGE

RANSOMES THRASHING MACHINE

MANNING WARDLE NG LOCO

3D PRINTED DUTCH LOCO

MANURE SPREADER

WATER FEED PUMP

SULZER CONDENSING ENGINE

GWR GOOCH SINGLE LOCO

REBI VACUUM ENGINE

TRUNCH SIDEL LEVER ENGINE

WOOD”S COMPOUND CORLISS

FIVE CYLINDER RADIAL

GER OIL BURNING LOCO

BLACK FIVE DORIS IN 7.25

BLACK FIVE  DRAWING ADDITIONS

LTD STIRLING ENGINE

ARIOSTO ITALIAN EPRES LOCO

LNER P2 LOCO

HORIZONTAL COMPOUND ENGINE

HALF BEAM ENGINE

DE COSTER PUMP

BAZALGETTE’S ENGINE HOUSE

GOOCH 2

HIRATA ROTARY STIRLING ENGINE

NON-DEAD-CENTRE ENGINE

TRAVELLING STEAM CRANE

FOURNIER VACUUM ENGINE

ROTARY PISTON ENGINE

VICTORIAN RAILWAY GOODS LOCO

CLOWER STIRLING ENGINE

DEAN ARMSTRONG 4-4-0

WALLIS & STEEVENS ADVANCE ROLLER

BALLAST BREAKING MACHINE

VOGT VACUUM ENGINE

TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE

BORSIG EXPRESS LOCO

SIDE LEVER ENGINE BUILD

WATER-COOLED STIRLING ENGINE

INVERTED MOVEMENT CLOCK

FRENCH NORTHERN COMPOUND LOCO

DAVIES FLAME EATER

08 DIESEL SHUNTER

STEAM CART

JENNY LIND LOCO

HIGH SPEED STEAM ENGINE

DIVIDING IN THE LATHE

EIGHT DAY WALL CLOCK

DUTCH DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCO

BUTCH TANK LOCO

SHAND MASON 3-CYL FIRE ENGINE

HIRATA STIRLING ENGINE

REEVE’S GRAVITY REGULATOR CLOCK

DINGLER COMPOUND ENGINE

TOM FLAME EATER

RUSTON & PROCTOR ROAD LOCOMOTIVE

AUSTRIAN GOODS LOCO

LMS 4-4-0 COMPOUND LOCO

REINECKE CORLISS ENGINE

DE VRIES VACUUM ENGINE

POWDER COATING

WINDMILL DRAWINGS

BR Q CLASS LOCO

AVELING CRANE ENGINE

12V TOOOST GRINDER

SHAND MASON FIRE ENGINE

SIMPLE STEAM ROLLER DRAWINGS

ALLCHIN TE

FOWLER PLOUGHING ENGINE

MOVING CYLINDER ENGINE

WATER IS WATER?

WATER TANKER

ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM LOCO

BR CLASS 08 LOCO DRAWINGS

SPARE WHEEL GUN CARRIAGE

PAIR OF OLD ENGINES

HYPOCYCLOIDAL ENGINE

HIGHLAND RAILWAY LOCOS

NON-REVERSING DUPLEX COMPOUND

PADDLE STEMER ALBION

VERTICAL BOILER TANK LOCO

GWR 14xx LOCO

DUPLEX COMPOUND ENGINE

MONITOR BUILD

HAHN’S AIR PUMP

20cc FREELANCE I/C ENGINE

THWAITES AND CARBUTT HAMMER

LNER B1 LOCO DRAWINGS

FOUR CYL AERO ENGINE

LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE LOCO

VICTORIA I/C ENGINE

CONDENSING CORLISS ENGINE

OFFENHAUSER ENGINE

DUPLEX GAS ENGINE

GEORGE THOMAS DRILL

ROBEY 8HP HORIZONTAL ENGINE

ATKINSON GAS ENGINE

DOUBLE-ACTING STEAM HAMMER

NOVEL HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE

DELAGE PROGRESS

BALANCED BEAM ENGINE

BRAITHWAITE LOCOS

GWR PANNIER LOCO

ROTATING DISC VALVE ENGINE

GRASSHOPPER LOCO

SUN CLOCK

AGRICULTURAL BARN ENGINE

DEVIL’S  DYKE RAILWAY

BIRMINGHAM DRIBBLER LOCO

JOHN BULL 0-4-0 LOCO

DUPLEX WINCH

FINNISH LAUNCH ENGINES

BOLTON/BERTINAT MARINE ENGINE

MARINE TRIPLE CAD

NOVEL STEAM WAGON

CITY OF TRURO

PECKETT SADDLE TANK

ORBITAL STEAM ENGINE

EARLY US LOCOS

THOMPSON FOUR STROKE

USS MONITOR ENGINE

VEREY’S LAUNCH ENGINE DRAWINGS

GLASGOW AND SW LOCO

DEAN SINGLE LOCO

6-CYL OSCILLATOR

STEAM BREAKDOWN CRANE

GWR 14XX BOILER DRAWINGS

EARLY LOCOS FOR USA

4-8-0 LOCO FOR SPAIN

WEIR FEED PUMP

LNER 01 LOCO

CHERRY’S MODEL ENGINES

STROUDLEY TERRIER LOCO

HEIDI 2 WELSH NG LOCO

SPECIAL FEATURES

GREAT MODELS

DVDS

MODEL ENGINEERING WEBSITE

News and editorial

By David Carpenter

GNOME ENGINE RE-VISITED

Our Model of the Week is the  Gnome monosoupape engine,  designed by Stephen Wessel - drawings are available


SUPER SIMPLE BEGINNER’S ENGINES

Julius’ drawings for  metric and imperial  beginners’ steam engines


DENNY ERICSSON  ENGINE

Jason begins his description of building the Denny improved Ericsson engine.


NARROW GAUGE MINERAL LOCO

Our delve into the archives found this unusual early goods loco


EAGLE GNR 4-4-0

Julius drawings  for a metric version of the attractive  Eagle loco design


LBSCR STROUDLEY TERRIER

Great project from Julius. Stroudley Terrier in 5” gauge for those who choose to work in metric.


JULIUS’ CONDENSING ENGINE

Special feature on another great original Julius design from Rafel Ayensa, the condensing compound engine .

CHANGES AT MODEL ENGINEER

Martin Evans is giving up the ME editor’s chair at the end of the year, retiring after seven yers in the job. Model Engineer and Model Engineers’ Workshop will re-merge, with Neil Wyatt in charge of producing it once a month.

Our best wishes go to Martin who is looking forward to  getting back to making swarf and to Neil in these difficult times.



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David Carpenter is your editor of Model Engineering Website, the weekly web magazine for model engineers now in its 15th year. Formerly journalist with Daily Telegraph, Metalworking Production, Industry Week, Statist, etc and editor of Model Engineer.

Regular contributors include designer Julius de Waal and Jason Ballamy.














David Carpenter

Editor, Model Engineering Website