A & B Report

April relaxes us


No.15 loco Koppel with new tender in the second test run



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Koppel completed


Koppel's name plate and white line by tape on cabin side


Completed Koppel on the workbench (cabin roof painted with brown)

Old model and toy


Gauge one (45mm) live steam 2B1 designed by Dr. Watanabe


Old tin toy made in Japan in about 1950

First try of Koppel


Before the first firing, watering into boiler, and steam-up by using blower fan


After steam-up, Koppel run on the main line with blue tender of Railmotor.


Snapshots of Koppel with driver boy in Garage station


Koppel running on the stone pavement track in the south garden

Usual service


No.14 loco Popinjay with tank car working on south garden line


No.12 loco AB20 with industrial low floor car and short caboose working on west garden line by the porch


AB10 and AB20 waiting in Garage station


No.2 loco AB10 is one of the oldest locomotive in A&B

Manometer tram


Test of oscillating engine driven with air by small compressor from the junk manometer


The chassis built with O gauge wheels, pulleys and rubber band


Completed tram on the track, and on the workbench with small live steamer

Building tender for Koppel


To build a tender (water tank car) for new Koppel, the chassis was made of wood, the water tank of plastic case.


The body made of plywood. Side steel treadle is for taking on feet at driving the locomotive


Setting the rivets and painting with orange


The tender completed after lining and lettering. Driver boy can sit on the tender.


The rear view of tender with engine

Second try of Koppel


The second try of steam-up, but the pressure gauge into trouble after running


There are still some problems.

Reports from the others


Vertical two cylinder engine for 5inch Shay built by Mr. Sato

Small Movies of driving engine by air herein and herein.


Applying Tamiya's gear box into 5inch gauge, Mr. Hoshino built a small locomotive.


Mr. Hoshino's gasoline car is 56mm gauge for running on another side of the dual gauge track of 5inch and 7.5inch.


JR C62 of 7.5inch gauge and Mr. Undo's Railmotor in the JMRC meeting (photos by Mr. Hoshino)


Mr. Sekine's 3.5inch and 5inch compatible Shay was completed. Nice work!

Open days


A&B Open days were carried out in April.


The guests drove AB10 and AB20 trains themselves.


Train running between greens and flowers in bright sunshine


Crossing over the brick arch bridge and steel truss bridge


AB20 train returned into the gate of Garage station

Recent of stationmaster


Stationmaster Pascal standing by the tulips and on the deck

Third try of Koppel