Lakeshore Railroad

In our workshop among general work we have a 2-8-2 + Tender Narrow Gauge steam loco in build called Sapphire which is getting done by one of our members of staff, Ryan. The loco is inspired by a combination of some narrow guage locos Ryan has seen at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

 

Work is slow as Ryan is building Sapphire in his spare time. As it currently stands the wheel sets are 80% completed. The boiler is on order and expected to arrive late summer. The next stage in the project is to machine the cylinders, make the smokebox saddle and smokebox itself. Once all of this is done, the frames will be made and assembled, then all the parts that have been made already can be put straight on and in short order we will have a rolling chassis. This stage is expected to be achived by Spring 2016.

 

An estimated time for the completion of Sapphire is the Spring/Summer of 2018. Watch this space for updates on Ryans Project.