{"product_id":"ellie-the-steam-tram-updated-edition","title":"\"Ellie\" The Steam Tram - Updated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack in print after 2 years an updated version of this 16mm scale construction manual, with 2 new chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 celebrating the design being 15 years old with the Authors thoughts and a few hints and tips, the other being on the \"Ellie\" Challenge when a young model engineer tries to build an Ellie in a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A Simple 16mm scale live steam locomotive you can build’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ellie” , whose construction is described in this book, is a very simple live steam model locomotive, and is a superb first project for any newcomer to model engineering – or as a quick-build model for the more experienced, possibly as a gift for a young steam minded relative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst not a model of a particular prototype, “Ellie” follows the pattern of many steam tram engines built by Beyer-Peacock, Dick Kerr, and other builders, with a vertical engine driving the leading axle, connecting rods to the second axle and a boiler placed behind the engine, all covered by a simple canopy. No castings are required, so this is a cheap model to build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower is provided by a single cylinder oscillating engine, with steam coming from a simple pot-boiler, fired by methylated spirits. The locomotive is suitable for 16mm narrow gauge or G scale and the wheel spacing can be simply adjusted to run on either 32 mm or 45 mm gauge track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original design, which forms the bulk of this book, was originally published as a series of articles in \u003cem\u003eAustralian Model Engineering magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and has drive from the vertical engine to the leading axles by a train of Meccano gears.  Author Andrew Allison subsequently drew up a variant with jackshaft drive which only needs two easily sourced gears, and drawings for this are also included, as is a design by the author’s father for an alternative form of displacement lubricator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two major attractions of this design are its suitability for beginners, including younger builders with supervised access to a model engineer's workshop and, for the more experienced builder, the design lends itself to modification both in appearance and mechanically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull drawings and building instructions, as well as photographs of parts and machining set-ups are included. 76 page A4 format paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ash Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60186926481792,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0178\/6295\/1012\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-22212653.png?v=1792700886","url":"https:\/\/www.ashmodels.co.uk\/products\/ellie-the-steam-tram-updated-edition","provider":"ASH Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}