Martin asks:
Hi, as
another newcomer to large (tank) locos and real steam, I am intrigued by
"little carrying cradle" and how useful it is with a hot loco. How does
it work, ie. how does one get a 'hot loco' into the cradle without
burning oneself or indeed the cradle? The cradle is a pretty simple wooden device as you can see above.
With the loco removed:
It's an open-top box, with a piece of somewhat oily corrugated cardboard at the bottom.
Underneath, you can see how the rope handles are attached.
Moving the loco in, involved some heat-proof gloves (as supplied with Accucraft models, but others are available) or a couple of bits of cloth to let you touch the bufferbeams. Once in, the rope handles allow me to carry it around freely, and cooly.
A very useful little device. I'm thinking of making them for some of the other steam engines.
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