Typical Day with Polly

[@Curly472001]

Very useful video. I have a Caroline that I run in the garden but I find that possibly it does not run fast enough for the mechanical water pump to top the boiler up very much. I tend to rely on the injector which which does work quite well. Polly engines are very nice easy to fire , drive and they steam very freely. rgds Graham Powell

[@DansModellingUniverse]

Graham Powell they are very good engines and I always recommend the locos to anyone who asks. Polly engineering are a pleasure to deal with too. I sadly no longer have the engine. I sold it approximately 4 years ago. Having a young family and running the engine regularly just weren’t compatible! I now focus on my garden Railway as I can run it when I get time.

[@donotwantahandle1111]

I've heard double acting pumps are better in order to avoid vibration plus you get twice the flowrate!

[@clearprop]

Very nice 'no nonsense' approach to the process. Very helpful. Thanks for uploading.

[@qwertyTRiG]

This is lovely.

[@roseroserose588]

I've just bought a Polly 1 so this video is super helpful, thank you for sharing. I visited RVLS I think last year, our club (KDMES) were invited down for an open day, it's a fantastic location with a surprisingly long track for the space they have to work with! When you were lubricating the cylinders post-run, did you use steam oil or the oil that you would use for the moving bits?

[@mattseymour8637]

Good useful video. What coal do you use ?

[@penybontshed]

Nice vid, I put my charcoal on a bed of anthracite and fire on a 25% steam coal and & 75% anthracite mix. Takes some of the acrid smell and bad taste away when driving.

[@mattseymour8637]

What steam coal is it ?

[@thevioletvalleyrailway346]

With my engine I use wood to for the fire until there is enough pressure for the steam blower however it can take ages

[@CentralWestRail]

What was she like to build? I'm looking at a Polly 6 kit. Any advice?

[@steverowe8785]

Nice video and description of firing. I liked the steam pump. Where do you get them from? Regards Steve...

[@DansModellingUniverse]

Hello Steve. The pump was purchased second hand off a friend. He originally had it from jubilee fittings (which has since closed) but it was 'like new' when I purchased it as it had been fitted to a steam plant put sat there unused for several years. Regards Daniel

[@timgage8972]

How do you fill the boiler from cold?

[@roseroserose588]

You have two options for filling the boiler, really. First option is to fill it from the side tanks using the hand pump - this takes a while and you'll get a good workout! Second option is to remove the safety valve and fill the boiler directly before replacing the safety valve ready for steaming. Hope this helps ☺

[@oke215]

i like your video's i've subscribed to you keep these video's up i want a 5"gauge steam train but they are expensive :(