I am the builder of Ankor Wat which was built in Cambodia along with its sister engine Ankor Tom, owned and regularly run by a member of Newcastle SME. i feel a little sad that you felt you had to make so many changes. The original local had an interesting history and character. The owner of AT reports much interest in AT's name and background. Upon completion I disassociated them from Romulus which generally thought of as rather crude. Did you know, for example that the valve gear was designed by the late Don Ashton. I designed AW as a working engine with ease of maintenance in mind, look at the design of drain cocks for example. The stainless firegrate. Just about all the pipework can be removed without a major stripdown. You now have another green saddle tank!
Hello Harold and thank you for contacting us. We should start by explaining that we do not own the loco, it is a long term guest loco on our line whilst the owners are building their own railway. It’s very interesting to hear the history of this loco. Amazing that they were both built in Cambodia and assumably shipped over to the UK at some point? We shall certainly pass this information over to the owners. Thanks again, SLR.
Very nice job , God bless you all !!!
Super good video, thumbs up :)
I am the builder of Ankor Wat which was built in Cambodia along with its sister engine Ankor Tom, owned and regularly run by a member of Newcastle SME.
i feel a little sad that you felt you had to make so many changes. The original local had an interesting history and character. The owner of AT reports much interest in AT's name and background.
Upon completion I disassociated them from Romulus which generally thought of as rather crude.
Did you know, for example that the valve gear was designed by the late Don Ashton. I designed AW as a working engine with ease of maintenance in mind, look at the design of drain cocks for example. The stainless firegrate. Just about all the pipework can be removed without a major stripdown.
You now have another green saddle tank!
Hello Harold and thank you for contacting us. We should start by explaining that we do not own the loco, it is a long term guest loco on our line whilst the owners are building their own railway. It’s very interesting to hear the history of this loco. Amazing that they were both built in Cambodia and assumably shipped over to the UK at some point? We shall certainly pass this information over to the owners. Thanks again, SLR.