Can anyone please advise a good, available colour of aerosol spray paint, as close to Tilley’s factory colour as possible? Rover Arum White has...
Hi Sedgeman and all, I haven’t visited the Forum for some time, so I was amazed to discover that Sedgeman led the challenge to get 100 Tilley...
I haven’t visited the Forum for a while, so it was very interesting to read the discussion on the subject of pulsing or surging, which has...
Fast forward nearly 10 years... Someone has just given me another X246A, and guess what? Its tank is blown as well! I have dealt with dozens of...
Good evening all, The 20th July this year will mark the centenary of the granting of Frederick Tilley’s 1922 patent. I plan to mark the event...
Hi Tony, I only just spotted your interesting contribution to this thread. Good point about the burner design, which must be different from the...
"Pulsing" is a problem I have experienced several times, occasionally with Tilley lamps but much more commonly with blowlamps. With Tilleys, the...
It's nice to put faces to names and forum IDs! Hello Jeremy. I think we sat opposite each other at lunch today at the HLC AGM at Uffington. Phil...
Jean, Pete, many thanks, you're very kind!
The lamp is now finished and back with its owner. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Phil
Everyone would be welcome, of course! Not much detail as yet, but the dates are confirmed: Special Events 2020 - Severn Valley Railway Phil
Thanks, Jeff! That image actually got printed in Heritage Railway magazine a while ago. I need to take a new one because we have rebuilt and...
Hi Alex and Stevie, It’s Eardington Halt, near Bridgnorth, and (sadly) it’s only open to visitors twice a year during Steam Gala special events....
Thank you, Alex. Indeed, old railway stations can be highly atmospheric. The one at which I volunteer has no electricity supply and is lit...
Thanks, Stevie. There must have been hundreds, most of which were scrapped. I guess those that remain are thankfully now in the safe hands of...
So, no heat shield then, that seems definite. I don’t know about the “D” but I’ll look for it when I see the lamp again next Thursday. Lovely...
Thanks chaps! It’s a nice lamp and a straightforward fettle. I do like these blue flame pre-heaters and in my (limited) experience they work well....
Hi Antony, Thanks for that! Definitely twins. The GWR letters must have been stamped in at Hendon. I’ve certainly never seen another pump rod...
Many thanks, Jeff. It’s really bright too, and beats our 1964 AL620 for light output. Again, I find that brightness is very dependent on mantle...
Thanks, Jeff! It is in fact one of the brightest Tilleys I’ve ever seen, although that could be down to different mantles. Phil
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