5 inch gauge Stirling single

5 inch gauge Stirling single

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21 July 2025 at 12:46 #808260
Michael Callaghan
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Hi, I am looking for details of the tubing running from the stirlings super heater to the cylinders. I have an old set of drawings from reeves and they are useless coving this detail. I understand that model engineering magazine coved the Stirling build from 1984 , if anyone has the details can they please scan them and send to me thanks. Michael
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21 July 2025 at 13:44 #808263
Martin Kyte
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mfengine1 has a nearly complete set of ME’s under Model Engineer Magazine Collection (this forum) that he seems to be trying to get rid of. Maybe offer him a few quid for the relevant issues?
21 July 2025 at 13:52 #808265
Michael Callaghan
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Thanks Martin, but the seller is the other side of the country from me.
21 July 2025 at 14:30 #808270
noel shelley
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Hi Michael, give me year,month, vol, and edition number, I should be able to help. Noel.
21 July 2025 at 14:51 #808275
Clive Brown 1
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Reeves acknowledged that the original Scarth drawings were very poor and later had them redrawn to a good standard. On their current website, the individual updated drawings are actually reproduced. Sheet no. 7 shows elevations of the smokebox arrangement. It’s not very clear, but with a decent PC monitor screen it might be helpful.
21 July 2025 at 15:20 #808284
Roderick Jenkins
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The Stirling single covered by ME in the mid 1980s was the 2-2-2 not the more famous 4-2-2. Which is yours?

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21 July 2025 at 15:37 #808288
Michael Callaghan
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Mine is the 4-2-2. And thanks Clive, I did look at reeves drawings, however the bit I am interested in is missing. Noel, it looks like the sterling build notes are spread over most of 1985/6 and 7. I would imagine that the smokebox set up would be the same no matter which model Stirling.
22 July 2025 at 13:42 #808523
KenL
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According to the Aussie index list the issue you need is:

Vol 156 Issue 3776, 2nd May 1986

Several for sale on FleaBay for under a fiver.
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