Boiler/Firebox Kit of parts

[grumpyxch]

Does anyone know of a book that talks about how to make a steam loco boiler or firebox? I would like to see a kit of parts (not fitted together but ready for assembly). If it also contained a description of how the parts are made, and how they are then put together, that would be very helpful too. If you know how much the book is likely to cost, that too would be useful

Thanks for any help

 

[John Webb]

I assume you are talking about a model steam engine rather than full-scale?

If so, then try https://www.teepublishing.co.uk/ or https://camdenmin.co.uk/ (Camden Miniature Steam Services) or get in contact with a local Model Engineering Society.

 

[grumpyxch]

No. I mean a full size boiler, for an A4 or a Coronation or a Black 5, or whatever. When the big railway works such as Crewe or Doncaster built a steam loco, how did they make the boiler and firebox. The normal diagrams or photos I see are always of a fully assembled boiler. What I am after is how do they make the various parts, the tubeplates, the stays, etc.

 

[341o2]

Try Youtube for how a steam locomotive is constructed. This video visits the boiler shop after around ten minutes

A Study in Steel, 1951, constructiom of LMS no 6207

 

[John Webb]

The video above is a good description, albeit a short one, of the boiler. The fitting of the tubes starts at about 15m 50s.
Thanks to 341o2 for the video.