As a member of the Oil Often & Plenty Brigade I must remind you to flood all moving parts with lubricating oil before and after (and if you're feeling daring, during) every run. Preserves the metal, slows wear, makes her go smoother. She is a beautiful engine and you've done an excellent job on her construction - the paintwork and nameplate finish her off perfectly!

@cecilcooper6210

2 жыл бұрын

He always does. He's shown us he does.

@Falney

2 жыл бұрын

Does that include a generous lubrication of the operator as well?

@ajaxengineco

2 жыл бұрын

@@Falney Oo err missus!

@johndallasjohnson6066

2 жыл бұрын

@@Falney lol

@paulpower5028

2 жыл бұрын

@@Falney you have to place a big chunk of butter right on the seat!

i can not over state the smile this has brought to my face, its absolutely amazing

@masonfarrell8845

2 жыл бұрын

It makes it cooler when you know is all home made.

@crestfallensunbro6001

2 жыл бұрын

@@masonfarrell8845 i cant wait to see it running on full pressure

@masonfarrell8845

2 жыл бұрын

@@crestfallensunbro6001 same.

@ToplessTattoo

2 жыл бұрын

Your voice + cool projects!

@pdrphil8159

2 жыл бұрын

Zmad b uge

Tim, you might want to add a regulator with a gauge after the air cutoff. That way you have consistent power control once you're using the engine with a higher tank pressure.

If this doesn't put a SMILE on your face, then there is not much that would. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

I imagine an archaeologist finding "Tornado" in a couple of hundred years, reading the date on the flywheel upside down, as 1681, and declaring it the earliest locomotive ever. 🙂

@catthecommentbothunter6890

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol

@firesidegaming536

2 жыл бұрын

With the way that thing is built, at least some of it will last for a couple hundred years lol

@vanlampham2557

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe when they will find it they will have the excuse of Tornado being too expensive to rebuild, even though Tim over here built it with a pretty decent price lol

@jonhunt5408

2 жыл бұрын

There are dates stamped into the pressure cylinder as well. They can claim it was in service from 1681 to last test date on the cylinder.

@soberhippie

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if it finds its way to some dinosaur bones in the Earth crust

The most clever machine I’ve seen in my life. I’ll bet Richard Trevithick, Fred Dibnah and Caracticus Potts are all looking down from the heavens and smiling. You sir, are a genius!

@rubenskiii

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this project made me feel like i withnessed the birth of trains... I know it's not but it defenitly feels like it!

Smiling, more smiling, still smiling, big grin, I do hope you find a high pressure compressor soon, lovely job, well done those men.

@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tim : - )

This shows how important keeping rail level is. That slight dip in the track made such a difference.

@anotherfreediver3639

Жыл бұрын

Well with 3,000psi in the tank, gradients will no longer be a problem!

Now that is the most authentic steam punk I have ever seen. Great job Tim. What a creative man you are. I do hope it works for hauling! If not, it is cool for rides!

@theothertonydutch

2 жыл бұрын

Air punk! ;)

@the4tierbridge

2 жыл бұрын

It's air-compressed though.

@lawnmowerdude

2 жыл бұрын

Probably if it ran on steam LOL.

@davidpinchbeck2134

2 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as authentic steam punk! It's an adman's invention!

@laserhawk64

2 жыл бұрын

+ 1 000

What’s need about this is this is probably a relatively accurate depiction of how the earliest locomotive and rail technology were developed.

@rubenskiii

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i feel the same way, never expected to see a man have it's own Industrial Revolution on KZread.

It's been fascinating to follow the development of this ingenious project, but it was especially wonderful to see the smiles on both your faces at the realisation of what you've finally achieved. You'll doubtless have a few tweaks to make to it as it starts its working life, but many congratulations on completing this.

@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Clive. A bit silly, but lots of fun..

A wonderful piece of mechanical art!

Oh my goodness Tornado is looking like a proper engine! I love the black and red livery!

This is absolutely amazing! And the fact that she's only using 3% of her full potential is pretty darn impressive!

@datguymiller

2 жыл бұрын

33.33%, it was pressured to 100 out of a possible 300

@datguymiller

2 жыл бұрын

Actually wait that was a 3000 not 300 so you're right

@firstletterofthealphabet7308

2 жыл бұрын

@@datguymiller that’s a welding gas tank, it’s rated for 3000

@vinny142

2 жыл бұрын

@@firstletterofthealphabet7308 The tank can take 3000, but can the rest of the build....?

@schwuzi

2 жыл бұрын

@@vinny142 A pressure regulator will fix that ;)

Congratulations!! Please don't let the power of being a railway tycoon go to your head! So great to see it painted and chuffing along.

@tirumalaikamalakanthamanan4847

Жыл бұрын

Amazing creation of bygone era, congratulations to You and team maintaining this wonderful locomotive. Ananthasayanam Hyderabad, India

In the history of mankind, few people have enjoyed their work as much as these people.

I am a 75 year old design engineer in Canada. I have really enjoyed your series of videos. It looks like you are having a lot of fun!!--Brian Rupnow

The paint job looks lovely! Such a cool project

very impressive your engineering skills know no bounds!

British eccentricity at its best. Its all so simple but it works. Looking forward to watching previous episodes.

@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Martin. (I think Will's Welsh, but I'm definitely Irish..)

Man, that is about the coolest homemade toy (I mean tool) I've ever seen. Truly impressed sir. Thank you for sharing this journey

I love how your locomotive is designed, it reminds me of a lot of the very early locos built in the 1800s and I've always loved that look

@roderickhenman807

2 жыл бұрын

It does, doesn't it. The one with the big flywheel. 😁

@aunulimansfield3277

2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickhenman807 Exactly

@rubenskiii

2 жыл бұрын

I think if you would put it in a museum as one of the 1st trains most people wouldn't be suspicious! Real Richard Trevithick vibes.

It may not be the most day to day practical thing you’ve built on the channel … but by gum it’s the most charming, fun, smile-making, engaging thing. Who couldn’t love a narrow gauge locomotive? I’m so happy for you it’s turned out so well and is a very pretty little engine! I hope you make more videos with Tornado and I’ll be especially interested if you do start pulling loads with her whether that requires an upgraded braking system (I’m guessing you won’t be adding brakes to all your wagons!) Anyway brought a smile to my face tonight and am very happy for your success, With Every Good Wish,

A fantastic smile machine, the perfect antidote to all the bad news stories. You have to fit a whistle.

Loving the loco. I think it would be a really good idea to create a small tender of sorts but for air instead. It wouldn't have to be big but just enough to vit a couple more canisters for a longer time the engine can run. Once again, love the project and I really dig the new paint scheme.

@epicstormchaserswf

2 жыл бұрын

Fireless Locomotives such as the one Tim built (Compressed Air locos fall under Fireless Locomotives Im pretty sure) were and still are used in high fire risk enviroments such as Gunpowder Works, or other places where fire could cause issues. And would be refilled from little refill stations along the line. I dont think long journey Fireless locomotives were ever used but if they were i would assume it would be like Water Towers in years long forgotten, Every Stop/Loading area would have a Steam Engine/Compressor ready to refill the locomotive. So i think for Tim i think either a Mobile Compressor (In a Boxcar, Tender, or Brakevan with a Generator) or a Conventional propulsion locomotive would work better then a Fireless one for longer journeys. Either that or he would have to buy multiple compressors to position at each station along the line to refill Tornado. A Mobile Compressor car could also mean he could make more Compressed air locomotives & other equipment that requires power (Automatic Shaker for the Ballast Layer for example) It also Depends on the Railroads size, if its small enough that he can return to the Workshop to refill he should be ok. But if its going out a lot more then not really. But Honestly, Im just a Youth from the US, so what do i know lol. Either way he has done exeptionaly well, Good job Tim :)

@trekintosh

2 жыл бұрын

@@epicstormchaserswf I don’t know how long is considered long, but tenders with additional air cylinders were common as heck for compressed air locomotives. Though the main issue here is that the 3000psi welding tank is only being filled to 100psi. Assuming the same working pressure for the engine throughout, seems like 30x more runtime would be the result. Of course, reality being what it is, the actual result will be much less, but that’s fine. Now imagine all that extra pressure plus the locomotive was double expansion and double acting!

@epicstormchaserswf

2 жыл бұрын

@@trekintosh Tbh yeah your probably right, a Tender would work, but how is he going to get enough welding tanks for that lol.

@RC-nq7mg

2 жыл бұрын

@@trekintosh Does double expanding work on air? I know steam it works well, triple expansion engines were not uncommon in the glory era of steam. I guess air might have some effect but the friction of the cylinders, valve train and drive train might make it useless. High temp compressed dry steam has a significantly higher expansion ratio than compressed air.

@doct0rnic

2 жыл бұрын

A round propane tank would do

You must be so pleased, what a fantastic project, and you've come so far so much quicker than anyone could have expected. I think there are many people like myself living out their dreams vicariously through this channel. I hope you're all really chuffed with what you've achieved. Amazing stuff

@mikeutube82

Жыл бұрын

Living vicarioulsy here too.

What I love about this is that it looks like some of the earliest steam locomotives.

Will your next project be an A-Class conversion? .. replacing the boiler with a compressed air tank, and the service door at the front could be a way of refilling the tank. The tender could house solar electric for lighting, heating etc. Let's stop electrifying the railways!, And build locomotives that are powered by compressed air and solar power. Thank you for sharing! You guys are pioneers of a new age!! Don't let your work be a novelty hobby, you have the power to turn it into something wonderful! 🙏

Elon Musk take note, a self-driving, self-parking eco friendly vehicle to rule them all ! You guys are cutting-edge, great job lads.

@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture

2 жыл бұрын

Not a fair comparison, mind! Musk just buys the inventions of others and claims they're a product of his 'genius'. Tim actually creates, and invents. He's the sort of innovator Musk wishes he was.

@gs425

2 жыл бұрын

@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture Musk is just an elaborate marketeer like Dyson

@WhiskeyGulf71

2 жыл бұрын

How is it eco friendly ?

@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhiskeyGulf71 air can be compressed with all kinds of techniques like wind powered compressors, or better still a trompe, with no fossil fuel energy whatsoever. It's farm scale renewable power that can actually be regenerative, rather than just doing less harm. That's as environmentally friendly as it gets.

@differentname8051

2 жыл бұрын

And let's not call it a pod either.

Congratulations, Tim and Will. Seeing you riding on top of Tornado reminded me of Doc Emmet Brown. I'm sure he would be proud of you .

Interesting innovation, straddling a flywheel on a bucket seat. One small step for locomotion, one giant leap for air-powered body manglers.

The world absolutely NEEDS more characters like this ! Our modern world is far too straight laced and clinical !!! Nice job chaps .....😎.

Nice to see it running on fresh air, it needs its own whistle to toot.

that looks amazing and for being WAY under pressure its still VERY impressive and the name "tornado" fits perfectly. is there any oil/grease involved in the cylinders? if not a little bit would go a long way towards helping prevent wear of the seals and eventual air leaks.

@TheDiner50

2 жыл бұрын

Last video he said he wanted to put a inline oil dispenser to feed lube into he line going from the bottle. So yes.

Amazing! Just brings a huge smile to my face. Having run dive shops with huge 4500psi cascaded Air Banks I just love this stuff.

I knew you’d make this work, but I’m still gobsmacked to see it run. Well done all. I didn’t notice before the age of the flywheel - that’s a lovely nod to Victorian engineering. Love the paint job and attention to detail too, the Tornado nameplate really suits it. It needs a number though obviously. HMR No1 (that’s Home Made Railway, or maybe TSWR No1😉 looking forward to the next video !

@cprgreaves

2 жыл бұрын

WOW, hence WOWR, surely?

The smile on your face is amazing haha but I agree if you could run even 200psi I think it would do amazing. Might I suggest a locking mechanism for a parking brake and maybe even putting brakes on your front wheels to get more braking with less slippage.

Tim I'm convinced that with your ingenuity you could have won the Rainhill Trials. This is incredible

I can't get over how a amaizing tornado is! And that paint job looks cleannnnn! I can't wait to see more of this locomotive in future video!!

This is the best thing I have watched all evening! Absolutely wonderful, well done!

"Tornado". So she did get a name, afterall! :D I saw somebody suggest "Tenacity" as possible name for her below a previous video, and I was about to suggest "Mudskipper" (based on an older comment I saw, where somebody suggested calling the entire railway "Tim's Mudskipper Railway"), but "Tornado" is a pretty good name. Very fitting for an air powered locomotive! Also, very nice work on the paintjob. I love it! I was surprised when I first saw it, as I didn't even expect it to have one! Well done, Tim! :D Not a lot people can tell it about themselves that they built a locomotive!

I'm absolutely tickled to death finally seeing it in action, really well done. It has the look of a lot of early locomotives, and just the overall mechanism is thrilling to watch. I still have my reservations about compressed air as the power source, but I still love the machine. Really well done.

@constantinvasile2964

2 жыл бұрын

Aerul comprimat se termină repede. Trebuie folosit, dar nu ca volum de forță, ci ca presiune( energie potențială). Un disc îzolator cu cristale piezoelectrice înglobate, rotite între 2 role, arcuite, nu consumă mult volum de aer. Mai mult presiune. Si produce curent electric. Sau aer comprimat în funcționarea bateriilor ce aer. Adică aerul trebuie folosit mai mult drept catalizator, decât forță directă.

@bernhardammer5106

10 ай бұрын

Why????? Air was used in professionel lokomotives. For example in coal mines whith the danger of explsions.

@JC_Young

10 ай бұрын

@@bernhardammer5106 right, but that was at a large, stationary facility with limited tracks, and undoubtedly large compressors and crews to run them. My reservation is range/run time of the system he setting up. Too much down time in my opinion.

Truly a gem on KZread, you should have 10 times the subscribers. Good work I really enjoy watching your videos.

@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Congratulations, straight out of the box and she is hauling a load already. High hopes for her, it has been a joy watching from inception to reality, well done.

"Tornado" .... Ireland's answer to hi-speed rail. What a FanTasticAly wonderful life you live. "Engener Extraordinaire" Tim. Well done Mate.

I love your railroad its so creative.

The spirit of Trevithick is alive and well......

I'm more impressed with the little bit of rail track in someones garden. I want it!

This is great! Been following the build compleatly and been really excited to see it run for the first time! Can't wait to see it run at higher pressures later on as well!

Fantastic, especially considering how under charged the tank is. Excited to see it running at full power. It's also pleasant to watch it run through the field where you can barely see the tracks.

This brings joy to my heart, seeing someone enjoying his invention! Absolutely brilliant! :)

That entire video made me so happy!! Congratulations and we'll done! That engine sounds wonderful!!

The sound really makes it, very satisfying :) Reminds me of Ivor the Engine.

@AdventureswithGeneral

2 жыл бұрын

It totally does!!!! Somewhere in the top left corner of Ireland. It wasn't a big railway, or a very important railway, but it was a big hit on KZread!!

@gordanmilne7034

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithGeneral Ivor was Welsh not Irish, hence the Dragons.

@AdventureswithGeneral

2 жыл бұрын

@@gordanmilne7034 Tom from Way out West is Irish. It was a joke bro

Awesome. Might be worth a try linking the two axles to improve traction by having both wheelsets driven/braked.

Bloody brilliant! Excellent work you got there! All that remains is attaching a boiler and you got yourself a steam locomotive!

Absolutely first class. A genious at work. Many thanks for posting this. Best wishes from Canada.

Looking very smart, quite fitting colors for such an engine! Glad to see it has some power to it even with such low pressure, and the weight to give it traction too. Looks ready to haul some freight

Surely you must have the Guinness record for the cheapest operating commercial railway in Ireland? And look at her glide through those points - Magic!

@mekhane.broken9678

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call it commercial Maybe agriculture or logging since their using it to move wood chunks and such

@chanachon56

2 жыл бұрын

The correct term you guys are looking for is "industrial railway". It's a catch all phrase for any railway built solely for non passenger services

thats awesome ,what you need now is a gas powered air compressor for scuba divers tanks ,that way you could keep it on board a trailer and have a 1000 or more pounds of air supply in your tank

Congratulations on the "first" run! I enjoy this channel and all the videos made here, is filling me with joy and happiness. I hope you got a good feeling yourself after "finished" so far in this. Thank you for sharing this amazing work!

Bravo, Tim and Will, what a SUPER GREAT job on the Loco build, you guys are geniusses in my eyes!👍👍👍

Phenomenal stuff, Tim. Thanks for bringing us on this journey!

If you can find an old refrigeration compressor, you could jump it to 300 to 400 psi, if your air lines will take it. Some are small and slow, but the larger semi-hermetic ones will move some air. Really a great job. I suppose y0u could run a motor and use the cylinders to charge the tank also. Looks like a lot of fun. Smiles

The things that people do in their free time and with today's resources. How fun, I want to be there and have fun with it as well :)))

Absolutely brilliant! Even your first passenger service.

What a great and lovely machine! Can I suggest a chain between the wheel Axles? To get both better brakes and grip. And a parking brake. Maybe a bolt to push on the brakes when turned. It looks a bit heavy, so I imagine it would be scary if it run away.

@rubenskiii

2 жыл бұрын

I think the main issue it has apart from being underpowered at the moment for her own weight(3%) is getting traction: i think it's time they start thinking about sand dispensers.

@rubenskiii

2 жыл бұрын

The lack of traction also creates a lack of breaking power: without something to create friction on the rails(like sand) Tornado will probably just keep behaving like she's on ice due to her weight.

@PixlRainbow

2 жыл бұрын

They could also try feathering the brakes instead of slamming on them. It seems counter-intuitive, but apparently automotive "antilock braking systems" do that to shorten stopping distances.

Great to let the little children name it if ever make another best wishes sir from Texas USA

That is just awesome. I probably have rarely smiled more widely the I just did. Thank you guys, you just made my day a lot happier :)

I love this! Great to see it made after the many months/last year. Though, atm it appears to be a 2-2-0 loco. What if you put a chain and sprocket on the two axles for greater traction force. Or you could put side rods on the sides.

@arevolvingdoor3836

2 жыл бұрын

Just thinking the same thing! I think some braking improvements are also necessary, such as adding a brake to the carts behind as it could be a problem at higher speeds to put all the braking on the two wheels of the locomotive

@henrybest4057

2 жыл бұрын

@@arevolvingdoor3836 If the tank was fully pressurised, he could have air brakes.

@datguymiller

2 жыл бұрын

Or just connecting rods on the non driven side

@datguymiller

2 жыл бұрын

@@arevolvingdoor3836 If you connect the wheels all wheels will break

@calebjowens

2 жыл бұрын

@@arevolvingdoor3836 it looks like the engine braking is more effective and that is on the other axle so applying both should be sufficient at most speeds

The Tornado, love the name.

man this is awesome, its got such a richard trevithick feel, you should all be proud!

Here in the USA, they make high pressure compressors to pump up tanks for paintball that can pump to over 3000psi and cost about $200 dollars. They are only designed to run short duty cycle of 20mins but over time, could be used to charge up your tank. Another option would be to find a scuba shop and see if they would charge it for you. Maybe offer to barter some of your produce in exchange for charging up your tank.

I gotta say. I love the design of this engine. It reminds me of the earlier steam locomotives of the 1800s. Even sounds like one too. Looking forward to seeing how this railway progresses!

@nathanchan4653

2 жыл бұрын

Also, it almost sounds like Ivor The Engine’s chuffing sound

@ladela7348

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Looks like something Trevithick would have built for a Cornish mining company in the early 1810s.

This is an incredible, if not absolutely mad, project! Very very well done!

Brilliant to see it in action. It even sounds like a proper engine, and you used Sandra’s suggestion for a name. When you get a diving compressor, you might need an old oxygen regulator and may have to submerge the oxygen bottle in water while filling it. Diving bottles are submerged while being filled as they get very hot. Good stuff 👌

@schwuzi

2 жыл бұрын

A paintball compressor would be better. They get up to the same pressures but are not so finnicky with the air they put in the tank. Diving compressors are magnitudes more expensive because they have to treat and filter the air they put in the bottle because humans have to breathe it. In this case a paintball compressor would be perfect as it doesn't matter if the air in the tank isn't breathable.

So exciting to see how this has all come together, after you’ve worked on it for so long!

This project turned out great! I really like the paint job you did with the back and red, it looks amazing and the locomotive sounds fantastic.

I love your version of Tornado as well as the railway! One thing though - consider adding a connection point on the front as well as the rear, so you can pull as well as push wagons from either end of the the loco around on your railway. That was you don't have to worry about which way 'Tornado' is facing.

Has to be one of the very best videos I’ve seen - utterly brilliant

Well done, Heath Robinson would be well pleased with you all for keeping up standards.

Never have I been so happy to see a project completed! Wonderful stuff - Trevithick would be proud! I just think that the parking brake needs to be self-acting - maybe link it to the seat, so it releases when you sit down? - because I think the reverse lever provides enough normal braking. Need more power!

looks more of a torpedo than a tornado )) gl great job.

@alfepalfe

2 жыл бұрын

I believe someone said that in the last video but didn't remember the word for "torpedo" so said tornado instead. Someone in the comments then suggested that should be its name.

Wow what a happy and interesting man I love the way he thinks over and builds such wonderful machines .

I absolutely love everything about this channel. Thanks for adding some joy to the world

This is awesome. I would suggest adding a chain between the axles, you would get 4x4 traction and braking at the same time...

I like the aesthetic of the curved spokes on all the moving wheels (fits with the name Tornado) and how well the color scheme worked out, especially with you both wearing red shirts. A suggestion would be to have the spring keep the brake against the wheel (and resting your foot on the lever releases it). A coupler at the other end might be helpful too. Could the cylinder be refilled with steam? David

@laurensvisser7623

2 жыл бұрын

In theory, you could fill the cylinder with steam. However, it opens up a world of problems that are hard to solve on a DIY engine. One of the biggest things is that you will have to thermally isolate the tank extremely well, otherwise the steam will just turn to water in half an hour or so. Increasing air pressure with a dive tank compressor seems to be the most obvious improvement, as well as having some gentle heating of the tank to counter the cooling effect of the expanding air. The self cooling effect lowers the air pressure which is not a good thing in this case.

Pro Tip. Cover your rails with bed blanket and then some kind of gravel or rocks. No more weeds. It also keeps the rails from moving around. Its called ballast. You can easily cut the fabric away from the rails after.

Wonderful! A true marvel of home engineering. Congratulations.

Love this so much, well done guys!

Brilliant Tim! I can't wait to see what she'll do with the proper pressure; just waiting on some kind soul to donate a dive compressor! Also a big fan of the suggestions to oil well and to tie the two axels together for more grip.

I have to say, there are very few people who can turn a pile of scrap parts into a locomotive! Very well done!

Fabulous! This must have been how people saw & reacted when Rocket first ran. Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic work, that just made me smile. Well done! Can’t wait to see some more running videos of Tornado and potentially a strength test? Or maybe a grand opening?! Cheers Matthew

incredible feat of home brewed engineering! I am impressed!

I don't know if this has previously been disclosed or not; but Tim is most certainly a (semi)- retired mechanical engineer. One alternative to using a high pressure compressor is a wonderous pneumatic device called an "air amplifier" such as those made by Haskel Engineering. These unusual machines use lower pressure air to create higher pressure air. They can sometimes be found on the used market for good prices due primarily to the fact that most people don't know exactly what they are.

You really should give an applause to yourself, good job!👍👍😀😀

Really well done Tim, im officially impressed.

absolutely love it

I ❤ it, every thing about it. The way it looks, the way it sounds, just brilliant!!

To much fun. Way to much fun. With 3000 pounds of air, don't forget a high pressure regulator. Thanks for the video. Jon