This is the Baldwin no. 3003 live steam model I've built in my spare time, spending about 1,500 hours on it in 2000-2003 - some details which have been added later are still missing in this photo, shot on September 22, 2002, less than a month after I ran the engine on steam for the first time. The loco and tender are together almost two meters (6 1/2 ft) long. Add the four cars, and the whole train is close to 6 meters, or 20 ft.

Please note that some ideas, questions etc. on older pages may not be relevant anymore, since the design or the solutions changed during the process of construction...

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Click on the small drawing at right for technical data and measurements of the locomotive model.

Please note: Due to a change in ISP, some pages may be missing / incomplete. This will be fixed in the near future.

Constructing a 4-4-0 model loco, newer pages: A couple of pictures... Two Steam Festivals Two steamups Loco Autopsy 2003-11-12 Two Museum outings pics added 2003-07-21 Shovel work pic added 2003-08-04 New burner design Info added 2003-07-20 Another 3003 model pic added 2003-05-20 Farewell for this season 2002-10-16 Picture gallery 2002-09-22 Work continues... 2002-09-17 Slight problems new pics 2002-12-05 Experiences... updated 2002-09-01 First steam! 2002-08-26 Powerful pokers! 2002-08-25 Lots of stuff... 2002-08-22 Safety Valves 2002-08-02 Water gauge & track solutions 2002-07-23 Hydro test... 2002-07-18 Boiler making! 2002-07-17 Track work 2002-07-07 Progress report... 2002-07-02 Hot stuff! 2002-06-27 A productive weekend... 2002-06-16 Flash boiler test... :-( 2002-06-04 The smokestack pic added 2002-05-21 Turnout design & other stuff updated 2002-05-05 Tender stuff! 2001-09-13 Track design pic added 2002-03-20

Constructing a 4-4-0 model loco, older pages: It's taking shape! 2001-08-14 The Slide Valves pic added 2001-08-11 Fabricating the cylinders 2001-07-13 Making the cab 2001-07-13 Quartering 2001-06-27 Machining the wheels 2001-06-21 Succesful casting! 2001-06-14 Casting, first attempt 2001-06-05 Eccentric Mechanism pics & movie added 2001-01-31 Reversing mechanism 2001-01-27 Crosshead & Tender Pumps pic added 2001-01-15 Links, hangers, rockers expanded 2001-01-09 Perspective correction of photo 2001-01-08 Axle boxes & Suspension 2000-12-23 Number & builder's Plates etching work added 2000-12-17 Eccentrics & bearings expanded 2000-12-15 Rods & brasses pics added 2001-01-25 Front bogie/truck pics added 2001-02-18 Cutting, soldering, welding the frame new pic 2000-11-30 Making the wheel patterns added pics 2000-12-10 Old drawings from 1875 (downloadable files 2001-01-14) How to design the track? 2000-09-14 Other old pages: Next project? 2003-03-01 3003 Digital Art Poll results 2002-11-16 Novel boiler design? 2000-11-19 Baldwin steam engines used in Finland Vintage pics of the BLW 4-4-0s Similar Baldwin engines

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