Back in the 1970's my late father started work on a 1-1/2" scale Allchin traction engine but was never able to complete the project, passing away in 2000. Most of the parts appear to have been made and some assembly undertaken but rust has set in over the last twenty years and it's looking in quite a sorry state. Needing a break from my Britannia build, the time seemed the right to strip it back, clean it up, make any missing parts and try to complete the build. It is January 2019 and this is the start of what may be another long journey. Because there have been hundreds of these engines built, and described elsewhere, I will try to keep this record light on words and heavy on pictures. I do have a full set of drawings but they are very fragile although, in most instances, easily readable and I have borrowed Bill Hughes' book from our club library. Not all of these parts are for the Allchin so I need to sort this out first.

Because this is not a new build from scratch, I've divided it over four pages, with entries in the order that I made or repaired items.