WATER COLUMN FOR STEAM ENGINE

Mth makes one. 

 

Heres a link to MTH's description page, you can scoll down and click on "find it" to see which dealers still have it in stock.

 

MTH 30-11007

We have these and they are very nice.

http://locomotiveworksinc.com/WaterTowers.html

Sadly that MTH water column is nearly G gauge, it is way out of O scale, it is huge!

MTH Column On my Layout.  Does appear large.

Hi if are you looking for something in brass handmade fully operarional (sorry no water) let me know

here is one that I make, this one is almost finished, the only missing parts are the wire and chains.

Andre.

 

Thanks to everyone that has replied...................Brandy

Both are very nice.
The water spout is a real winner.

Are they kits?

 

I don't think the MTH water column is all that large.  Google "water column" and you'll find plenty of images of all sizes used on the prototype, including some large ones.

 

I think that Allan is right, I suspect a late era water column is a lot taller than many realize. For a reference, I just looked at my Lionel Scale size FEF-3, the tender deck, where the water tank hatch is, is nearly cab roof height, I doubt that it is even 3/4" below stack height, which if my memory serves me right is around 15-16 ' above rail surface. that would put the tender deck around 12-13' above the rail, for the water to run out the proper end of the spout it would need to be at least a couple of feet higher than the tender deck, plus the parts of the column above the spout, I would imagine that the over-all height of a late era column could easily be 18' or more above the railhead.

 

This would be a Great topic for Hot Water to chime in on,

 

Doug

The January 2005 issue of Mainline Modeler shows 3 different N&W water columns with drawings.

 

The Poage Water Column had a spout that was 13'-3 1/4" above the rails.

 

The Dawson Water Column had a spout 13'-7 1/4" to centerline of horizontal pipe (with spout at end) above the rails.  The Dawson spout could not be lowered according to the article.

 

The Sheffield Water Column had a spout 15'-6" above the rails.

 

The article says water columns could deliver between 3,000-6,000 gallons of water per minute, with 5,000 gallons was the practical limit.

 

The Dawson unit would be an easy one to build, looking at the plans.

Here's the drawings of the 3 water columns:

 

 

 

From the above drawings the height of an O scale water column should not exceed 3 3/4 inch.

Correct!

Andre.

Here's a shot at the station on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Md.  The water column is on the right.  Notice the size compared to the person standing nearby.

 

 

Charlie, all David's stuff is ready to go, painted and weathered. He also has 2 different heights of water columns and we have 1 of each. Excellent price for a model thats ready to put on the layout.

A couple of additional pictures of the water spout, Cumberland Maryland, Western Maryland Scenic.

This was built from plans (I forget which ones) and fits into the 3 3/4" rule.

 

Everything about the MTH column looks huge to me.

 

 

The water column is easer it find than the steel spoutless water tower to serve it.  As

a bit of useless information, the steel water tower that formerly served the Detroit,

Teledo, and Ironton at Jeffersonville, Ohio (also once a junction for an narrow gauge

railroad that crossed there, known as the "Grasshopper", for its movement down rough

track) has served post steam duty as storage for grain for a still standing feed mill.

Here are the two styles that I have. The MTH is on the right.