Hey fellas,
Here's my review of Weaver's Boston & Maine P-4 Steam Locomotive. This servers as a nice addendum to the recent review done by OGR in run 270 (April/May 2014). I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks,
Eric Siegel
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Nice review Eric. It does look nice. Know you need to find a B&M caboose to go with it!
If you buy me one, I'll reshoot the video with a B&M caboose. 
Great review. I purchased the previous release of the NH I4 Pacific and am very pleased with it's performance. After watching and listening there is a huge difference in the sound package. Will definitely look into an upgrade.
Originally Posted by ericstrains.com:
If you buy me one, I'll reshoot the video with a B&M caboose.
Not so easy to find a scale B&M caboose. I have this one on order from the new MTH catalog.
Product Number: 20-91438
Caboose? That there is a passenger engine. Some of the Weaver Bradley coaches would be a nice match.
This is a very nice locomotive. I introduced this at the manufacturers' presentations at the TCA museum a few Yorks ago. I agree with Dave C about the New Haven I 4, an absolute beauty.
Don
Well done!
Peter
Originally Posted by ericstrains.com:
If you buy me one, I'll reshoot the video with a B&M caboose.
This B&M P4 locomotive probably ran mostly in passenger service.
Nice review, Eric. I agree that this engine is one of the best of the brass engines produced by Weaver in recent years. You might have also mentioned that the prototype for this particular engine is still in existence and, in fact, is undergoing restoration at Steamtown in Scranton, PA. There are plans to have it ready for operation on fan trips sometime soon. You have a piece of living history right there on your layout!
Paul Fischer
3713, at Steamtown is on the list to become live again. One of the interesting features as you look at all the pieces scattered around the Steamtown shop is the thermic syphon system. I believe this was a type of a feed water heater, at the least it increased boiler efficiency.
As always, very well done ERIC, TANKS!!!!
Originally Posted by Mike CT:
3713, at Steamtown is on the list to become live again. One of the interesting features as you look at all the pieces scattered around the Steamtown shop is the thermic syphon system. I believe this was a type of a feed water heater, at the least it increased boiler efficiency.
No, a thermic syphon is not a "type of feed water heater", but a system to circulate water (syphon) from the throat sheet area upward to the crown sheet area. The various feed water heating systems, such as Elesco, Worthington, Sellers, and Coffin to name a few, are all external systems.
By the way, that is a very nice review. That beautiful PASSENGER Pacific sure sounds a lot like UP 4-8-4 #844.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Mike CT:
3713, at Steamtown is on the list to become live again. One of the interesting features as you look at all the pieces scattered around the Steamtown shop is the thermic syphon system. I believe this was a type of a feed water heater, at the least it increased boiler efficiency.
No, a thermic syphon is not a "type of feed water heater", but a system to circulate water (syphon) from the throat sheet area upward to the crown sheet area. The various feed water heating systems, such as Elesco, Worthington, Sellers, and Coffin to name a few, are all external systems.
By the way, that is a very nice review. That beautiful PASSENGER Pacific sure sounds a lot like UP 4-8-4 #844.
Thank you The fire box pieces always looked different. I wasn't sure how a thermic syphon worked. I was looking for pictures, couldn't find any quickly. I believe the fire box has (2) thermic syphons ??
I talked to Weaver at the York event. At that time there were 30 models available from Weaver. IMO, One of the nicest pieces of Weaver steam I've seen. IMO.
Mike CT
Nice review.
