Peter's Railway and the Moonlight Express (Peter's Railway)

Vine, Christopher G. C./ Wardle, John (ILT)

Christopher Vine（2009/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780955335921
• DDC分類 823.92

Full Description

This is book 2 in the series. Peter and his Grandpa have built a miniature steam railway across their farm, linking their houses. It is a scenic journey, crossing fields, woodland and running beside a river. For Peter the great excitement of this book is learning to drive the steam engine, Fiery Fox. It is what he has been waiting for since they started to build the railway. Apart from one disastrous escapade, everything works as they intended. The story finishes with the railway running at night, taking Grandma to a surprise birthday dinner. They also extend the railway and build a turntable so the engine can always face forwards for pulling the trains. As with Book 1, the story is combined with lots of simply explained technical information and diagrams, contained in pages at the ends of relevant chapters. More parts of the steam engine and railway are explored.

Contents

Chapter 1 Living on a Farm with a Railway; Chapter 2 The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway; Chapter 3 Onwards to Dungeness; Chapter 4 Riding Home in the Cab; Chapter 5 A Turntable at Eight Elms; Chapter 6 Looping the Loop and Learning to Drive; Chapter 7 How (not) to Paint a Sitting Room; Chapter 8 The Moonlight Express; Technical Contents; The Boiler - Safety valves, water gauge and explosions; Steam locomotive wheel arrangements - The Code; Points; The Turntable; Ball Bearings; Turning Loop and Sprung Points; Piston and Cylinders - Piston rings to make a perfect seal; Valves - to control the steam.