Welcome to the Small Live Steam Engines Wiki[]
Welcome to the SLSE wiki. We’re a collaborative community website that anyone, including you, can edit. We need your input to make this a definitive resource on Small Live Steam Engines. At last count we have well over 100 locomotives on this site, with your help that could increase. We desperately need more detail on some of our pages; if you can add some you would be aiding other users around the world.
Small Live Steam Engines?[]
Whilst intended to be about railway locomotives this site includes info on Traction Engines and small model stationary engines, such as Stuart. If it runs on steam and there is a design to build it to, lets hear all about it.
Categories[]
The most commonly used categories are:
- 32mm Gauge Locomotives
- 2.5 Gauge Locomotives
- 3.5 Gauge Locomotives
- 5 Gauge Locomotives
- 7.25 Gauge Locomotives
- Traction Engines
- Steam Wagons
- Stationary Engines
Click HERE for a list of all the current categories available.
If you are interested in buying or making an engine this guide may help you decide which gauge will suit your needs.
You can also search for locomotives organised by Whyte Notation by clicking HERE.
You can browse the categories based on the designer HERE.
More Categories will be added as the wiki becomes more populated.
How do I add an engine?[]
Simply click Add Page at the top of the screen. Try to be factual rather than including personal opinions, don't include copywritten materials (such as drawings), but add as much info as you can about each engine. Name the page after the locomotives most common name if you can, followed by its gauge in brackets, for example Flying Scotsman (5 Gauge). For stationary engines just the name is fine. Add an overview as the first part of the topic to introduce the engine, then follow up with further details if you have them. Finally at the bottom in the box marked Categories, add the categories the engine falls into, such as 3.5 Gauge Locomotives, and 0-6-0 Locomotives.
How do I edit an engine?[]
If you find an error or would like to add more detail simply click the edit page button in the top right of the page. Make sure your edits are factual, and please sign in so we can track comments. When you save you will be asked to summarise your edit, this helps with housekeeping.
Guides[]
If you are interested in buying or making an engine this guide may help you decide which gauge will suit your needs.
