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1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine - stock code 11509

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1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
1 1/2 inch Allchin "Royal Chester" agricultural engine
A 1 1/2 inch scale Allchin agricultural engine to Bill Hughes' "Royal Chester" design, something of a barn find having recently emerged from a container where it's been stored for the last twenty years, along with other traction engines and locomotives by the same builder which have arrived with us recently.

Complete, the engine turns over freely. The paintwork is dull and brightwork covered in light surface rust.

The second engine constructed by this builder, it was started in 1957 and completed in the late 1960s. Its purpose built - and fabulously vintage-looking - crate bears a rally sticker from 1969.

A worthwhile restoration project, it would be nice to see the engine restored to its former splendour.

scale 1 1/2 inch scale
length/inches 25 1/2
width/inches 12
height/inches 16 1/2
weight/kg 39
wheel material steel
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
governor type Pickering
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
year built c1965
CE mark n/a - non-commercial
working pressure/psi 100
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type Ramsbottom
mechanical pump 1
road speed(s) 2
differential yes