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1 1/2 inch scale Allchin with commercial boiler - stock code 12529

A well advanced 1 1/2 inch scale Allchin agricultural engine to W.J.Hughes' "Royal Chester" design, comprising:

  • Commercially built silver soldered copper boiler by John Ellis
  • Front and rear wheels
  • Hornplates
  • Crankbox assembly, complete with crankshaft, eccentric straps & sheaves, connecting rod and flywheel
  • Set of gears, part-erected with selector, third shaft and rear axle
  • Front end assembly including front axle, perch bracket, smokebox with front ring and door, and chimney
  • Brass tender
  • Set of lining transfers

There is a box of loose parts, including Pickering governor with gears, part-machined trunk guide, safety valves and a quantity of unmachined castings including cylinder block and valve chest.

Complete with drawings and a copy of the construction manual.

Includes free UK shipping.

scale 1 1/2 inch
weight/kg
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
governor type Pickering
boiler number 572
year built 1998
boiler maker John Ellis
CE mark n/a - pre-2002
working pressure/psi 100
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
differential yes