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An early stage 2 inch scale Burrell DCC Scenic Showmans engine to Ronald.H.Clarke's highly detailed "Thetford Town" design.

Work is to a good standard, assembly to date comprises:

• Silver soldered copper boiler with club certification for initial shell test
• Hornplates
• Tender and crane turret
• Smokebox with chimney
• Belly tanks

In addition, there is a large quantity of loose parts and castings, including:

• Front and rear wheel rims, hub blanks and profiled spokes
• Material for rubber tyres
• Set of spur gearing
• Twisted brass Olivers, wooden canopy ribs and bulbs
• Etched brass works plates
• Unmachined gunmetal castings, including cylinder block with covers, valves etc, differential hub and gears
• Unmachined cast iron flywheel
• Drawings and construction manual

Parts and castings for the design are available from Reeves. If you some inspiration to get out in the workshop with this one, there are some pictures of a really super Thetford Town in the archive here.