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2 inch scale Fowler DCC Showmans road locomotive for restoration - stock code 6037

We've had this one in before, recently back in part exchange for a ploughing engine.

A well-made 2 inch scale Fowler DCC Showmans Road Locomotive to the Plastow "Princess" design. The engine has been part-disassembled - there is a canopy but no supports and a generator.

Silver-soldered copper boiler by Swindon Boilers, 100psi working pressure. Feed by injector and mechanical pump driven from crankshaft. Compound cylinder block in gunmetal with slide valves actuated by Stephenson's reversing gear. Mechanical lubricator.

Four shaft, three speed transmission with differential, rubber tyres fitted, winch behind nearside rear wheel with fairleads on tender.

A large engine, it's a two man lift.

Hydraulic test @150psi for 100psi working pressure, 25-Feb-2014

Length 44 inches
Width 15 1/2 inches
Height 25 inches

scale 2 inch