Based on a two foot gauge prototype, in 3 1/2 inch gauge it's a large engine similar in size and weight to many 5 inch gauge tank locomotives - certainly a two man lift.
An older engine, the boiler has had a hydraulic test in the workshop and is sound, the engine runs on air. It requires some restoration including replacement of water gauge seals, attention to a seized blowdown valve, new union for the injector steam pipe and replacement of a missing whistle.
Paintwork is drab, even by industrial narrow gauge standards. It appears matt black has been sprayed over an earlier livery - one might hope the attractive lined black and green scheme it carried in the 1970s, which would be a nice thing to reinstate.
Complete with copies of the original construction articles.
length/inches | 41 |
width/inches | 12 |
height/inches | 16 |
wheel material | cast iron |
valve type | slide |
valve gear | Walschaerts |
injector(s) | 1 |
boiler number | 606-030 |
year built | 1995 |
CE mark | n/a, pre-2002 |
working pressure/psi | 90 |
boiler type | locomotive |
boiler material | copper |
boiler construction | silver soldered |
hydraulic test valid to | 28/Jan/2023 |
superheater(s) | 3 |
superheater type | flue tube |
fusible plug | no |
safety valve(s) | 2 |
safety valve type | spring |
mechanical pump | 1 |
hand pump | 1 |