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3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia" - stock code 9948

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3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia"
A well-advanced 3 1/2 inch gauge "Britannia" to the LBSC design serialised in "Model Engineer" magazine.

Work to date is to a good standard and includes a largely complete chassis that runs well on air - there's some video of it here - along with a silver soldered combustion chamber boiler and painted tender.

The boiler is a finely made thing - fit of the plates, quality of flanging and economical use of solder all witness an experienced hand in its construction.

Model Engineers Laser stock a good range of profiled parts, including platework for the cab. Complete with drawings.

gauge 3 1/2 inch
length/inches 34 + 18 1/2
width/inches 8
height/inches 11
weight/kg 40
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type piston
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type screw
lubricator type mechanical
boiler number 1478.9.88GM
boiler type locomotive with combustion chamber
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
superheater(s) 4 flues
hand pump 1