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3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill" - stock code 9987

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3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill"
A nicely made example of LBSC's 3 1/2 inch gauge "Rainhill", his take on Stephenson's "Rocket" as modified after the Rainhill trials of 1829.

The engine rolls freely and runs well on air. The boiler has had a twice working pressure hydraulic test and proved structurally sound, with two or three minor leaks in the nutted and calked firebox which could be easily re-calked.

Apparently unsteamed in many years, the engine is complete bar a missing grate which could be easily fabricated.

gauge 3 1/2 inch
length/inches 13.5 + 10.5
width/inches 5
height/inches 11 1/2
weight/kg 9 1/2
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear slip eccentric
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
superheater(s) 2
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1