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A 3 inch scale Atkinson steam wagon, commercially built and unused in recent years.

Based on Ray Prime's well-known design, this engine was built by Ashby Engineering of Leicester - paperwork with the engine indicates that at some point they were also suppliers of castings for this design. The silver-soldered copper boiler is in excellent condition and has had a new twice pressure hydraulic test. It steams well, the engine itself runs quietly.

There are a variety of jobs to be done on this one - the handpump lever pivot bracket has broken, requiring either silver-soldering back on or replacement with a new pump. The crankshaft-driven pump requires stripping and servicing and the injector and/or clack valve needs cleaning.

Overall length 61 inches
Height 28 inches
Width 20 inches
Rear wheel 10 1/2 inch diameter
Front wheel 9 1/2 inch diameter
Weight approx 200 pounds