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45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2 - stock code 13306

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45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
45mm gauge Aster SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2
Like buses, you wait for ages to get a "Merchant Navy", then two arrive in the same month!

A 45mm gauge Aster Southern Railways "Merchant Navy" Pacific, No.35028 "Clan Line", the documentation marks it as Aster's works number 015/200.

Assembled from a kit by a talented and supremely meticulous engineer, his work has previously featured in these pages in the form of his 5 inch gauge BR Class 7 "Oliver Cromwell".

Needless to say, there's an equally detailed and engaging writeup of his experience building the "Merchant Navy" on his website.

We've had the locomotive on our rolling roads - to our complete lack of surprise it steamed freely and ran exceptionally well.

Complete with original manufacturer's assembly instructions, packaging, track, blower, rolling roads and toolkit.

length/inches 17.5 + 10
width/inches 3 1/2
height/inches 5 1/2
weight/kg 4.5+1.5
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material brass
valve type slide
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type screw
boiler maker Aster
CE mark n/a - < 2 litre capacity
working pressure/psi 60
boiler type centre flue
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 11-Feb-2030
superheater(s) 2
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 3
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump yes
hand pump 1