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5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST - stock code 8105

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5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0ST
A 5 inch gauge "Ajax" 0-4-0T - a robustly proportioned tank engine, it's simple layout and outside valve gear make for a good beginners engine, easy to drive and maintain.

A well built engine, this one has been used infrequently on the builder's short garden railway to amuse his grandchildren. A highly prolific engineer, well into his eighth decade he's still turning out engines, currently working on a 4 inch scale traction engine.

Earlier in the year we had a pair of 5 inch gauge Duchesses he built some years ago, unsteamed from new.

Unsteamed in some years, the engine has recently had a twice working pressure shell test, with certificate issed for same.

gauge 5 inch
length/inches 30
width/inches 10 1/2
height/inches 15
weight/kg 50
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type screw
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
boiler maker Davies
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 1/Jul/22
superheater(s) 3
superheater type flue tube
fusible plug no
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1
whistle yes