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5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia" - stock code 10735

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5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 7 "Britannia"
A well-advanced 5 inch gauge "Britannia", this one has come to us from a long-time customer, a prolific model engineer now in his ninth decade.

With a move just completed to a magnificent new house, and the workshop up and running again, he has decided to concentrate all his efforts on his 5 inch gauge "Duchess" which has been on the for more years than he cares to remember!

We'd put the Britannia at about 80% complete. Boiler was supplied new by GB Boilers, the chassis rolls freely. Work to complete includes reverser, pipework, boiler fittings and paintwork.

gauge 5 inch
length/inches 50+27
width/inches 10
height/inches 15
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type piston
valve gear Walschaerts
boiler number GB379
year built 2009
boiler maker GB Boilers
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring