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5 inch gauge GWR Prairie - stock code 4469

A 5 inch gauge GWR Prairie to Evans' "Firefly" design, completed in 2008 and not steamed a great deal since.

Silver soldered copper boiler by John Ellis, feed by injector, crosshead pump and handpump. Gunmetal cylinders with slide valves actuated by Stephenson's gear with pole reverser in cab. Mechanical lubricator.

gauge 5 inch