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5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion" - stock code 8170

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5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"
A 5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway "Lion" to LBSC's "Titfield Thunderbolt" design.
 
Boiler is by Western Steam, feed by a hand pump and injector.

Well made, it ran well on steam test in the workshop - slip eccentric valve gear replaces the prototypical, if somewhat fragile, Gab gear.

 
gauge 5 inch
length/inches 22 + 13
width/inches 9-Jan
height/inches 14.5
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear slip eccentric
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
boiler number WSME.636.09.09.HV.5080
year built 2009
boiler maker Western Steam
CE mark yes
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
superheater(s) 2
superheater type flue tube
fusible plug no
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring
hand pump 1
whistle yes