A derelict 5 inch gauge LNER A3. Quite decently built originally, well-proportioned and built as a three cylinder locomotive with prototypical Gresley-Holcroft conjugated valve gear.
Missing smokebox door, chimney, much of the offside valve gear and running board.
| gauge |
5 inch |
| length/inches |
47+28 |
| width/inches |
11 |
| height/inches |
15 |
| wheel material |
cast iron |
| axlebox type |
plain bearing |
| cylinder material |
gunmetal |
| valve type |
slide |
| valve gear |
Gresley-Holcroft |
| reverser type |
screw |
| lubricator type |
mechanical |
| boiler type |
locomotive with combustion chamber |
| boiler material |
steel |
| boiler construction |
all welded |
| superheater(s) |
4 |
| superheater type |
flue tube |
| safety valve(s) |
2 |
| safety valve type |
spring |