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5 inch gauge LNER A3 - stock code 7916

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