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5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok" - stock code 9422

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5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
5 inch gauge LNER B1 4-6-0 "Springbok"
A 5 inch gauge LNER B1 to Martin Evans' "Springbok" design.

A well built engine in good order, it came to us recently as a part exchange, along with an LNER O1 2-8-0. In regular club use pre-lockdown, it steams freely and runs well - there's some video of it taken outside the workshop here.

Boiler has had recent hydraulic and steam tests with certification issued for same, in addition to older club documentation.

Paintwork has typical wear associated with a running engine but remains in good, bright condition - it's one of the nicest turned out B1s we've had in the last year or two.

gauge 5 inch
length/inches 40 + 25
width/inches 10
height/inches 14
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type piston
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type screw
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 2
boiler number 2212J
year built 1980
CE mark n/a pre-2002
working pressure/psi 90
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 17-Dec-2024
steam test valid to 24-Apr-2022
superheater(s) 4
superheater type flue tube
fusible plug no
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump twin ram
hand pump 1
whistle yes