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5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0 - stock code 9126

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5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
5 inch gauge "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0
A venerable example of LBSC's "Maid of Kent" 4-4-0, completed in 1967.

Boiler appears to be the fifty year old original - silver soldered copper, it has has a couple of old plugged repairs on the foundation ring which remained watertight on hydraulic test.

Cosmetically scruffy but complete.

gauge 5 inch
length/inches 37 + 24
width/inches 9
height/inches 14
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
valve type slide
valve gear Joy
reverser type screw
injector(s) 1
boiler number N4-75-58
year built 1967
boiler maker N Pendlebury
CE mark n/a
working pressure/psi 75
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 23-Jun-2024
superheater(s) 4
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump axle
hand pump yes