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5 inch gauge "Metre Maid" 0-6-0T with CE-marked commercial boiler - stock code 11594

A particularly well-built "Metre Maid", the 0-6-0ST variant of Jack Buckler's popular "Sweet Pea" design.

Work to date is to a high standard and comprises:

  • complete chassis with axle pump, valve gear and motionwork
  • smokebox assembly complete with saddle
  • commercially-built CE-marked boiler supplied by Blackgates Engineering, complete with safety valves, regulator, clack valves and fountain with steam valves for blower and injector
  • stainless steel backhead/grate/ashpan assembly
  • profiled and formed parts for cab, running boards and saddle tank
gauge 5 inch gauge
length/inches 30
width/inches 12 1/2
height/inches 7 1/2
weight/kg 56
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Hackworth
boiler number BG 154
year built 2008
boiler maker Blackgates Engineering
CE mark yes
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type marine
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1