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5 inch gauge Shay - stock code 8588

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5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
5 inch gauge Shay
We sold this one back in 2015 as a part-finished engine, it had come to us from the family of the late builder (there's a listing for it in the archive here).

Fitted with a commercially-built CE-marked copper boiler, since last here the locomotive has been completed and painted.

length/inches 42
width/inches 11
height/inches 17
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
injector(s) 1
boiler number ST 1155.05.14
year built 2014
boiler maker Steam Technology
CE mark yes
working pressure/psi 90
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction TIG-welded/silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 24-Jun-2023
fusible plug no
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1
steam pump 1
whistle yes