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5 inch gauge "Simplex " with commercial boiler - stock code 12937

A 5 inch gauge "Simplex" 0-6-0T to the popular Martin Evans design.

This one has come to us as part of a collection including a complete garden railway, with locomotives and rolling stock.

A well-advanced project, comprising:

  • chassis with all motionwork and valve gear
  • CE-marked copper boiler
  • kit of profiled brass for cab and tanks
  • quantity of parts and unmachined castings including nameplates, grate, chimney & dome
  • drawings and copy of the construction manual
length/inches 30
width/inches 11
height/inches 8
weight/kg 60
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type screw
boiler number WSME.286.04.04.H.V
year built 2004
boiler maker Western Steam
CE mark yes
working pressure/psi 110
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered