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7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T - stock code 9902

A particularly well built 7 1/4 inch gauge 0-4-2T to Ken Swan's excellent "Bridget" design.

The work of an experienced model engineer whose father had been responsible for several locomotives, starting with a "Fayette" completed in the early 1930s and including a "Princess Royal" and "Hielan Lassie". His son continued the famliy tradition with a 5 inch gauge large Prairie and the Bridget.

The engine has been in one family's ownership from new, kept on display in the house in recent years - it's evidently had regular use in the past, maintained to a good standard.

Boiler has had a recent hydraulic and steam test with new certification issued. The engines runs very well in both directions with crisp, well-defined exhaust beats.

length/inches 38
width/inches 13
height/inches 17
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type pole
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
boiler number 9902
CE mark n/a - non-commercial
working pressure/psi 100
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 12-Sep-2025
superheater(s) 3
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
whistle yes