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7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T - stock code 10056

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7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
7 1/4 inch gauge "Bridget" 0-4-2T
A well built 7 1/4 inch gauge 0-4-2T to Ken Swan's popular "Bridget" design, an engine we've had before - we were impressed by the way it ran on the rolling road when last here, keeping itself in steam without use of the blower (often required running on rollers) and running quietly in either direction - there's some video of it here.

It's recently come back with leaks from the superheater flues at the smokebox tubeplate - not a particularly difficult job to seal with Comsol, however the boiler will have to be lifted and pickled prior to doing the work.

The engine itself still runs well on air - "goes like the clappers" as the workshop noted last time we had it in!

gauge 7 1/4 inch
length/inches 37
width/inches 13
height/inches 18
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type pole
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
boiler number FVS95
year built 1995
boiler maker non-commercial
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type pop
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1