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7 1/4 inch gauge part-built LMS "Duchess" - stock code 5868

A vast amount of castings, material and parts to build a 7 1/4 inch gauge "Duchess" including machined cylinders complete with pistons, crankaxle, scale lubricators, a largely complete tender in primer, erected frames, providing a good headstart on this most magnificent and challenging of projects.

Too much to list every last item, the pictures below show exactly what there is of it, but main parts include:

  • Complete flanged boiler kit in copper with rolled and jointed barrel

  • Machined cylinders, including end covers, pistons & rods, piston valve liners and bobbins

  • Erected main frames

  • Crankaxle and two driving axles with roller bearing axleboxes

  • Motionwork and valve gear components including coupling rods, radius rods and expansion links

  • Reverser stand

  • Set of scale lubricators

  • Double chimney complete with petticoat pipes

  • Set of works, number and nameplates

  • Stainless steel superheaters

  • 90% complete tender

  • Drawings

gauge 7 1/4 inch