Sold March 2017 Back to Archive

A well advanced "Romulus" 0-4-0WT - well made, if having suffered somewhat from many years storage in a shed. Work to date comprises:

• Rolling chassis incorporating well tank

• Cast iron wheels, axleboxes with leaf springs

• Cast iron cylinders machined and fitted

• Hackworth valve gear machined and fitted complete with weighshaft and reverser

• Smokebox assembly, complete with door, petticoat pipe and pipework

• All silver soldered copper boiler - it's a beautifully made thing, well flanged and a high standard of soldering, with good penetration throughout

• Cab - very robustly constructed in 1/8th brass plate

Boiler has a set of CAD drawings with it and full material specification - it's been contructed of C101 copper, 3/16" thick throughout with 1/2" foundation ring, steam dome top cast in LG2, crown stays and bushes in PB102 bronze.

In addition there is a box of parts including dome, firehole door assembly, reverser lever, brake stand, regulator handle and brake parts. To complete the engine will need boiler fittings, cleading and a lubricator (at which point might we respectfully point you to our Parts Shop, where we keep them in stock - a single ram 4 inch scale one would do the job)

Chassis will need stripping - it's currently seized, which is almost certainly pistons in the bores. Not too sure about the Wild West stack, but I'm sure somebody would love it.