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Gauge 1 BR 9F 2-10-0 "Evening Star" - stock code 8541

A part-built gauge 1 BR 9F "Evening Star", built to the Roger Thornber design published in "Engineering in Miniature" in 1999.

Work to date is to a high standard throughout and comprises a largely complete chassis, requiring return cranks setting and valve chest and cylinder front covers fitting to run on air.

Boiler is part assembled, silver soldered copper construction, designed for gas-firing.

There is a quantity of machined and unmachined castings and other parts, including tender frames, along with a set of magazines covering the build.

gauge Gauge 1 & smaller
length/inches 17 + 9
width/inches 4
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Walschaerts
mechanical pump 1 x axle