It has recently arrived back with us, apparently still unsteamed given the condition of the grate and bright copper showing in the firebox; the paintwork remains in good condition.
Hemmens produced a high quality range of locomotives, traction engines and stationary engines in the 1980s, we've sold a dozen or so over the years.
scale | 1 1/2 inch & smaller |
length/inches | 22 |
width/inches | 8 1/2 |
height/inches | 15 |
cylinder material | gunmetal |
valve type | slide |
valve gear | Stephensons |
reverser type | pole |
lubricator type | mechanical |
boiler number | 479 |
working pressure/psi | 50 |
boiler type | locomotive |
boiler material | copper |
boiler construction | silver soldered |
safety valve(s) | 2 |
safety valve type | Ramsbottom |
mechanical pump | 1 |
road speed(s) | 2 |
differential | no |