A well-advanced Great Western 51XX large Prairie, to Trevor Shortlands super-detailed design built at 1 1/6" scale to the foot for 5 inch gauge - we had Trevor's own engine some years ago, there are pictures in the archive here.
Work to date comprises a largely complete chassis with valve gear; steam brake cylinder; silver soldered copper boiler; several boxes of small parts and some drawings.
| gauge | 5 inch |
| length/inches | 44 |
| width/inches | 9 1/2 |
| wheel material | cast iron |
| axlebox type | split bronze |
| valve type | slide |
| valve gear | Stephensons |
| CE mark | n/a, non-commercial |
| boiler type | locomotive |
| boiler material | copper |
| boiler construction | silver soldered |