An Exhibition Quality Model Of A 7 1/4 Inch Gauge - Apr 16, 2015 | Dreweatts 1759 In United Kingdom
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An exhibition quality model of a 7 1/4 inch gauge
An exhibition quality model of a 7 1/4 inch gauge
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An exhibition quality model of a 7 1/4 inch gauge London & South Western Railway 2-4-0 Beattie well tank locomotive No.314, built by Mr Bob Lilley of Bristol and believed to be the first completed model in the UK to the design by Chris Rayword, the silver soldered copper boiler by Western Steam of Bridgwater with fittings including water gauges and cocks, bypass valve, steam blower, lever operated cylinder drain cocks, pole reverser, screw down handbrake operating on all wheels, chassis with twin outside gunmetal cylinders, 1 1/3 inch bore x 2 1/2 inch stroke driving 8 1/2 inch wheels, with a stainless steel superheater, Allan s straight link valve gear, slide valves, twin ram lubrication pump, pressure gauge, blow down valves and twin safety valves, the locomotive with working leaf springs, floating front axle, twin crosshead pumps and feeds from a forward well tank, finished in traditional pea green lined livery, with fitted steps, handrails and lamp brackets, planked floor to cab, toolboxes, splashers and wooden buffer beams, 51cm long, 29cm wide, 48cm high; plus boiler documentation. Boiler History: Boiler Identity No.1521. Date of Construction 2014. Hydraulic Test Pressure 150 psi. Working pressure 100 psi. Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies Boiler Test Records. Hydraulic test expires 18th October 2018. Steam test expires 18th October 2015. This model was exhibited at The Bristol Model Engineering Exhibition, Thornbury in 2014 and illustrated on page 804 of The Model Engineer, volume 213, No.4496 28th November 2014. Eighty five full size locomotives of this class were built. The first being ordered from Beyer Peacock & Co. in 1862. The full size engine No.314 was used by Adams to demonstrate the new livery and one locomotive remains in preservation on the Bodmin & Wenford railway in Cornwall.
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An exhibition quality model of a 7 1/4 inch gauge

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