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2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific - stock code 9899

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2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
2 1/2 inch gauge "Fayette" Pacific
A vintage 2 1/2 inch gauge Pacific to LBSC's "Fayette" design. In the ownership of one family since it was built, it's come from a gentleman who has a picture of his father - as a boy - being given a ride behind his grandfather, the man who built it.

Certainly the oldest example we've ever had in - we think it's around ninety years old - and possibly one of the first ever built to the "words and music" published in "Model Engineer" magazine from July 1928 to May 1929.

In deference to its age we haven't attempted to test the boiler, however the engine remains in remarkable mechanical condition and ticks over nicely on compressed air.

length/inches 26+18
width/inches 6
height/inches 8 1/2
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Baker
reverser type pole
lubricator type mechanical
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive with combustion chamber
boiler material copper
superheater(s) 2
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 2 x axle
hand pump 2
whistle yes