Sold June 2004 Back to Archive

I've had a lot of these little Clayton lorries over the years, Robin Dyer's design is well-proven and very popular - I've had them in 2, 4 and even 6 inch scale (at which size you can comfortably sit in the back!). In 2 inch scale the design provides for a powerful engine which is easy to move about - the engine weighs about 70 pounds, the trailer another 40 or so. the pair fit comfortably in the back of a Fiesta (with the seats down and the boys evicted).

Silver soldered copper boiler with smokebox superheater. Feed by crank driven mechanical pump and injector. Auxiliary hand pump fitted in water tank behind cab. The mechanical pump delivers through a feed water heater mounted in the cab. Blowdown valve mounted to the front. Firing whilst stationary can be done through the front-mounted firehole door, on the move through the top-mounted door. Whilst designed to run on coal, these wagons are easily converted to gas firing if desired.

Twin cylinder, semi enclosed engine, driving through reduction gears and chain to the rear axle mounted differential. The reduction gearing makes the wagon surprisingly powerful for its size. Mechanical lubricator mounted beneath water tank.

Cab controls for blower, injector steam and water feeds, reversing lever and regulator.

Wheels are rubber tyred, front wheels steered by Ackerman linkage as used in the prototype.

This is one of the nicest examples I've had to date. Built in 2001, it's just three years old and has had very little use - even the tyres are unmarked. The paintwork is immaculate, the machining and fitting is to a high standard throughout. The engine appears in as-new condition, indeed I had to have a peer inside the firebox to convince myself it had actually ever been steamed.

The engine was tested a couple of months ago and has a current Southern Federetion boiler certificate through to 2006.

Length
Tractor unit 32 inches
Trailer 48 inches