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3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela" - stock code 8586

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3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific "Pamela"
A particularly well-built 3 1/2 inch gauge Pacific to LBSC's "Pamela" design. Serialised in "Model Engineer" magazine in 1950 it was his - somewhat mischievous - re-imagining of Bulleid's Merchant Navy (many of which were, indeed, rebuilt in the late 1950s - possibly some "ME" readers at Eastleigh Works...)

An older engine, paintwork is "working clothes", however the combustion chamber boiler makes steam like it's going out of fashion. The finely built chassis runs exceptionally well - it ran on the rolling road for an hour last week with the safety valves feathering pretty much constantly - notching up accurately in either direction with a crisp, even exhaust beat.


gauge 3 1/2 inch
length/inches 35 + 18
width/inches 8
height/inches 11
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type piston
valve gear Walschaerts
reverser type screw
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
boiler number 1686
CE mark n/a - non-commercial
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive with combustion chamber
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 24/Jun/2023
steam test valid to 4/Jul/2021
superheater(s) 4
superheater type flue tube
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1
whistle yes