Now, as then, there's nothing I can write about the engine that Claire's pictures opposite don't more eloquently convey. Suffice to say that this is the kind of engineering we - and probably everybody else - would like to do in a world with unlimited time, money and ability.
gauge | 3 1/2 inch |
length/inches | 30 1/2 + 22 |
width/inches | 7 1/2 |
height/inches | 10 1/2 |
wheel material | cast iron |
cylinder material | cast iron |
valve type | piston |
valve gear | Walschaerts |
reverser type | screw |
lubricator type | mechanical |
injector(s) | 2 |
year built | unknown |
boiler maker | I Jaycocks |
CE mark | n/a - non-commercial |
working pressure/psi | 80 |
boiler type | locomotive with combustion chamber |
boiler material | copper |
boiler construction | silver soldered |
superheater(s) | 3 |
superheater type | flue tube |
fusible plug | no |
safety valve(s) | 2 |
safety valve type | spring |
mechanical pump | 2 x axle |
hand pump | 1 |
whistle | no |