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3 1/2 inch narrow gauge "Conway" 0-4-0ST - stock code 12102

An early stage 3 1/2 inch narrow gauge 0-4-0ST, to Martin Evans' "Conway" design, heavily influenced by the locomotives Hunslet supplied to the North Wales slate quarries.

Work to date is to a good standard, and includes:

  • Erected frames
  • Axle pump and pump stretcher
  • Driving wheels and axles
  • Flycranks
  • Valve and pump eccentric sheaves, straps and rods
  • Gunmetal cylinders, end covers, valve chests, pistons and rods
  • Expansion links and trunnion blocks
  • Weighshaft with lifting arms
  • Profiled connecting rods with little end bushes fitted, big ends to be machined and bushed
  • Handbrake column, handle, screw and operating lever
  • Reverser stand
  • Smokebox assembly with chimney
  • Stainless steel ashpan and grate
  • Commercially built boiler by R.Chambers, complete with regulator, firehole door and all fittings
  • Various smaller parts and unmachined castings, including dome and crossheads

An attractive design, it comes out somewhat larger than an "Alice" class quarry Hunslet - one of the nicest we've had was sold way back in 2009, there are pictures in the archive here if you need some inspiration.

gauge 3 1/2 inch
length/inches 28
width/inches 11
height/inches 16
weight/kg 30
wheel material cast iron
cylinder material gunmetal
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
boiler number RC 661
year built 1984
boiler maker R Chambers
CE mark n/a - pre-2002
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring
chassis material steel, bolted