A 32mm gauge 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 Garratt, the work of a prolific modeller with a total of some 15 or 16 engines built to date in this scale.
Gas fired boiler, it's been fitted for radio control although will require a receiver.
Unused in some years, it rolls along freely. Smokebox door handles are missing.
| gauge |
Gauge 1 & smaller |
| scale |
16mm |
| length/inches |
37 |
| width/inches |
4 |
| height/inches |
6 |
| wheel material |
cast iron |
| axlebox type |
plain bearing |
| valve type |
slide |
| valve gear |
Walschaerts |
| boiler number |
459-017 |
| year built |
2007 |
| boiler maker |
D Crookes |
| CE mark |
n/a - non-commercial |
| working pressure/psi |
60 |
| boiler material |
copper |