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4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine - stock code 10048

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4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
4 inch scale part-built Burrell traction engine
A well-advanced 4 inch scale Burrell, the work of a professional engineer with many large-scale steam models to his credit, including a 7 1/4 inch gauge "Romulus", "Hercules" and "Thomas II".

Having recently turned 80, whilst still working daily in his large, comprehensively equipped workshop on a variety of projects he's decided time has come to move on a couple of the larger engines.

The Burrell has been built to a good standard, work to date comprises:

  • Steel boiler with expanded copper tubes, the plates and tubes were prepared by the builder before being professionally assembled
  • Machined cylinder block
  • Wheels complete with rubber tyres
  • Tender complete with fairleads and water lifter hose brackets
  • Commercially machined gears, including differential
  • Crankshaft with flywheel, main bearings and connecting rod
  • Majority of valve gear machined and fitted, including eccentric sheaves, straps, rods and expansion link
  • Steering gear

There is a quantity of unmachined gunmetal castings including safety valves, clacks and water pump.

Other than boiler fittings - pressure and water gauges, injector and steam valves - there is not much else to be bought, the engine could be completed for the cost of some stock material, steel sheet and time in the workshop.

length/inches 72
width/inches 29
height/inches 45
wheel material steel
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
boiler type locomotive
boiler material steel
boiler construction welded, expanded tubes
safety valve(s) 0