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5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T - stock code 11789

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5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge GWR 45XX 2-6-2T
A 5 inch gauge Great Western small Prairie, No.5541, the original built in 1928 and withdrawn in 1962, going to Woodham Brothers' yard at Barry, South Wales. Bought for preservation in 1972, the engine returned to steam only three years later, in 1975.

An older engine, built to Martin Evans' "Firefly" design, the commercially built boiler has had recent hydraulic and steam tests with new certification issued.

The engine steams freely and runs - better in reverse than forwards, with some wear noted in the motionwork.

Paintwork is shabby - worn through in places and not terribly well applied in the first place.

An engine we'd be tempted to run as-is for the next year or two, then spend the following winter undertaking a light bottom end overhaul and repaint.


gauge 5 inch gauge
length/inches 40
width/inches 10
height/inches 15
weight/kg 69
wheel material cast iron
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
injector(s) 1
year built 1996
boiler maker Priory Boilers
CE mark n/a - pre-2002
working pressure/psi 90
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 24/Jan/28
steam test valid to 30/Mar/25
superheater(s) 2
superheater type radiant
safety valve(s) 1
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1 crosshead
hand pump 1
whistle yes