A derelict 5 inch gauge LNER A3. Quite decently built originally, well-proportioned and built as a three cylinder locomotive with prototypical Gresley-Holcroft conjugated valve gear.
Missing smokebox door, chimney, much of the offside valve gear and running board.
gauge |
5 inch |
length/inches |
47+28 |
width/inches |
11 |
height/inches |
15 |
wheel material |
cast iron |
axlebox type |
plain bearing |
cylinder material |
gunmetal |
valve type |
slide |
valve gear |
Gresley-Holcroft |
reverser type |
screw |
lubricator type |
mechanical |
boiler type |
locomotive with combustion chamber |
boiler material |
steel |
boiler construction |
all welded |
superheater(s) |
4 |
superheater type |
flue tube |
safety valve(s) |
2 |
safety valve type |
spring |