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The engine proved to be a fine performer and, inevitably, Don was asked to provide drawings for others. To his embarrassment several locomotives were completed by other builders whilst his original prototype languished, intended to be completed "as a retirement project".
Sadly - but perhaps unsurprisingly given the immense number of other irons he had in the fire - his own engine was never finished. It's recently come to us from a large collection of traction engines and locomotives, parts of a retirement "down-sizing" project.
We'd put the locomotive at around 80% complete - it runs on air and has, evidently, been steamed a few times in the distant past. Boiler is silver soldered with nutted and calked stays - on hydraulic test it proved structurally sound at twice working pressure, showing only a few stays beading.
There are a set of erected tender frames - when steamed back in the day it ran with a borrowed Southern Railway tender.
Quite a rare model - according to Young his drawings, though detailed, were not up to his usual standard, which may have put potential builders off. We've had a couple in the past, including this one which we sold in April 2022.
Coming up to the 60th anniversary of its birth next year, this one really needs somebody who can get it finished and back out on the track, where it belongs!
Drawings and castings for the design are available from Reeves 2000.
length/inches | 38 + 25 |
width/inches | 10 |
height/inches | 14 |
weight/kg | 65 |
wheel material | cast iron |
axlebox type | split bearing |
cylinder material | gunmetal, fabricated |
valve type | piston |
valve gear | Walschaerts |
lubricator type | mechanical |
year built | c1964 |
boiler maker | D Young |
CE mark | n/a - non-commercial |
working pressure/psi | 80 |
boiler type | locomotive |
boiler material | copper |
boiler construction | nutted & caulked |
superheater(s) | 4 |
superheater type | flue tube |
safety valve(s) | 2 |
safety valve type | spring |
whistle | yes |