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5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie" - stock code 10175

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5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
5 inch gauge Polly "Prairie"
A Polly Models "Prairie", the largest locomotive in their well-regarded 5 inch gauge range; to our eyes a most handsome design.

A one owner engine, this one has come to us as part of a complete private railway along with a Polly "Trojan", rolling stock and track. It appears to have had little use from new and remains in excellent mechanical condition, very smartly turned out in Great Western green.

The CE-marked silver soldered boiler has had recent hydraulic and steam tests with new certification issued.

The engine runs as well as it looks, mechanically quiet with well-defined exhaust beats. It steamed freely on the rolling road, there's some video of it here.

gauge 5 inch
length/inches 42
width/inches 10
height/inches 15
weight/kg 62
bore x stroke/inches 1 1/2 x 2 3/8
wheel material cast iron, 5 inch diameter
axlebox type plain bearing
minimum radius/feet 25
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Stephensons
reverser type pole
lubricator type mechanical
injector(s) 1
boiler number BN430
year built 2018
boiler maker Brian Nicholls Model Engineering Services
CE mark yes
working pressure/psi 90
boiler type locomotive
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
hydraulic test valid to 15/Dec/25
steam test valid to 2/May/23
superheater(s) 1
superheater type radiant
fusible plug yes
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type pop
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1
whistle yes