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5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST - stock code 11787

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5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
5 inch gauge "Sweet Pea" 0-4-0ST
A venerable example of the ever popular "Sweet Pea" design, the work of a retired aeronautical engineer, this one has come to us from the late builder's family.

In "barn find" condition, the engine has been stored for many years in a garage at the family's seaside home, along with a 7 1/4 inch gauge "Holmside" which was completed but never steamed. The builder's two sons, men now nearing retirement themselves, both remember driving this when younger (and indeed one went on to build a "Sweet Pea" of his own).

Needing complete restoration - the engine rolls freely and attempts, somewhat unconvincingly, to run on air (about a quarter turn in forwards gear, three quarters in reverse).

gauge 5 inch
length/inches 31 1/2
width/inches 13
height/inches 21 1/2
weight/kg 62
wheel material cast iron
axlebox type plain bearing
cylinder material cast iron
valve type slide
valve gear Hackworth
reverser type pole
lubricator type twin displacement
CE mark n/a non-commercial
working pressure/psi 80
boiler type marine
boiler material copper
boiler construction silver soldered
safety valve(s) 2
safety valve type spring
mechanical pump 1
hand pump 1
whistle yes