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13082

2 inch scale Burrell "Thetford Town" Showmans engine

An early stage 2 inch scale Burrell DCC Scenic Showmans engine to Ronald.H.Clarke's highly detailed "Thetford Town" design.

Work is to a good standard, assembly to date comprises:

  • Silver soldered copper boiler with club certification for initial shell test
  • Hornplates
  • Tender and crane turret
  • Smokebox with chimney
  • Belly tanks

In addition, there is a large quantity of loose parts and castings, including:

  • Front and rear wheel rims, hub blanks and profiled spokes
  • Material for rubber tyres
  • Set of spur gearing
  • Twisted brass Olivers, wooden canopy ribs and bulbs
  • Etched brass works plates
  • Unmachined gunmetal castings, including cylinder block with covers, valves etc, differential hub and gears
  • Unmachined cast iron flywheel
  • Drawings and construction manual
Parts and castings for the design are available from Reeves. If you some inspiration to get out in the workshop with this one, there are some pictures of a really super Thetford Town in the archive here.

Technical information

Stock code

13082

Gauge

3 1/2 inch

Scale

2 inch

Length/inches

44

Width/inches

14.5

Height/inches

21.5

Weight/Kg

146

Wheel material

steel

Axlebox type

plain bearing

Cylinder material

gunmetal

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

Stephensons

Reverser type

pole

Boiler maker

non-commercial

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

100

CE/UKCA mark

n/a - non-commercial

Year built

1999

Boiler number

N20100780

Road speed

2

Date out

Oct-25

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