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9333

7 1/4 inch gauge Hunslet 0-4-0ST with commercial boiler

A well-advanced 7 1/4 inch gauge Hunslet to Alan Ruston's 3 inch scale "Elidir" design.

Work to date comprises a rolling chassis complete with cylinders, motionwork, valve gear and brakes; a smokebox assembly complete with chimney base, tube and cap and a commercially-built CE-marked silver soldered copper boiler, complete with manufacturer's documentation along with the builder's club hydraulic test certificate.

Parts and castings for the design are available from Reeves, Model Engineers Laser can supply profiled parts for the cab.

Complete with a set of drawings, there are pictures of a particularly well-finished "Elidir" in the archive here.

Technical information

Stock code

9333

Scale

3 inch

Length/inches

38

Width/inches

18

Height/inches

28

Wheel material

cast iron

Axlebox type

plain bearing

Cylinder material

cast iron

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

Stephensons

Reverser type

pole

Boiler maker

GB Boiler Services

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

90

CE/UKCA mark

yes

Year built

2016

Boiler number

GB734

Date out

Nov-20

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