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8161

5 inch gauge "Britannia"

A part-assembled Winson kit-build 5 inch gauge "Britannia". It's come to us in part-exchange from a man who bought it new. He tells us the chassis has run on air at some point - it certainly turns over freely.

A house move has meant that some parts have been mislaid, however from what we can see it's largely complete - and certainly the big, expensive bits are there. Can't see any smoke deflectors, firebox cladding and one running board is missing. Some fittings are already installed on the boiler (including a rather nice Doug Hewson manifold), tender is largely complete.
 
Whilst these take work to get going, there is nowadays much information about modifications and improvements available online  - we've had several in over the years that have run well.
 

Technical information

Stock code

8161

Gauge

5 inch

Length/inches

50 + 24

Width/inches

10

Height/inches

14

Wheel material

cast iron

Axlebox type

plain bearing

Cylinder material

cast iron

Valve type

piston

Valve gear

Walschaerts

Reverser type

screw

Boiler maker

Winson Model Technology

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

90

CE/UKCA mark

n/a - pre-2002

Year built

1999

Boiler number

57

Safety valve type

spring

Safety valve

2

Fusible plug

yes

Hand pump

1

Mechanical pump

1 x axle

Superheater type

flue tube

Superheater

4

Pack

Single half pallet

Date out

Oct-18

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