Parts and castings for a 5 inch gauge Stirling 8 foot single, close to a hundredweight in total, comprising:
- Profiled locomotive and tender frames
- Gunmetal cylinder set castings
- Front bogie
- Locomotive and tender wheel castings, some machined
- Wooden split patterns for chimney and safety valve cover
- Main horns and axleboxes machined
- Reverser stand complete with hand wheel, Acme screw and bronze nut
- Smokebox with front and rear rings
- Machined buffers and couplings
- Mechanical lubricator
- Machined tender horns
- Leaf springs
- Locomotive brake gear
- Machined connecting rods complete with crosheads
- Quantity small parts including regulator handle, smokebox door handles etc
Work to date is to a good standard,
drawings and remaining castings are available from Reeves.
A supremely handsome design, nobody can need reminding of what the thing looks like when finished (but if you do,
have a look in the archive here).
