3 1/2 inch narrow gauge "Conway" 0-4-0ST

An early stage 3 1/2 inch narrow gauge 0-4-0ST, to Martin Evans' "Conway" design, heavily influenced by the locomotives Hunslet supplied to the North Wales slate quarries.

Work to date is to a good standard, and includes:

• Erected frames
• Axle pump and pump stretcher
• Driving wheels and axles
• Flycranks
• Valve and pump eccentric sheaves, straps and rods
• Gunmetal cylinders, end covers, valve chests, pistons and rods
• Expansion links and trunnion blocks
• Weighshaft with lifting arms
• Profiled connecting rods with little end bushes fitted, big ends to be machined and bushed
• Handbrake column, handle, screw and operating lever
• Reverser stand
• Smokebox assembly with chimney
• Stainless steel ashpan and grate
• Commercially built boiler by R.Chambers, complete with regulator, firehole door and all fittings
• Various smaller parts and unmachined castings, including dome and crossheads

An attractive design, it comes out somewhat larger than an "Alice" class quarry Hunslet - one of the nicest we've had was sold way back in 2009, there are pictures in the archive here if you need some inspiration.