A well-advanced Great Western 51XX large Prairie, to Trevor Shortlands super-detailed design built at 1 1/6" scale to the foot for 5 inch gauge - we had Trevor's own engine some years ago, there are pictures in the archive here.
Work to date comprises a largely complete chassis with valve gear; steam brake cylinder; silver soldered copper boiler; several boxes of small parts and some drawings.
gauge | 5 inch |
length/inches | 44 |
width/inches | 9 1/2 |
wheel material | cast iron |
axlebox type | split bronze |
valve type | slide |
valve gear | Stephensons |
CE mark | n/a, non-commercial |
boiler type | locomotive |
boiler material | copper |
boiler construction | silver soldered |