{"product_id":"10-14-inch-gauge-0-4-0-for-restoration-stock-code-3198","title":"10 1\/4 inch gauge 0-4-0 for restoration","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eI sold this one in October 2007, it's just  come back - looks the same now having been stored inside the last three years,  words and picture below are from 2007. I still think it would make a spectacular  sized 7 1\/4 inch gauge engine!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA large 0-4-0 saddle tank, currently gauged for 10 1\/4 inch but  a practical conversion to 7 1\/4 with its outside frames and flycranks - it would  make something Tinkerbell sized. It's been sheeted down in a back garden for the  last couple of years, I was somewhat pessimistic at the chance of getting it out  with the manpower I had available yesterday (me basically) and was rather  surprised when, having backed up the van and attached it to the big electric  winch, it not only ran out freely but even made chuffing noises as it ran up the  ramps.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003ePossibly made originally for commercial use, it features  built-up cylinders with piston valves actuated by Walshaert's valve gear, pole  reverser in cab. Each cylinder is served by its own mechanical lubricator.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe original boiler was a water tube design, possibly paraffin  fired and fed by an axle pump and large, industrial-size hand pump on the  footplate. Since most of the innards are now either missing or dying,  replacement with a more conventional coal-fired boiler - either locomotive or  marine type - would be the fastest way of getting the engine back in action.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe chassis needs a serious pull apart and shot-blast, however  the working parts have been kept greased over the years and it does push along  easily.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019713859925,"sku":"3198","price":2450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3198-1.webp?v=1779906435","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/10-14-inch-gauge-0-4-0-for-restoration-stock-code-3198","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}