{"product_id":"10-14-inch-gauge-american-diesel-stock-code-9897","title":"10 1\/4 inch gauge EMD \"Lightning Stripe\" F7","description":"The mortal remains of a 10 1\/4 inch gauge EMD F7 diesel, comprising chassis with bogies and body. We believe it was originally powered by a Reliant 750cc engine which disappeared shortly before the shed housing the locomotive was cleared.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Of some considerable age, it's quite a good approximation to the prototype - we'd be interested if anybody knows its history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    There's a driver's seat at one end, the chassis is fitted with twin bogies, the rear one providing a mounting for the original car back axle and differential, with sprockets fitted to the half shafts providing drive to the wheels via a countershaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    With some work it looks possible to regauge to 7 1\/4 inch if required - we'd be tempted to fit new wheelsets rather than modify the originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Reliant engines still crop up for sale regularly - they make a particularly nice power unit for a locomotive: compact (they had to fit in a Reliant three-wheeler), light (all alloy), quiet (water cooled) and capable of pulling the heaviest trains on little more than tickover (they're rated at 40bhp when used in anger, which is probably ten times what you'd need to pull the average heavy passenger train).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009580519765,"sku":"9897","price":875.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/9897-1.webp?v=1779898420","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/10-14-inch-gauge-american-diesel-stock-code-9897","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}