{"product_id":"10-14-inch-gauge-diesel-shunter-stock-code-5252","title":"10 1\/4 inch gauge diesel shunter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe work of a talented engineer with experience in the  repair and maintenance of standard gauge locomotives, this project was started  when he became involved with a 10 ¼ inch gauge railway. Far from the usual  “lawnmower engine in a tin box” concept favoured by less patient builders,  this is a well-designed, beautifully built and extensively detailed design.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePower train is based on a three cylinder electric-start  Kubota diesel engine which was completely rebuilt before installation (and I  mean \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003ecompletely\u003c\/i\u003e, with a sheaf of  receipts for everything from new cylinder head and valves guides, through  pistons and rings to just about every seal in the engine). Transmission is by  hydraulic pump mounted on the engine, driving a hydraulic motor which is coupled  by gears to the rear axle.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe chassis is robustly constructed, the builder produced  patterns and castings for the horns and sandboxes in iron. Wheels are in steel,  coupled by flycranks and rods (if you look closely you can see the little wooden  bungs turned up to cap the oiling holes in the rods)\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is currently no bodywork, although there is a sketch  of what the builder had in mind which would allow completion should you not have  your own ideas.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe engine has was run in its current state some years ago  for a couple of days on a railway that Sam I and I visited earlier this year.  The engine is reported to run like a watch, the locomotive as powerful as  anything the owner had ever driven on this gauge (which, with a three cylinder  diesel engine driving all wheels through a geared-down hydraulic motor, is  hardly surprising).\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  Length 59 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Width 22 inches    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019682271573,"sku":"5252","price":4650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/5252-1.webp?v=1779906193","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/10-14-inch-gauge-diesel-shunter-stock-code-5252","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}