{"product_id":"2-12-inch-gauge-fayette-stock-code-2235","title":"2 1\/2 inch gauge Fayette","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of LBSC's most popular designs, drawn up at what was arguably the height  of his creative powers at the end of the 1920s, \"Fayette\" was his idea  of an Anglo-American Pacific, a large twin-cylinder engine with Baker valve  gear. Many of these engines were built (and, indeed, continue to be - the  castings and drawings are still available).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAn older model requiring mainly cosmetic refurbishment. Copper superheated  boiler fed by twin axle pumps (with individual bypass valves on the footplate),  steam pump and an auxiliary hand pump in the tender. The motion work is  well-executed and runs smoothly, there is a displacement lubricator below the  smokebox.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe boiler has had a hydraulic test - there are minor leaks from two easily  accessible stays in the firebox, other than that the seams and tubes are all  watertight and appear in good condition. It has a large firebox with combustion  chamber (very similar to the design he used on the contemporary  \"Maisie\" design) which makes for easy firing and very free steaming.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eI think that this would be a straightforward and really worthwhile  restoration - the design dates from the very beginnings of the modern era of  model engineering, just after LBSC had firmly established the credibility of  coal-fired, passenger hauling locomotives in the smaller gauges.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLength:\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 26 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 20 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020025876821,"sku":"2235","price":1070.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2235-1.webp?v=1779909792","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/2-12-inch-gauge-fayette-stock-code-2235","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}