{"product_id":"3-12-inch-gauge-vale-of-rheidol-2-6-2-stock-code-3432","title":"3 1\/2 inch gauge Vale of Rheidol 2-6-2","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot an exact scale model, but a good representation of one of the Vale of  Rheidol Railway's 2-6-2s - the originals were built by Davies \u0026amp; Metcalfe,  with another built at Swindon when the Great Western took over the railway in  the 1920s from the Cambrian Railway.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engine is built for 3 1\/2 inch gauge, as ever with narrow gauge models  you end up with a large engine for the gauge - this one is more like a 5 inch  gauge engine.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver soldered copper boiler, working pressure 80psi, feed by twin  mechanical pumps (working from the piston tailrods) and injector, with auxiliary  hand pump in the side tank. Getting water into the boiler shouldn't be an  issue...    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunmetal cylinders with slide valves actuated by Walschaert's valve gear with  pole reverser in cab. Mechanical lubricator on offside running board.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI think this is a really attractive little engine (having been brought up  with the Welsh narrow gauge). However, when I broached the subject of it living  on a chest in the hall for a while, Mrs P took one look and declared it to look  \"too boxy\". I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder - the engine  has been relegated to a bookshelf in my office.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLength 30 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Height 12 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Width 10 inches    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009621905749,"sku":"3432","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3432-1.webp?v=1779898636","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-12-inch-gauge-vale-of-rheidol-2-6-2-stock-code-3432","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}