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11888

3 1/2 inch narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway "George"

A 3 1/2 inch gauge "George", Don Young's design based on the locomotives as originally supplied by George England & Company for the Ffestiniog Railway in the 1860s.

Work to date is to a good standard and comprises rolling chassis, bored gunmetal cylinders, brass platework, machined and unmachined castings, lubricator sight feeder with oil tank, tender wheelsets, some beautiful nameplates and an extremely well made TIG-welded and silver soldered boiler.

Parts, castings and drawings for the design are available from Reeves.

Technical information

Stock code

11888

Length/inches

26

Width/inches

9

Height/inches

13

Weight/Kg

25

Wheel material

cast iron

Axlebox type

plain bearing

Cylinder material

gunmetal

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

Stephensons

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

TIG-welded/silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

CE/UKCA mark

n/a non-commercial

Date out

May-24

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