{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-allchin-traction-engine-stock-code-6301","title":"3 inch scale Allchin traction engine","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eWe sold this one back in 2012 - it remains  the nicest Allchin I've seen in this scale. Pictures below were taken this  afternoon, words are from 2012. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/5534\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe  original listing is here,\u003c\/a\u003e the engine still has the driving truck and road  trailer as shown previously. The engine has been retubed and hydraulic tested in  the last two weeks, it's ready for the rally field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAn excellent 3 inch scale Allchin, complete with  driving\/passenger truck and road trailer.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe work of an award-winning model engine - his \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/6181\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e5  inch gauge Johnson \"Spinner\"\u003c\/a\u003e took a Gold Medal at the Model  Engineer Exhibition, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/3968\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e7  1\/4 inch gauge \"Bridget\"\u003c\/a\u003e he followed up with is the best example  we've had - this engine is three years old. It is exceptionally well made,  painting and lining are to a high standard. The complete outfit is characterised  by thoughtful, well-executed details - footplate is in stainless steel with  large filling hole for the tender, there is a plastic bunker liner to stop damp  coal dust attacking the tender sides, lamps are made to the builder's own  drawings (the press tool that made the lids is a work of art in its own right).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eGrate and ashpan are in stainless steel, retaining the peerless  design which Bill Hughes schemed out for the original 1 1\/2 inch scale version;  a hatch in the ashpan hinges down with the grate attached - once the fire has  been dropped, the whole lot simply folds back up inside and is retained by a  latch, no fiddling about holding up the ashpan with one hand whilst trying to  fit retaining pins with the other.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe road trailer is equipped with an electric winch with a  battery stowed at the front, a remote control allows easy single-handed loading  - once in, there is a wooden retaining bar which bolts down behind the back  wheels to secure the engine, with ratchet wrench installed adjacent for removing  the bolts.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSteel boiler by John Rex with expanded tubes, 100psi working  pressure. Feed by mechanical pump and injector. Cast iron cylinder with slide  valve actuated by Stephenson's gear with pole reverser. Mechanical lubricator.  Two speed transmission, winch behind nearside rear wheel with fairleads on  tender. Vulcanised rubber tyres.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe driving trailer and footrests which attach to the engine  drawbar make for a comfortable driving position - there is a small extension  \"dicky seat\" arrangement for the smaller driver, should you have  interested grandchildren. There is an electric pump and water tank in the truck,  allowing the engine tender to be filled using the attached hose. The truck has  an ingenious quick detach ball-joint coupling, which makes for easy steering,  whilst at the same time allowing engine and truck to ride the \"humps and  hollows\" found on a typical rally field. There are spare wheels for both  driving truck and road trailer.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe engine comes complete with fittings for hydraulic test,  tools, firing irons, steam oil and a quantity of coal in the driving truck.  There is a DVD made by the builder of the engine running at the Sacrewell Farm  rally last year (where it took the \"Best engine in steam\" award), it  took \"Best in Show\" at Whissendine 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eFirst steam test after completion was in March 2009, the engine  is road-registered with a V5. We've had it in steam much of this afternoon  (daren't steam it in the morning, otherwise we'd have wasted the whole day  playing with it). Goes just as well as it looks - makes steam like it's going  out of fashion, will pull off with 40 pounds on the clock and be blowing off by  the time you get to the end of our estate, notches up forwards and backwards,  injector is bulletproof. A really nice, thoroughly sorted engine - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qXctioWde1I\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethere's  a clip of Ashley running around the yard with it here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHydraulic tested 5\/6\/2015 @200psi for 100psi working pressure\u003cbr\u003e  Steam tested 19\/6\/2015\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 52\u003cbr\u003e  Width 24 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Height 34 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Flywheel diameter 14 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009718833493,"sku":"6301","price":11500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/6301-1.webp?v=1779898936","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-allchin-traction-engine-stock-code-6301","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}