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8709

3 inch scale Allchin traction engine

A 3 inch scale Allchin agricultural engine. Scaled up from the popular "Royal Chester" design, it makes a large engine in this scale.

Re-boilered in 2013 with a new CE-marked boiler from TRS Boiler Makers, it's come in as part exchange against a 4 inch scale engine.

In recent use, the boiler has club history, as well as recent hydraulic and steam test with certification for same.

Technical information

Stock code

8709

Scale

3 inch

Length/inches

54

Width/inches

24

Height/inches

35

Weight/Kg

est 230

Wheel material

cast iron flywheel 14 inch diameter

Cylinder material

cast iron

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

Stephensons

Reverser type

pole

Lubricator type

mechanical

Boiler maker

TRS Boiler Makers

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

welded, expanded tubes

Boiler material

steel

Working pressure

100

CE/UKCA mark

yes

Year built

2013

Boiler number

TRS 143/12

Safety valve type

Ramsbottom

Safety valve

2

Governor type

Pickering

Road speed

2

Whistle

chime type

Hand pump

1

Mechanical pump

1

Injector

1

Date out

Dec-19

Hydraulic test valid to

10-Nov-21

Steam test valid to

14-Jan-21

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