{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-burrell-traction-engine-stock-code-2564","title":"3 inch scale Burrell traction engine","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI first bought this engine three years ago, one of a pair built  by the same chap who had spent his working life as a machinist. This engine was  built in the 1970s, the other he'd bulit in retirement and never steamed - it  had lived in the front room as a display piece (the original listing for both  engines are in the archive - the \u003ca href=\"..\/..\/archive\/1959.htm\"\u003eold one\u003c\/a\u003e  here, the \u003ca href=\"..\/..\/archive\/1960.htm\"\u003enew one\u003c\/a\u003e here).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eYears had finally caught up with the boiler on this engine, the  tubes had started to leak at the tubeplate - they may have been repairable but  it was likely to have been a temporary stay of execution. The engine went to a  local man who immediately ordered a new boiler from Bell Boilers, it was  completed and fitted in time for my open day last year where it ran around the  garden with the bigger engines all day. By the end of the day it was still  running beautifully, but its owner had fallen for a 4 1\/2 inch scale version of  the same thing, so it stayed and the big one went!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBuilt to Plastow's well-known design, steel boiler by Bell  Boilers, expanded steel tubes, working pressure 120psi. Twin Salter safety  valves. Water feed by crankshaft pump and injector. Single cylinder with slide  valve actuated by Stephenson's reversing gear with pole reverser on footplate.  Two road speeds with band brake on second shaft, differential and winch drum  mounted on rear axle.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThere is a little two-wheeled driving trolley and a part-built  larger version incorporating a water tank built, it must be said, to a rather  utilitarian standard. The engine itself runs well and, with a new boiler should  give little trouble for many years to come. It does need some tidying up, mainly  small jobs that could be done between rallies.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 48 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight 250 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019784868181,"sku":"2564","price":5950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2564-1.webp?v=1779907150","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-burrell-traction-engine-stock-code-2564","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}