{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-fowler-dcc-showmans-road-locomotive-stock-code-9665","title":"3 inch scale Fowler DCC Showmans Road Locomotive","description":"A 3 inch scale Fowler DCC Showmans Road Locomotive, a large engine in this (or indeed any) scale, weighing in at around a quarter of a ton.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    This one has come to us from a man whose main passion is vintage tractors; the Showmans was his first foray into steam - it's recently come in to us as he raises funds for another tractor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Whilst a design we regularly see in 2 inch scale and occasionally 4 inch, 3 inch scale Showmans engines are rare - we've only had a couple in the last twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The commercially built CE-marked boiler by Bell Boilers has had a recent hydraulic test with certification issued for same. In steam the engine runs well - notching up in either direction - with some wear apparent in the motionwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Listed as a running restoration, it needs a variety of jobs doing, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOverhaul leaking regulator\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAttention to various leaking boiler fittings\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eTake up wear in main bearings\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRemove, adjust and refit smokebox door\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFit new eccentric strap to mechanical pump\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eShim crankshaft to maintain clearance between flywheel and nearside rear wheel\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  None particularly difficult, all requiring time in the workshop rather than much by way of further expenditure.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    A second injector has been fitted - somewhat of a \"lash up\" - apparently in an attempt to provide a second water feed in the absence of a working pump. The installation is ugly, the injector itself doesn't work in any meaningful way - we'd throw it away and revert to the prototypical single injector and pump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Paintwork is bright and presentable, with some wear - it wouldn't shame you on the rally field, although the engine's underlying build quality would amply repay repainting and lining at some time in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Complete with a two wheeled driving trolley with water tank; the engine is road-registered, with V5 document.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020184867157,"sku":"9665","price":10500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/9665-1.webp?v=1779911715","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-fowler-dcc-showmans-road-locomotive-stock-code-9665","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}