{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-freelance-traction-engine-stock-code-5211","title":"3 inch scale freelance traction engine","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large freelance design traction engine - allegedly built to 3 inch scale,  it towers over a 3 inch Burrell and probably weighs half as much again.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engine was last used in 2008, it's languished in a shed since becoming  somewhat shabby looking in the interim. Underneath is a robustly constructed  engine, the lady it came from remembers her father driving it around the garden  before boats and locomotives distracted him in later years.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteel welded boiler with expanded tubes - one tube has been blanked off, it  appears a long time ago. Cast iron cylinder with slide valve actuated by  Stephenson's gear, pole reverser in cab, mechanical lubricator. Two speed  transmission, wheels are on rubber tyres.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoiler looked sound on hydraulic test, absolutely dry in both smokebox and  firebox - surprisingly, for an engine that has been out of use for a long time,  the fittings didn't leak badly either. Given a morning's work the engine could  be back in steam. For those of a less impatient nature, a light overhaul,  thorough clean and repaint would produce a well-proportioned, good-looking  engine.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009913147733,"sku":"5211","price":4950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/5211-1.webp?v=1779899575","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-freelance-traction-engine-stock-code-5211","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}