{"product_id":"4-12-inch-scale-foden-steam-wagon-stock-code-6772","title":"4 1\/2 inch scale Foden steam wagon","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e   Built from one of the Steam Traction World kits, this Foden  C-type steam wagon is the work of a man whose father worked in a brewery running  a Foden for deliveries before the war. In 1952 it was put back into service  briefly before being sold for scrap, the young boy being taken with his father  from London to Sevenoaks in Kent on what was to be one of its last runs.  Back then the boy vowed that, one day, he'd have a Foden of his own...  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e   Fast forward fifty years, this engine is the result. Started in 2010, the wagon  was completed and had its first steam test in May 2012. Since completion it's been  rallied with every success - now advancing years (for a man well into his eighth  decade) have meant it's simply too big and heavy to handle for its builder. It's  come to us in fine condition, the engine is road-registered with  V5 document.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e   Welded steel boiler with expanded tubes, feed by injector and mechanical pump.  Twin cylinder double-high engine, cast iron cylinders with slide valves actuated  by Stephenson's gear, twin mechanical lubricators. Three shaft, three speed  transmission, chain drive to rear axle with differential - the wagon runs on  pneumatic tyres all round, with twin wheel back axle.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e   We've had this one in steam most of the morning, impressed with how well it goes  - a free-steaming engine, it's quick on the road and easy to drive, the  pneumatic tyres making for a comfortable ride. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6njh859JICs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThere's  some video of it here\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e   Length 106 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Height 43 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Width 43 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight 1\/2 ton  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e    \u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019673129301,"sku":"6772","price":13744.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/6772-1.webp?v=1779906095","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/4-12-inch-scale-foden-steam-wagon-stock-code-6772","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}