{"product_id":"4-12-inch-scale-foden-wagon-stock-code-2316","title":"4 1\/2 inch scale Foden wagon","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBuilt by a retired civil engineer, a talented and productive  gentleman who had already built a 4 1\/2 inch Burrell agricultural, a 4 inch  Burrell SCC roller and a couple of large 7 1\/4 inch gauge locomotives (which ran  on his rather magnificent garden railway, featuring a superb stone viaduct which  you may remember seeing on the \"News\" page last year).  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe C-type was the final form of Foden's successful overtype  double crank compound wagon, introduced in the 1920s in the face of growing  competition from the diesel lorry. Many were built with examples working for a  living right up to the 1960s, and several now surviving in preservation.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSteel boiler by Franklin \u0026amp; Bell working at 150psi, original  400 psi hydraulic test certificate dated 1999 - the engine was completed the  following year. Feed by  mechanical pump, 2:1 chain-driven from crank and injector. There is a large  water tank behind the back axle with filler cap beneath a removeable panel in  the bed - there is also a steam water lifter. Twin cylinder compound engine,  roller bearing crank, Stephenson's valve gear actuated by pole reverser from  cab. Mechanical lubricator. Three speed transmission by chain to back axle.  Hydraulic drum brakes to front wheels, screw-down band-brake fitted to rear  axle.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe bed has drop sides and tailgate which can be removed if  required. There is a generous-sized footwell, giving a comfortable driving  position sitting in the front of the bed with a good view of the road over the  cab roof, still leaving plenty of room for assorted coal, kids and spouse behind  (although for those with particularly large familes, there is also a tow hitch  for a trailer behind...).  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis is a large, powerful engine which runs very well both on  the rally field or metalled surfaces. It's road registered with a V5 document  and, with pneumatic tyres all round, decent brakes and a good turn of speed in  top gear, would make an ideal engine for use on the local traction engine club  road runs (where it will get you to the pub twice as fast as a full-size roller  on a quarter the amount of coal and your hearing unimpaired). It has a new  boiler certificate, expiring May 2006.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 108 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight 1\/2 ton  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019945202005,"sku":"2316","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2316-1.webp?v=1779908784","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/4-12-inch-scale-foden-wagon-stock-code-2316","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}