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7316

4 inch scale Foster Traction Engine

A 4 inch scale Foster agricultural engine, built in the UK but resident in Holland since 2007 - it's recently come back over, having been retubed during its stay out there. Paintwork represents "working clothes", however the engine has been well built, fit and finish of parts is good - it steams freely and runs very well, there's a clip of it here.

Welded steel boiler with expanded tubes, 120psi working pressure, feed by injector and mechanical pump. Twin Ramsbottom type safety valves. Cast iron cylinder with slide valve actuated by Stephenson's gear with pole reverser, mechanical lubricator. Cross arm Watt type governor, bell type whistle mounted on the cylinder block. Two speed, four shaft transmission with differential, winch behind nearside rear wheel with fairleads on tender - the engine is on rubber tyres.

Complete with a tender-mounted driver's seat with footrests.

Technical information

Stock code

7316

Scale

4 inch

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

welded, expanded tubes

Boiler material

steel

Working pressure

120

CE/UKCA mark

n/a - non-commercial

Boiler number

144424

Safety valve type

Ramsbottom

Safety valve

2

Fusible plug

yes

Whistle

yes

Mechanical pump

1

Injector

1

Date out

May-17

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