{"product_id":"4-inch-scale-fowler-showmans-engine-stock-code-4113","title":"4 inch scale Fowler Showmans engine","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA four inch scale Fowler Showmans engine to Plastows well-known   \"Princess\" design.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSteel boiler with expanded tubes, 110psi working pressure, feed   by mechanical pump with bypass and injector. Twin Ramsbottom safety valves,   water lifter mounted on offside belly tank.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCompound cylinders with slide valves actuated by Stephenson's   gear, rod-operated draincocks for LP \u0026amp; HP cylinders, Pickering governor,   mechanical lubricator.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe engine is fitted with a 12 volt dynamo, with meters and   switchgear mounted on a control board under the canopy. The canopy itself has   been built so that the rear third can be hinged forward for driving, allowing   easy access to the regulator, reverser and steering wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThree speed, four shaft with differerential, winch mounted   behind nearside rear wheel with fairleads on tender and detachable crane with   swingle tree.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe engine was retubed in 2002 and has been regularly rallied   since. Given a sunny Sunday morning at the weekend, Sam and I pushed the engine   out of the stables and fired it up - raised steam from cold before the   Archers Omnibus finished, we then had a run off up the village to David's house   (which caused much interest from the Sunday-paper buying folk of Metheringham)   before turning round and heading home as the rain started. The engine is fitted   with a pair of seats, mounted either side of the tender, which allows for both a   driver and steersman on the road, making for a convivial arrangement when out   driving with a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHaving run the lights to amuse the rest of the family when I got   home, I spent the rest of the afternoon reminding myself what it's like living   with a Showmans engine - two hours playing, six hours cleaning and polishing...\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 84 inches\u003cbr\u003e      Weight approx 3\/4 ton\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019791159637,"sku":"4113","price":18950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/4113-1.webp?v=1779907238","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/4-inch-scale-fowler-showmans-engine-stock-code-4113","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}