{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-b1-stock-code-2477","title":"5 inch gauge B1","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnderneath the grime here is a nicely made old B1 trying to get out. It ran  for some years on a private garden railway and was in the process of being  stripped for a repaint when the owner died. Left in that state in a garage, it  gently seized up, after which attempts were made to strip it a little more to  get it free again, at which point it has been left.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe engine was originally rather finely made, well machined and correctly  fluted motion work and a neatly fitted backhead. The copper boiler is all  silver-soldered with superheaters, feed by twin injectors and a handpump in the  tender. Various bits and pieces have gone missing during its period of  inactivity including some bits of the handpump, one cylinder end cover,  lubricator lid, one pin from the nearside union link, smokebox door handles,  pressure gauge and footplate.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe engine would make a worthwhile restoration project, requiring more  cosmetic work than heavy engineering. Much of the muck is dirty oil which has  solidified - it comes off with a paraffin-soaked rag - rather than rust. It  came in with the remains of its last fire on the grate, the tubes look like they  were last swept in about 1980(!), however the boiler looks sound under the  grunge, the engine was obviously in running order when last put away.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Martin Evans' \"Springbok\" design  is one of his most popular, building into a powerful, easy to drive engine.  Reeves still stock all the castings and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 40 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 25 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 150 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020235559253,"sku":"2477","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2477-1.webp?v=1779912211","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-b1-stock-code-2477","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}