{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-black-5-stock-code-4148","title":"5 inch gauge Black 5","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eI sold this one back in 2010, it's  one of the finest 5 inch gauge engines I've owned, up there along with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/2248\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn  Adams-built Black 5\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/archive\/2040.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStandard  Class 5 \"Camelot\"\u003c\/a\u003e. It recently came back in as a part exchange -  pictures and words below are from 2010, the engine is at least as clean now as  it was then and now lives in a pair of purpose-built transit crates.\u003c\/font\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI don't know whether what it is about the Black 5 that  attracts the very best builders, but with the arrival of this engine in the  workshop, three of the top five 5 inch gauge engines we've ever had in have  been of this type (the John Adams-built green “Black” 5 and the standard  class 5 “Camelot” being the other two of similar standard).\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe work of a highly experienced engineer, this is an  exhibition quality model of the unique Stephenson's gear Black 5 which  survives in preservation as 44767 “George Stephenson”. Highly detailed, it  is impeccably built, fit and finish of everything is excellent.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSilver soldered superheated copper boiler, working pressure  90psi, feed by twin injectors – the water cocks are hidden beneath the water  scoop dome on the tender – twin safety valves.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGunmetal cylinders with piston valves actuated by  Stephenson's gear with screw reverser in cab. Twin Wakefield lubricators on  the running boards, contra-rotating as per the prototype.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCompensated steam brakes with split shoes on the driving  wheels, dummy sanding gear. Driving axles are hollow and housed in two part cast  cannon boxes, bolted up and fitted with remote oil feeds from pots on the  running boards, suspension by leaf springs. Motionwork is fitted with  beautifully proportioned oiling pots throughout, from the connecting and  coupling rods down to the expansion link pivots, gudgeon pins are fitted in the  crossheads with a castellated nuts and split pins.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCab is well laid out and neatly plumbed. Levers on the  floor control drain cocks and front ashpan damper respectively, there is a brass  plunger fitted at the rear which allows the ashpan to be opened and closed  remotely for emptying. Cab windows slide, there are hinged wind deflectors  fitted, along with a folding driver's seat. Fireman's seat is fixed, with  locker beneath.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe tender has been fitted with a removeable lined coal-box  to avoid scratching the paint beneath, chassis is fitted with leaf springs.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne of those rare engines that, the longer you look at it,  the more you see (and, looking at the size of some of the locking pins in the  motionwork, the more you wonder how on earth some bits were made). The boiler  has just had a new hydraulic test and is in excellent condition, the engine runs  every bit as well as it looks.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAvailable as soon as Steve has finished with it – he  swears it's not leaving the workshop until he's run it at his club (and be  warned, it might not come back…)\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 44 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 26 inches\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010053919061,"sku":"4148","price":14950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/4148-1.webp?v=1779900155","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-black-5-stock-code-4148","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}