5 inch gauge Britannia "Shooting Star"

A 5 inch gauge kit built Britannia "Shooting Star", it's come to us from the builder who has run it until recently at his club.

As with most of the Winson kit-build engines, "optimization opportunities" abound. It runs in a fairly asthmatic way, detailing is sparse in some places, odd in others.

Pictures show the engine in steam this morning on a very cold, wet day up here in Lincolnshire. It runs, wheels go around, steam comes out of the chimney - however, we see this as a "running restoration" project.

With much published information about these engines to assist, it's possible to turn one of these into a capable performer. We've had several well put together examples over the years which have gone well - there are pictures of a particularly good one in the archive here, showing what can be done starting from the same kit.

Complete with two binders containing the original assembly instructions, along with manufacturer's boiler certificate.