{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-britannia-stock-code-3346","title":"5 inch gauge Britannia","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eNobody who saw it first time round will   forget \"Lord Hurcomb\" which I sold in April of last year. Alan's spirited   driving of it at the club is still the stuff of legend there, the video I posted   at the time has been viewed thousands of times. I make no apologies for re-using   the pictures below - they are eighteen months old, however the engine hasn't   been steamed in the meantime and remains in the same condition. It's recently   returned to us, along with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/2837\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eV2\u003c\/a\u003e   and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/2916\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIMLEC-winning   J39\u003c\/a\u003e from the same collection, after its owner fell for my \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/3908\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e7   1\/4 inch gauge B1 \"Mayflower\"\u003c\/a\u003e in a big way.\u003c\/font\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eI've re-processed the video into a higher   resolution format - although I think YouTube only let you get at the HD version   during quiet periods - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xx0MFLhy3qA\u0026amp;feature=channel_page\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eand   posted it here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAn excellent 5 inch gauge \"Britannia\", number 70001   \"Lord Hurcomb\". Completed in 1988 using the Perrier drawings marketed   at that time by Norman Spink, it has seen little use, with only   half a dozen steamings in the last ten years in the hands of its second owner.   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSilver-soldered superheated copper boiler, working pressure   90psi, feed by twin injectors, axle pump and auciliary hand pump in the tender.   Twin safety valves and one of the best whistles I've heard in a while. The   boiler blowdown valve is between the frames on the throatplate, remotely   operated by a wire which comes out just below the nearside running board - this   arrangement works very well and probably goes some way to accounting for the   internal state of the boiler, which appears as-new.   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCast iron cylinders with piston valves actuated by Walschaert's valve gear with   screw reverser in the cab. Cable-operated drain cocks. Mechanical lubricator   behind front buffer beam. Fit and finish of the motionwork is first class.   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe locomotive was repainted some years ago to a high standard,   the tender is in its original livery, in good condition other than some chips   around the removable panel covering the water pump.   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI took this down to the club yesterday afternoon, braving the   occasional hail showers which blighted an otherwise sunny Saturday. I have to   say it's the nicest Britannia I've driven in any gauge - it pulls away on the   tiniest throttle opening, can be notched up quickly and settled into a fast,   relaxed gait with faint, dead-square exhaust beats with only two of us on the   back. The injectors pick up cleanly and one is sufficient for all normal use.   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e Having a rather substantial investment in the machine, I was naturally   somewhat cautious of giving it any stick given it's value, power and the elevated nature of our club   track. Alan, on the other hand, had no such qualms and put in some storming laps   while I watched, faintly aghast. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qm8UA-C6gog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e They were captured for posterity on   video\u003c\/a\u003e,   check it out from around 50 seconds in - Alan swears he knew there was a corner   coming up, I'm not so sure...   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOverall length is about six and   a half feet, the locomotive alone is only just liftable by two people.   \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019978854741,"sku":"3346","price":14000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3346-1.webp?v=1779908903","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-britannia-stock-code-3346","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}