{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-glen-stock-code-3479","title":"5 inch gauge \"Glen\"","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eI bought this engine from the builder back in 2002. I was  impressed with it at the time, since then it's been living in  illustrious company as the new owner's stable included the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/archive\/2478\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e A3 \"Doncaster\"\u003c\/a\u003e,  \u003ca href=\"\/products\/archive\/2510\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e  \"Duchess of Abercorn\"\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/archive\/2040.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Standard Class 5 \"Camelot\"\u003c\/a\u003e  which you can see in the archive.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eHe's recently gone all nautical and bought a steam boat, so the  Glen has become surplus to requirements. I had a very enjoyable afternoon down  the club yesterday afternoon where Alan and Sam battled it out for  \"smoothest takeoff\" honours (which I think I won in the end), Alan as  always was undisputed champion in the \"fastest man down the back  straight\" competition - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TJLNnwjOmxI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethere's  a video here\u003c\/a\u003e (it's a large one, so YouTube seem to have wound up the video  compression to compensate which means quality is pretty dire).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eIt goes very well, free-steaming, light-footed like all 4-4-0s  which need a practiced hand for a slip-free getaway (as shown by, ahem, the  master at the end of the clip. I had taken a deal of ribbing from the boy  earlier in the day, but check out his monumental slip - he claims it was Alan's  weight on the back. Yeah, right). Once on the move it is fleet-footed, easy to  keep in steam and water and runs well notched up.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eThe engine is in much the same the condition as when I last drove it six  years ago (mainly, I suspect, because its more illustrious stablemates got the  lion's share of the running), which is ample excuse to use the same description  as last time, the photographs reflect its current condition, taken this morning.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA finely-built 4-4-0 to Don Young's well-regarded design for the NBR  \"Glen\" class. The original engines were built at the Cowlairs works  from 1913 to 1920, originally turned out in LNER green, subsequently in lined  black. One of the class, Glen Douglas, survives in preservation at the Glasgow  Transport Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSilver-soldered copper boiler, feed by twin injectors. Inside cylinders with  Joy valve gear and screw-reverser in the cab. Cab-operated drain cocks. The  engine is nicely detailed with lamps, vacuum pipes and works plates.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe whistle is mounted beneath the cab floor, along with a valve to allow  blowing down the boiler at the end of a run without either getting burnt or muck  all over the engine! A similar attention to detail is shown by fitting the rear  axle with cannon boxes to avoid ash and grit falling into the bearings. Recently  overhauled with new piston rings, axle box bearings and boiler fittings, the  engine has a recent certificate and is in first class working order.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLength\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEngine 32 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 24 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019661955413,"sku":"3479","price":4950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3479-1.webp?v=1779905938","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-glen-stock-code-3479","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}