{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-gwr-hall-stock-code-2663","title":"5 inch gauge GWR Hall","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis is what, I believe, the classic car people call a  \"barn find\" (and not, as you probably thought, something for your  club's \"Barry re-enactment\" weekends).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003ePart of a large garden railway which last ran, according to the  last owner's best recollection, some twenty years ago, this engine was pushed  into the back of a shed and left gently to gather dust and rust when the railway  fell into disuse. It lay forgotten, escaping the enthusiastic dismantling which  is the fate of so many old engines. It's somewhat of an enigma - Halls are  rarely modelled in this gauge (possibly because Martin Evans did such a good job  with his \"Torquay Manor\" design) and an \"Alderney Hall\"  never rolled out of Swindon (although they did build an \"Aldersey  Hall\", 6930). The 101 cabside looks a bit odd as well - although not a  Great Western expert, I though the only number similar was one fitted to a  Castle.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHaving said all that, the engine was originally well built with  a copper superheated boiler, fed by injector, crosshead pump and auxiliary hand  pump in the tender. The cylinders have slide valves actuated by Stephenson's  valve gear with screw reverser in the cab. The mechanical lubricator is on the  left hand side of the footplate, driven by the nearside return crank on the rear  driving wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eApart from a missing hand pump cover on the tender, the engine  is complete and turns over freely. The paintwork is now virtually non existent,  but the platework beneath is in remarkably good condition, particularly the hard  to fix boiler cladding. The motionwork is rusted throughout, although it is  light and would remove with Scotchbrite or something similar. The engine pushes  along freely with little wear apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA rare opportunity to resurrect a well-made, large engine which,  from everything I've seen, would run very well.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 42 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 25 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eDriving wheels 6 1\/2 inch diameter\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009940803925,"sku":"2663","price":4250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2663-1.webp?v=1779899644","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-gwr-hall-stock-code-2663","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}