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8452

5 inch gauge GWR Prairie 2-6-2T

A well-advanced 5 inch gauge GWR Prairie to Martin Evans' "Firefly" design.

In grubby condition, underneath there is a well-made chassis, machining shows good fit and finish. Much of the platework has been completed, including cab, tanks and running boards, there is a silver soldered copper boiler with a commercial twice working pressure shell test certificate.

Complete with some sheets of drawings and photographs of full-sized examples of the class.

Technical information

Stock code

8452

Gauge

5 inch

Length/inches

39

Width/inches

10

Height/inches

14

Wheel material

cast iron

Axlebox type

split bronze

Valve gear

Stephensons

Reverser type

pole

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

silver-soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

80

Boiler number

SD2213

Date out

Mar-19

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