{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-leek-manifold-2-6-4t-stock-code-5831","title":"5 inch gauge Leek \u0026 Manifold 2-6-4T","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA 5 inch gauge model of Leek \u0026amp; Manifold No.1  \"E.R.Calthrop\", built from works drawings to exhibition standard and  complete with a comprehensive collection of notes, drawings and photographs from the  build. Credits for its build reads like a who's who of the great and good in  British model engineering - valve gear was designed by Neil Simkins, boiler  built by John Ellis and most of the rest of it (including the superlative paint  job) was by Bob Moore. The  engine was test-steamed once on completion, but is otherwise in as-new condition - we've run  it on air in the workshop to dry the boiler and cylinders after a hydraulic test  earlier in the week - it runs exactly as the pictures would suggest.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSilver soldered superheated copper boiler, 100psi working  pressure, feed by twin injectors and axle pump with auxiliary hand pump in  bunker (the bypass valve is cunningly hidden in one of the sandboxes, the sander  rod in the cab turns it on and off). Cast iron  cylinders with slide valves actuated by Walschaert's gear with pole reverser in  cab.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThere are all sorts of nice details on the engine, from the  running board mounted jacks (they work beautifully, raising and lowering by  positioning a ratchet) and latching cab doors to the headlamp wired through to a  battery carrier hidden in the vacuum brake reservoir. Paintwork and lining is some of the  nicest I've seen on a model engine of any scale.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOne of the finest models of a narrow gauge locomotive I've come  across,  complete with a scale model of one of the Leek \u0026amp; Manifold's transporter  wagons which were used to carry standard gauge wagons. Currently destined,  however briefly, for the space in our hall recently made available when my 7 1\/4  inch gauge Stirling Single moved to its new case in the library.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dWZbZGGnE6E\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThere  is a super four minute silent movie made in the 1930s of the original railway  here\u003c\/a\u003e, showing the locomotive and transporter wagon.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 55 inches  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHydraulic test @200psi 30-Apr-2013, 100psi working pressure  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020045406549,"sku":"5831","price":13950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/5831-1.webp?v=1779910028","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-leek-manifold-2-6-4t-stock-code-5831","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}