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8170

5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-4-2 "Lion"

A 5 inch gauge Liverpool & Manchester Railway "Lion" to LBSC's "Titfield Thunderbolt" design.
 
Boiler is by Western Steam, feed by a hand pump and injector.

Well made, it ran well on steam test in the workshop - slip eccentric valve gear replaces the prototypical, if somewhat fragile, Gab gear.

 

Technical information

Stock code

8170

Gauge

5 inch

Length/inches

22 + 13

Width/inches

09/01/2026 00:00

Height/inches

14.5

Wheel material

cast iron

Axlebox type

plain bearing

Cylinder material

gunmetal

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

slip eccentric

Lubricator type

mechanical

Boiler maker

Western Steam

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

80

CE/UKCA mark

yes

Year built

2009

Boiler number

WSME.636.09.09.HV.5080

Safety valve type

spring

Safety valve

1

Fusible plug

no

Whistle

yes

Hand pump

1

Injector

1

Superheater type

flue tube

Superheater

2

Date out

Oct-18

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