{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-london-2c-chatham-dover-asia-2-4-0-parts-castings-stock-code-9309","title":"5 inch gauge London, Chatham \u0026 Dover \"Asia\" 2-4-0 parts \u0026 castings","description":"The six \"Europa\" class locomotives designed by William Martley for the London, Dover \u0026amp; Chatham Railway were fabulous looking engines - I had \u003ca href=\"\/products\/5-inch-gauge-london%2c-chatham--dover-railway-2-4-0-asia-stock-code-6534\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea beautiful 5 inch gauge example\u003c\/a\u003e myself which for some years sat on the windowsill in our dining room until I misguidedly sold it (whilst pursuing something just as lovely, although sadly far too big to put in the house).\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    From the large collection we bought last year - the lifetime's work of a highly capable engineer who built over twenty locomotives from 2 1\/2 to 7 1\/4 inch gauge over a forty year period - these parts appear to be the start of a batch of three engines to the Les Saxby \"Asia\" design, using \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ajreeves.com\/asia.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eparts and drawings from Reeves.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Work to date comprises sets of machined leading, driving and tender wheels along with smokebox door, front ring and eccentric strap castings for three engines; two chimney castings; some profiled frames; one set of machined gunmetal cylinders and a set of drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019720347989,"sku":"9309","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/9309-01.webp?v=1779906511","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-london-2c-chatham-dover-asia-2-4-0-parts-castings-stock-code-9309","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}