{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-maid-of-kent-stock-code-2836","title":"5 inch gauge Maid of Kent","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI've mentioned my liking for LBSC's \"Maid of Kent\"  design before - I ran an elderly black specimen a few years ago, bought after  being impressed by one running round at Romney Marsh Club. With 7 inch driving wheels they  have a stately sounding exhaust and are an interesting engine to drive,  particularly with a good load on.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis one is perhaps more accurately a \"Senorita of  Kent\" - while MoKs normally get dolled up as either ersatz versions of  Midland Compounds or Wainright L1s, this is the first one I've seen running  around with a distinctly turn of the century European flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSilver soldered copper boiler, feed by axle pump, injector with  auxiliary hand pump in tender. Working pressure 80psi, the entire boiler and  backhead are clad in stainless steel. Outside cylinders, inside valves actuated  by Stephenson's valve gear with screw reverser in cab. Sight feed lubricator in  cab with oil tank on left hand running board.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis engine is nicely made and runs very well. It's set up for  comfortable driving from behind the large bogie tender - there is a regulator  extension handle, the handpump, pump bypass and injector water valves are all  mounted at the back of the tender in easy reach. There is a spark arrester for  the chimney - not shown in the pictures, it got in the way of the steam-raising  blower when we started and, in the excitement running round the track, I forgot  to put it back on.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOn a rather damp and mizzly day down at the club yesterday four  of us took turns having a run round with it - thanks go to Alan for his steady  handling of what can be a light-footed wheel arrangement in wet conditions,  enduring the rain simply so that I could run up and down with the camera! I  found the engine particularly free steaming - the last two clips show it setting  off with little more than 40 pounds on the clock and finishing the lap 800 feet  later with the safety valves lifting as the regulator is shut for the station.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 64 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight 150 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e    \u003ccenter\u003e    \u003ctable border=\"1\" width=\"88%\"\u003e      \u003ctr\u003e        \u003ctd width=\"20%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"video\/MVI_2091.AVI\"\u003e\u003cimg border=\"0\" src=\"video\/MVI_209102-tn.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e        \u003ctd width=\"20%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"video\/MVI_209201-tn.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg border=\"0\" src=\"video\/MVI_209202-tn.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e        \u003ctd width=\"20%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"video\/MVI_2094.AVI\"\u003e\u003cimg border=\"0\" src=\"video\/MVI_209402-tn.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e        \u003ctd width=\"20%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"video\/MVI_2096.wmv\"\u003e\u003cimg border=\"0\" src=\"video\/MVI_209602-tn.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e        \u003ctd width=\"20%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"video\/MVI_2100.wmv\"\u003e\u003cimg border=\"0\" src=\"video\/MVI_210003-tn.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e      \u003c\/tr\u003e            \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"2\"\u003e(Having now found out how to rotate video, I  still haven't got the hang of sorting out the aspect ratio. The last two clips  have been rotated, the cab isn't really three feet wide - I'll read up on video  conversion for the next update)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019105653077,"sku":"2836","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2836-1.webp?v=1779901900","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-maid-of-kent-stock-code-2836","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}