{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-modelworks-prairie-stock-code-3311","title":"5 inch gauge Modelworks Prairie","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI rather surprised myself with this one. Having spent a most   pleasant (if very cold) afternoon at the club with it yesterday afternoon, I can   honestly say it's one of the nicest Prairies I've driven in recent years. It   came in a couple of weeks ago and I hadn't had a chance to service it - the   workshop is flat out in other directions at the moment (see the news page), so   it was a bit of a lottery quite what would and wouldn't work. David and I threw   it in the van along with another engine which I knew would go, and headed off to   the track, getting there about three in the afternoon. Raised steam quickly,   found out the injector didn't want to work, dismantled it, found a little pellet   of black stuff in the steam cone (which friend Alan swore was a mouse dropping),   removed it, refitted injector, blower on to pick up some steam and in goes the   water.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe boiler is a good-sized Belpaire box job, it makes steam like   it's going out of fashion. With a good fire it will make pressure against the   injector full on. Setting off with 50 pounds on the clock, it is blowing off at   90 after half a lap (about 600 feet at our place). I think it's fair to say that   everybody who drove it was impressed (Alan going as far as to say he'd buy it if   he hadn't recently bought his Lord Nelson, although it may have been hypothermia   setting in and affecting his judgement).\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSuperheated copper boiler, silver-soldered throughout, complete   with builder's twice pressure hydraulic and last club certificates. Working   pressure 90psi, feed by crosshead pump and injector with auxiliary hand pump in   side tank. The grate rocks to empty, worked by a rod and handle from beneath the   rear of the engine (which was very civilised at the end of the day). Mechanical   lubricator. Outside cylinders with slide valve actuated by Stephenson's   reversing gear with pole reverser in cab.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCompleted in 2002, it's in good condition throughout - it   appears to have had little use, the cladding around the firebox is still   brilliant white, which won't last long given some use. There is a cab roof which   is unpainted brass and appears never to have been fitted.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThere is a video of the day on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nrmQ-v3pLu8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYouTube   channel \u003c\/a\u003e(and thanks to Alan for driving while I worked the camera and   lending us his blower). We didn't finish until nearly dark, including two final   laps with Alan driving, 10psi on the clock and me riding behind him facing   backwards (I wanted to see if it felt like riding up the Ffestiniong in their   observation car - it was similar, although without the plush carpets, heating   and a nice man who brings the coffee).\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 40 inches\u003cbr\u003e   Weight approx 140 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019184394581,"sku":"3311","price":4250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3311-1.webp?v=1779902643","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-modelworks-prairie-stock-code-3311","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}