{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-santa-fe-f7-stock-code-12746","title":"5 inch gauge Santa Fe F7","description":"\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/5-inch-gauge-f7-battery-electric-stock-code-4956\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe sold this one way back in 2011\u003c\/a\u003e - at the time Steve and I took it out to the club for a run before it left, thinking it was possibly the last chance we'd have to pilot something of this size around a 5 inch gauge raised level track!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    It's recently come back from the man we sold it to, if anything in even cleaner and shinier condition than last time it was here, with additional detailing. A great livery and unmistakable looks give this one a good deal of presence (it's twelve foot length possibly contributes too...)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Pictures opposite were taken earlier today, words below are from 2011, as is the video (which shows, if nothing else, just how much cameras have come on in the last fourteen years).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003e      An EMD F7, built from the Maxitrak kit and, unusually, including a “B” car – in full size a booster unit, in the model it provides space for another battery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The prototypical locomotives were built in the 1950s with many still working into the 70s – several survive in preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    I took this one out to the club earlier in the week and enjoyed it rather more than expected – yes, it's a huge great thing when you're sat behind it, but moving it about with the batteries removed means no individual part is heavier than a small tank engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Powered by a battery in each car, the A car bogies are each driven by a single motor, with belt drive to all four wheels - there are motors and gears included to convert the B car to a powered unit if required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    There is a good sound card fitted, which can be muted if required, an auxiliary horn keeping it legal for club running where \"an audible warning of approach\" is a requirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Once coupled together on the track, it makes an imposing sight. Quick and powerful, it would make a useful addition at club public running days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003ciframe width=\"353\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8sjmHWW2Lhc?si=Xyc94z4wt94u7c9v\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019809444181,"sku":"12746","price":3450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/12746-1.webp?v=1779907533","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-santa-fe-f7-stock-code-12746","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}