{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-sar-ng6-4-4-0-stock-code-4962","title":"5 inch gauge SAR NG6 4-4-0","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt in South Africa and imported several years ago, this is a superbly  built model of an SAR NG6 in 5 inch gauge, the class of 4-4-0s built by the  Falcon Engine \u0026amp; Car Works of Loughborough at the end of the nineteenth  century to work the Beira Line, then being built in Mozambique. Awarded a Gold  Medal when exhibited over there, it appears to have had very little use over the  years - it is as-new mechanical order throughout.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegular readers may remember this came in some months ago - we took some  pictures of it alongside a similarly gauged \"Terrier\" to show the  difference scale makes. Whilst the Terrier is a thing the size of a shoe box,  this weighs in at over four hundred pounds - it took four of us to get it out of  the house when I collected it. Since it arrived it's been next to my Stirling  Single in the library - however with Mrs P getting the decorating bug in a big  way recently, both engines had to move out - the single-wheeler moved  temporarily into the hall, this one came out for a run.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver-soldered copper boiler with superheaters, 120psi working pressure,  feed by twin injectors. Cast iron cylinder with slide valves actuated by  Stephenson's gear with pole reverser in the cab. Mechanical lubricator.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard of fit and finish is excellent throughout - detailing is finely  done: square-cut brake screw, flanged pipe unions, cottered big ends,  beautifully made working oil lamp on the front, dummy washout plugs on the  backhead, opening spectacles, working leaf springs, vacuum-braked tender as per  prototype... Another one of those  models where the more you look, the more you see - even after having lived with  it for several months I'm still impressed every time I look at the reverse flanged boiler cladding round the front of the firebox, the neatness of plumbing  with cast elbows - how the drain cock linkage operation is silky smooth, without  a hint of backlash, when the design involves more rods, pins and bellcranks than  you can shake an assegai at.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engine runs exactly the way it looks, dead square exhaust beats,  mechanically quiet, the tender has a seat for ride-on use. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wb2zP99-_as\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThere's  some footage of it running in the workshop here.\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 44 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 28 inches    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeight 409 pounds    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e  \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" width=\"200\"\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e  \u003c\/tr\u003e      \u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e    \u003ctr\u003e    \u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009729515861,"sku":"4962","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/4962-1.webp?v=1779899023","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-sar-ng6-4-4-0-stock-code-4962","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}