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8588

5 inch gauge Shay

We sold this one back in 2015 as a part-finished engine, it had come to us from the family of the late builder (there's a listing for it in the archive here).

Fitted with a commercially-built CE-marked copper boiler, since last here the locomotive has been completed and painted.

Technical information

Stock code

8588

Length/inches

42

Width/inches

11

Height/inches

17

Wheel material

cast iron

Axlebox type

plain

Cylinder material

cast iron

Valve type

slide

Valve gear

Stephensons

Reverser type

pole

Boiler maker

Steam Technology

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

TIG-welded/silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

90

CE/UKCA mark

yes

Year built

2014

Boiler number

ST 1155.05.14

Safety valve type

spring

Safety valve

1

Fusible plug

no

Whistle

yes

Steam pump

1

Hand pump

1

Mechanical pump

1

Injector

1

Date out

Jul-19

Hydraulic test valid to

24-Jun-23

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