{"product_id":"6-12-inch-gauge-4-4-0-stock-code-3306","title":"6 1\/2 inch gauge 4-4-0","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAn engine that last saw use a very long time ago, this  locomotive came in with the ancient 4-2-2 and driving trucks listed elsewhere.  It appears of a different era and builder to the 4-2-2, the oddball gauge  seemingly the only thing connecting them.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eEmerging from many years in a shed, any oil had long since  departed leaving a fine surface rust over the brightwork and a marked dryness in  the bearings when it arrived in the workshop. Having spent a little time oiling  round turning the motion over by hand, it ran very freely on air. Boiler is of  steel, rivetted construction, feed by axle pump which is still there and  injectors which aren't. There is a hand pump in the tender. Cylinders are  gunmetal with a mechanical lubricator apiece, slide valves mounted above are  actuated by Stephenson's reversing gear with a pole reverser in the cab. There  is an interesting parallelogram arrangement to transfer the valve motion via a  rocking shaft through the frames.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI think it probably dates from the 1920s, original build quality  was good. There are a set of fire bars and a nicely made pattern for same, along  with a box of miscellaneous plumbing. I don't think the engine would regauge  down to 5 inch but it could probably be taken out to 7 1\/4. In an ideal world,  it would be rebuilt as is and run around on some 6 1\/2 inch gauge track.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 40 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 24 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHeight 17 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eDriving wheels 6 1\/2 inch diameter\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019798532437,"sku":"3306","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3306-1.webp?v=1779907337","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/6-12-inch-gauge-4-4-0-stock-code-3306","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}