{"product_id":"7-14-inch-gauge-hunslet-stock-code-3455","title":"7 1\/4 inch gauge Hunslet","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA four inch scale Hunslet \"Alice\" Class, built to the  Milner Engineering design by John Horsfield, a talented and prolific engineer who, amongst  other engines, also built \u003ca href=\"\/products\/archive\/2429\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\"Taw\u003c\/a\u003e\"  that I bought in 2005 when the Oldown Railway closed (and, incidentally another  Milner design, although somewhat scarcer that the Hunslet).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis engine was built originally for commercial use - however,  after one season the first owner decided that a petrol-engined device would be  more cost effective. The engine was laid up until 1996, during which time the  paintwork deteriorated. It was bought in 1996 and restored by a doctor, who made  a fine job of repainting the engine and refitting the cab with commercial steam  valves (again, \"Taw\" had been similarly modified by Joe Nemeth when he  owned it) - the engine has been in his hands ever since, lightly used for club  running at a society track situated in the grounds of a school in Dorset,  sharing duties with his three other engines.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSteel boiler by H.Middleton Ltd, feed by twin injectors set up  to feed from either the tender or saddle tank. Twin soft-pop safety valves to  the Gordon Smith design, working pressure 90psi. Spark arrest in smokebox. Cast iron cylinders, slide  valves actuated by Stephenson's valve gear with pole reverser in cab. Twin  mechanical lubricators mounted behind the front buffer beam (thoughtfully  stamped \"L\" \u0026amp; \"R\" on their lids, should you become  confused...).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe engine is fitted with a screw-down brake, effective steam  brake and a vacuum ejector for train braking, with a driver's brake vacuum brake  valve fitted on the left hand side of the footplate and a vacuum gauge in the  cab.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe tender had a water tank at the rear with drain, there is a  good-sized coal bunker beneath the driver's seat, with a sliding shutter  allowing coal out into a tray in the footwell. Locomotive and tender are both  fitted with spring buffers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWith a hot, sunny day in prospect, I got up early this morning  and fetched the engine up from the workshop for a play on the railway. It's been  in steam all morning, it goes very well running quietly a notch off the middle -  \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WUmTz5_GswE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethere's  some footage of it here\u003c\/a\u003e, with Sam at the helm.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e  Locomotive 48 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 36 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight 6 cwt\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009886146901,"sku":"3455","price":10500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3455-1.webp?v=1779899465","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-hunslet-stock-code-3455","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}