A large quantity of parts and material - in total over a third of a ton - for a 7 1/4 inch gauge LMS Duchess to the Jim Vass design, comprising:
- CE-marked silver soldered copper boiler by Devon Steam Boilers with manufacturer's documentation
- stainless steel superheaters
- complete tender
- main frame and rear subframe
- complete front bogie
- driving wheel castings, one part-machined, complete with balance plates
- rear bogie wheel castings
- machined inside and outside cylinder blocks with pistons and rings, piston valves and respective rods
- connecting and coupling rods
- valve gear components, including expansion links and radius rods
- set of four snifting valves
- fine scale screw reverser with locking handle
- cross head castings
- locomotive buffers
- brake blocks
- twin petticoat pipes
- motion brackets
- set of four safety valves
- fountain
- stainless steel grate and ashpan
- laser profiled platework for cab, smoke deflectors
- steam brake cylinder assembly
- miscellaneous smaller parts including frame stretchers, steps, dummy leaf springs, brake blocks, dummy sanders etc
- quantity small fine scale lost wax castings
Complete with a quantity of drawings.
There are
pictures and details in the archive of a Vass design Duchess which we sold back in 2018.
