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12680

7 1/4 inch gauge LMS Duchess with commercial boiler

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.

Technical information

Stock code

12680

Gauge

7 1/4 inch

Length/inches

72 + 38

Width/inches

14

Height/inches

21.5

Weight/Kg

370

Wheel material

cast iron

Cylinder material

cast iron

Boiler maker

Devon Steam Boilers

Boiler type

locomotive

Boiler construction

silver soldered

Boiler material

copper

Working pressure

90

CE/UKCA mark

Yes

Year built

2015

Boiler number

DSB 285

Safety valve

4

Date out

Feb-25

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