{"product_id":"7-14-inch-gauge-lms-duchess-with-commercial-boiler-stock-code-13039","title":"7 1\/4 inch gauge LMS Duchess with commercial boiler","description":"\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003eWe sold this one earlier in the year to a local man, a highly skilled engineer, equally adept at rebuilding vintage vehicles as building locomotives. Work has progressed rapidly since February, with new frames cut and erected, wheels machined and rods bushed - some of the work done by the builder, other jobs done by our ever capable friends at 17D.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    A change of circumstances, involving a house move, has required rationalisation of projects. With other cars and motorcycles currently in the workshop, the decision was made, reluctantly, to part with the Duchess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003e    A large quantity of castings, machined 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, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eCE-marked silver soldered copper boiler by Devon Steam Boilers with manufacturer's documentation\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003estainless steel superheaters\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ecomplete tender\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003emain frame and rear subframe\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ecomplete front bogie\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003edriving wheels, complete with balance plates, keyed for quartering. Flanges require final machining to profile\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003erear bogie wheel castings\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003emachined inside and outside cylinder blocks with pistons and rings, piston valves and respective rods\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ecrossheads with drop links\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003econnecting and coupling rods\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003evalve gear components, including return cranks, expansion links, eccentric rods, combination levers and radius rods\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eset of four cylinder relief valves\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eset of four snifting valves\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003efine scale screw reverser with locking handle\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003elocomotive buffers\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ebrake blocks\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003etwin petticoat pipes\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003emotion brackets\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eset of four safety valves\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003efountain\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003estainless steel grate and ashpan\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003elaser profiled platework for cab, smoke deflectors\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003esteam brake cylinder assembly\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003emiscellaneous smaller parts including frame stretchers, steps, dummy leaf springs, brake blocks, dummy sanders etc\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003equantity fine scale lost wax castings\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e  Complete with a quantity of drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Work to date is to a a good standard, with some of the more complex jobs put out for professional machining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    An ambitious project for the more experienced engineer; however, with much of the heavy machining now done, the engine could be completed with modest-sized machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The size, cost and complexity of a Duchess in this gauge account for the rareness of finished models - we've had just one in the last twenty years, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-lms-duchess-queen-mary-stock-code-8028\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe magnificent \"Queen Mary\"\u003c\/a\u003e which sold back in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009619480917,"sku":"13039","price":17500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/13039-1.webp?v=1779898631","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-lms-duchess-with-commercial-boiler-stock-code-13039","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}