{"product_id":"7-14-inch-gauge-locomotion-stock-code-3050","title":"7 1\/4 inch gauge \"Locomotion\"","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eIn 1825 the Stephenson's built \"Locomotion No.1\"   for the Stockton and Darlington Railway, it's place in history assured as the   first locomotive to run on the world's first public steam railway. George   Stephenson drove the engine on the opening day, covering the nine mile journey   in two hours - on the way back he got carried away and speed crept up to a giddy   15mph, whereupon one passenger fell off. \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eEffectively a pair of beam engines, with their cylinders   half-buried in the boiler, it was one of the last \"prehistoric\"   engines, an evolutionary dead-end before the \"Rocket\" won the Rainhill   Trials in 1829 and effectively laid down a blueprint for the steam engine which   was continuously developed for the next 120 years. \"Locomotion\" had a   short and not terribly happy career after the opening of the S\u0026amp;D. In 1828   the boiler exploded, killing her driver, she was rebuilt and ran until 1841,   retiring thereafter for stationary pumping duties. Given the historic value, the   engine survived and is now at Darlington Railway Museum, a full-sized replica   runs at Beamish Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis is a superbly built 7 1\/4 inch gauge model of   \"Locomotion\", built using Greenly's drawings of 1927, made from a   close study of the original engine at Darlington. The builder produced his own   patterns and, with the exception of the driving wheels, the castings as well. He   acquired the drawings to build the model but, in his own words, having seen   \"the great multitude of rods and linkages\" put them aside for twenty   years whilst building a series of other engines (see the news page this month   for more details of the man and his models). Having finally steeled himself to   the task, he set to, starting with the tender (his custom with all the   locomotives he builds) and progressing through to the locomotive. Detail work is   super, from the finely rivetted bucket hung on the back of the tender to the   hand made square nuts used throughout the engine. \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOnce complete, the engine was steamed once, using a gas burner,   before being mounted on the plinth you see for display. It is slightly raised   from the prototypical rail, a detachable handle allows the wheels to be turned   over, which provides a mesmeric demonstration of the motionwork. \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe engine has been exhibited on a number of occasions. For   further information about the builder and his other engines, see this month's \u003ca href=\"..\/..\/News%20archive\/Mar%202007\/index.htm\"\u003enews   page\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength\u003cbr\u003e      Locomotive 19 inches\u003cbr\u003e      Tender 17 inches \u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019081896277,"sku":"3050","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3050-1.webp?v=1779901672","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-locomotion-stock-code-3050","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}