{"product_id":"7-14-inch-gauge-manning-wardle-0-4-0st-pipit-stock-code-8690","title":"7 1\/4 inch gauge Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST \"Pipit\"","description":"\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003eWe originally bought this one back in 2019, an engine which came to us direct from the builder in excellent, \"ex-works\" condition having had only light use on his private railway from new.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    It has recently come back to us having spent time on a private railway, in company with a Bagnall and Feldbahn. It still steams freely and runs very well, however on hydraulic test there was a damp patch on the foundation ring that, in time, formed a drip - in steam it was dry.    Pictures opposite and words below are from 2019, the video clip from the last time it was here, in 2021. It remains in much the same condition now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003e    An exceptionally well-built 7 1\/4 inch gauge narrow gauge Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST, to the Derek Brown\/Mark Smithers \"Anna\" design serialised in \"Model Engineer\" magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The engine represents the combined work of two exceptionally capable builders, the latter a retired professional engineer who spent his working life in railway engineering. Standard of workmanship is to an excellent standard throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The tender\/driving truck was designed for the locomotive, intended to look like something which Woolwich Arsenal might have specified for their 18 inch gauge railway. Whilst the design is a flight of fantasy - albeit an exceptionally well engineered one - it looks utterly plausible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Tender suspension is by rubber bushes which give a good ride and firm damping, something often missing with coil sprung vehicles. The seat has been upholstered in hide, it hinges to reveal a tool tray, with coal compartment beneath. The self-centring draw bar is backed up by a substantial snap-fit check chain which attaches to a staple on the locomotive dragbeam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    A large engine, at a little under half a ton with its tender. Completed in 2015, it has had less than 60 hours running from new and remains in excellent condition throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Complete with toolbox containing spares, touchup paint and steam-raising blower; a large amount of documentation; builder's notes and a CD containing pictures of the build.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Derek Brown has \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brownmallards.eclipse.co.uk\/Anna\/Index.htm\" target-\u003ean excellent website\u003c\/a\u003e with a full history of the design, along with details of the first example in 7 1\/4 inch gauge completed, his own \"Anna\". Regular readers may remember the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KgzcyVtY7cs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efirst ever run made by that engine back in 2009\u003c\/a\u003e, on our old garden railway at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    On a recent visit to our house (where \"Pipit\" currently resides in the garden room) Derek made a close inspection of the engine, having last driven it some months ago. Suffice it to say it met with the designer's approval who noted - favourably - that the builder had taken the trouble to make and fit his meticulously researched Giffard injector (although if you think a modern injector has a mind of its own, you want to try an antique French one - plus pour la décoration que la fonction...)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ciframe width=\"353\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tjDiIY--N5o?si=2VE-7MlepqZiNNIG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020007854421,"sku":"8690","price":16850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/8690-1.webp?v=1779909513","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-manning-wardle-0-4-0st-pipit-stock-code-8690","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}