{"product_id":"7-14-inch-gauge-shay-for-restoration-stock-code-2557","title":"7 1\/4 inch gauge Shay for restoration","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eRather a strange creature, the prototype was built in America  for use on lightweight, temporary rail in logging operations - I guess it's  their equivalent of our Quarry Hunslets.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis specimen is of indeterminate age and has entered into that  twilight world of being stripped for a rebuild (at which point, in my  experience, 95% of engines never see the track again). It's painted a pretty  revolting colour, the boiler needs a new ashpan and smokebox top, most of the  plumbing is still there but needs serious amounts of tidying up (or, better, a  morning with the silver solder and a handful of unions making a new set), the  reverser quadrant needs brazing back onto its mounting foot and the roof needs  some serious panel beating.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOn the upside...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe steel boiler has just had a 200psi hydraulic test for 100psi  working and a new certificate issued - it's in good condition, with little signs  of rust or scale internally. The engine turns over freely - it is designed to  run in one direction, reversing is by way of tumbler gears (which I've never  seen outside a Myford headstock before). And there is a complete new set of  wooden lagging, which would make the boiler look ten times better.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eIt really wants sympathetic reassembly rather than wholesale  rebuild I think. With chain driven bogies, it should be able to negotiate the  tightest garden railway curves anybody is likely to have. From what I hear of  this design, what it lacks in speed it makes up for in tenacity (which I may  well adopt as a personal credo).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWeight approx 150 pounds\u003cbr\u003e  Length 48 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009957679445,"sku":"2557","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2557-1.webp?v=1779899716","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-shay-for-restoration-stock-code-2557","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}