{"product_id":"7-14-inch-gauge-tinkerbell-stock-code-2352","title":"7 1\/4 inch gauge Tinkerbell","description":"\u003cp\u003eI bought this Tinkerbell a few months ago in anticipation of getting my own  railway up and running this Spring. I had driven Joe Nemeth's superb Tinkerbell  at the Oldown Miniature Railway, and fallen in love with this smallest of  \"real\" engines - a locomotive capable of hard work on commercial  duties, running on 7 1\/4 track yet at the same time accomodating the largest of  drivers (including my 6' 5\" and size 13 feet in its capacious footwell) for  several hours at a stretch without either engine or engineer feeling distressed.  By gum, Roger Marsh knew how to build an engine!    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engine was built by a local engineer, who started by building a Romulus  for his new garden railway, then, wanting something larger, did this one next. After that things  started  getting a little surreal with a Tinkerbell Garrett (0-4-2+0-4-2) then a single  Fairlie version of the same built in rapid succession. Obviously knew when he  was onto a good design.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has to be said at the outset that, whilst he knew how to put an engine  together, the blobs and gadgets (in which I include all the plumbing and  paintwork) were a complete blind spot for him. What you see here is a soundly  put together engine which goes well, stops well (with an effective steam brake)  and will steam all day but with pipework that looks as if it's been knitted and a  livery that probably contravenes the Geneva convention. The green is even worse  in the metal than the pictures show. Apart from the dire shade, I've know idea  what possesses anybody aged over eight years old to paint motion work green and  the cylinder end covers red.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy intention for the engine was to run it through this year, whilst  improving the overall appearance by a little judicious replumbing a la Joe's  engine and a repaint next winter into lined maroon. Events, as described on the \u003ca href=\"..\/..\/News%20archive\/Jan%202005\/index.htm\"\u003enews  page\u003c\/a\u003e, have now overtaken things. The ex-Oldown Tinkerbell is now in my  engine shed alongside this one and, to quote Mrs P \"To buy one Tinkerbell  may be regarded as a misfortune; to buy two looks like carelessness\" (or  something like that). One has to go (and it's not the red one...).    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessionally-built steel boiler by Ward's of Sheffield, expanded in tubes.  Fusible plug in firebox. Water feed by injector and axle pump with bypass. Twin  safety valves, working pressure 100 psi. Slide valve cylinders actuated by  Heywood derived valve gear. The trailing truck has a wide degree of articulation  allowing working on tight radius track - I have minimum radii of 25 feet on the  new track here, they have been known to go round tighter!    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boiler inspector tested it yesterday, it has a new certificate through to  March 2006.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLength 66 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Driving wheels 10 inch diameter\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 1\/2 ton    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019922461013,"sku":"2352","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2352-1.webp?v=1779908457","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-tinkerbell-stock-code-2352","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}