{"product_id":"new-5-inch-gauge-gwr-15xx-2c-test-steamed-stock-code-6446","title":"New 5 inch gauge GWR 15XX, test-steamed","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA recently completed 5 inch gauge GWR 15XX to LBSC's  \"Speedy\" design - a long time in the build this one, the boiler was  collected from Swindon Boilers in 1987 at the start of the project, after which  steady progress was made in between other projects. Well into retirement, the  builder decided he needed a hand to finish it, engaging a commercial model  making business who completed it in November 2014 - after, he told us, several  years(!) work. After delivery the owner, now in his eighties, decided it was far  too heavy to play with - so here, 28 years after it was first started, is a new  Speedy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSilver soldered boiler by Swindon Boilers, 100psi working  pressure, feed by injector and axle pump with auxiliary hand pump. Cast iron  cylinders with piston valves actuated by Walschaert's gear, pole reverser in the  cab. Mechanical lubricator, steam brakes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAlthough the engine was steam tested before delivery, there are  a variety of jobs that need doing:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe pole reverser has a single notch cut in it for mid      gear, nothing else - the engine runs forwards and backwards in full gear,      choppy when notched up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWater gauge blowdown pipe is routed across the firebox door,      which would make firing a trifle inconvenient\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBoth feed pipes to the steam chests leak at their unions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eNearside expansion link requires stripping and assembling      properly - the three parts are all tapped, which prevents them tightening      against each other, allowing the tail of the link to waggle back and forth      losing valve motion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOn the plus side it's got brand new paintwork and the  beautifully made boiler is in as-new condition. It really needs a light overhaul  rather than strip down.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019792208213,"sku":"6446","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/6446-01.webp?v=1779907251","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/new-5-inch-gauge-gwr-15xx-2c-test-steamed-stock-code-6446","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}