{"product_id":"polly-ii-stock-code-3622","title":"Polly II","description":"\u003cspan lang\u003e  \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eThose who you have have visited the workshop will know that, in  Geoff, we have here our own \"Inspector Meticulous\". Starting his  engineering career at Ruston \u0026amp; Hornsby (we think some time after the  Kaiser's War, he swears it was in the 1960s), he worked his way around the great  engineering works of Lincoln, ending up at Alstom Gas Turbines (via Clayton's  Titanic Works along the way, for those steam wagoneers amongst you).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eOld habits die hard, he still sets up our \"Stafford\"  chassis upside down on a surface plate with slips and feeler gauges.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eLast year we got a Polly II in, yet another victim of a stalled  \"restoration\" - in this case it had simply been pulled apart for a  repaint before the owner lost interest. The engine caught Geoff's eye and,  before we could stop him, the thing went in the back of his car and home to his  \"engine-building shed\" (he is also a much in-demand expert on open  crank stationary engines in these parts – unsurprising, given his background  – with a nice collection of his own which he's restored over the years).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eAt regular intervals he gave us updates on the Polly which was  dismantled to its last component part and the paint stripped off. Just about  everything that can move has been rebushed, polished or re-pinned, it's had new  rings, die blocks, gaskets, you name it... He never quite seems to know when to  stop, however finally it has reappeared looking and running like new.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eSo, here we have a comprehensively overhauled Polly, as good as you  will find short of buying a new one. Specification is as per usual -  silver-soldered copper boiler, axle pump, hand pump, cast iron cylinders with  slide valves, Stephenson's gear, pole reverser, mechanical lubricator etc.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eLocomotive 25 ½ inches\u003cbr\u003e  Tender 18 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019157262677,"sku":"3622","price":1852.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3622-1.webp?v=1779902349","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/polly-ii-stock-code-3622","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}