{"product_id":"stuart-s50-500-steam-plant-stock-code-1964","title":"Stuart S50 \u0026 500 steam plant","description":"3 inch scale model of the Lynton \u0026amp; Barnstaple Baldwin tank locomotive  \"Lyn\". The railway was opened with three new locomotives built in  England by Manning Wardle, it quickly becoming apparent that more motive power  would be required. Manning Wardle were unable to supply due to a strike so the  contract for a new engine went to Baldwin of Philadelphia in 1898. The engine  was built in double-quick time and shipped over, where it joined Lew, Exe and  Taw on the railway, taking the name Lyn (all the locomotives were named after  local rivers).    \u003cp\u003eThe railway teetered on the edge of financial viability for much of its life,  finally being sold off at an auction held on the premises. Lyn was cut up in her  shed the day after the auction, along with two of the Manning Wardles and most  of the rolling stock. One of the original engines is still unaccounted for,  believed to be somewhere in South America. Sadly, the charming little narrow  gauge railway did not fit at all with the mainline and speed obsessed ideas of  Captain Howey who attended the auction and was, quite possibly, the one man  there who could have written a cheque for the lot. Then again, if he had bought  the L\u0026amp;B, we would never have seen the Romney, Hythe \u0026amp; Dymchurch (and one  could argue long into the night on the relative merits of each!).\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eA powerful engine, the 2-4-2 wheel configuration allows for working on tight  radius curves both in full size and the model. The professionally-built steel boiler is fed by twin  injectors and an axle pump and fitted with twin safety valves. Two water gauges  are fitted with blowdowns. The cast iron cylinders are fitted with slide valves  actuated by inside Stephenson's valve gear with pole reverser in the cab. All  axles run in ball races and the engine, despite its weight, is easy to push  around by hand. The  rear of the cab can be removed for access to the controls when driving.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eThis engine is complete - indeed I drove it last year - but has been partly  dismantled for painting. It has seen very little use, the wheels (in steel) are  barely marked on the treads. The chimney doesn't really sit at the rakish angle  shown in the picture, the photographer hadn't noticed that the steam header  hadn't engaged in the saddle properly which propped the boiler up at the front  by half an inch. You just can't get the staff...\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eWe would be happy to quote to complete this engine if required.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eLength 76 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Height 27 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 1200 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009535856981,"sku":"1964","price":295.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/1964-1.webp?v=1779898138","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/stuart-s50-500-steam-plant-stock-code-1964","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}