{"product_id":"tinkerbell-molly-stock-code-3044","title":"Tinkerbell \"Molly\"","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOne of a pair of Tinkerbells I bought when the Sanday Light  Railway closed some years ago, the other now lives at a friend's railway in  Dumfries. This one has run on the railway here since we started building it,  however the engine shed now contains two TBs and it can only be a matter of time  before Mrs P looks inside and does a double take before gently enquiring whether  I really need two of the things.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBuilt by Jeff Stubbs in 2000, one of several Tinkerbells he  built during a prolific career which saw nearly two dozen large engines  completed. He had a reputation for building strong-running engines - I visited a  chap I know a couple of years ago, an accomplished enginer in his own right, who  was just completing two immaculately built Tinkerbells but admitted that he got  Jeff down to set the valve gear to ensure they went as well as they looked.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSteel locomotive type boiler by Holt with expanded tubes,  working pressure 100psi. Fusible plug, feed by twin injectors. Cast iron  cylinders with slide valves actuated by modified Heywood valve gear, all axles  run on roller bearings.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe engine runs particularly well, it is comfortable to drive  for long periods given the amount of space on the footplate (\"cockpit\"  is probably more accurate a word, but doesn't quite feel right).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eIt is only fair to say that the builder knew how to do all the  important things well, but nicety of detailing and plumbing were a bit of a  closed book to him. The engine is nearing the time when it needs repainting and  some better plumbing sorting out, however it remains in good mechanical order  and is a delight to drive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/News%20archive\/Jun%202007\/Three%20Tinkerbells\/index.htm\"\u003eThere's  a picture in the news archive of the last time that all three engines were  together down at the workshop here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 80 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight 1\/2 ton\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020135878997,"sku":"3044","price":10500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3044-1.webp?v=1779911040","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/tinkerbell-molly-stock-code-3044","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}