BR Jinty 5 Inch This 5” gauge Jinty came in for some attention to water feeds, a new whistle and a set of coal rails for the bunker. Lovely thing to drive. Latest Showcase Locomotives:
LNER A4 Mallard 4468 – 5 Inch This 5” gauge LNER A4 came in for new pistons and valves, as well as new injectors and pipework. This work transformed the power output of the locomotive and the efficiency, water and coal consumption. Latest Showcase Locomotives:
Duchess of Sutherland 5 Inch This 5” gauge duchess came in for some extra detail and to be painted in LMS livery. Latest Showcase Locomotives:
Terrier 5 Inch This 5” gauge Terrier, came in for detail work. A new chimney machined from solid, the tank fully covers where fabricated with working hinges and locks Latest Showcase Locomotives:
B1 “Springbok” 5 Inch This 5” gauge B1 Gazelle to the Martin Evans “springbok” design, came in for a new lubricator to be made and fitted. Latest Showcase Locomotives:
Duchess “City of Stoke on Trent” 5 Inch This locomotive was brand new and came in to be put through its boiler tests and then commissioned into running condition. Worthy of note. I do not provide boiler certification. I will prepare an engine and present it to your clubs boiler inspector for test. […]
Black 5 – 5 Inch This 5” gauge black 5 came in for remedial work to the valve gear and a change to the draughting. Latest Showcase Locomotives:
Midland Compound 5 Inch This venerable old girl is a closer scale “Maid of Kent”. It’s done some running and then sat on a shelf for 10-15 years. Some new clacks, a boiler tender and a new handpump in the tender. This engine is still going strong now. Latest Showcase Locomotives:
GWR 5 Inch Prairie Tank This 5” gauge GWR prairie tank has been in a couple of times for remedial work. First of all, a repair to the rocking levers on one side, left the timing out. So this was corrected. New injector water valves fitted in an accessible place. Finally a change […]
LNER A3 “Flying Scotsman” 5 Inch This engine was bought as a “running engine”.. which it did, but not so well.. The engine was stripped down to the frames, theaxle boxes deemed “ok”. The rest of the chassis received new crank pins, rod bushes, new valve gear pins, new pistons and valves. Pipework […]
