Mystery Locomotive

[Down_Under]

Good Morning Everyone,

 

I recently acquired this part built locomotive. Now my plan for it was for a stationary boiler as part of a industrial complex. I was curious as to what was it?

 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

James

[Marshall5]

No idea what you've got there but it reminds me of the ex LNWR DX boiler mounted on a tender underframe which was used as a stationary boiler at Edge Hill carriage sidings until early 1969.  IIRC the underframe was also LNWR with the centre set of wheels removed similar to the one used for the replica Bloomer.

Ray.

[Killian keane]

Might even be broad gauge, certainly victorian era

[£1.38]

seems a terrible shame to use it as an industrial boiler. What does the rest of the kit look like? That might give us more clues.

[Nearholmer]

I thought LNWR too, specifically the Bloomer, but there must have been oodles of locos with similar boilers and spectacles in that era.

 

K

[David Bigcheeseplant]

I thinkl its a Broad gauge 0-6-0

[wagonman]

The safety valve cover looks a bit Gooch-like...

[34theletterbetweenB&D]

It has to be broad gauge, no standard gauge design (by a competent engineer!) could have cylinders in that position.

 

I suspect it could be the Bristol and Exeter Pearson 4-2-4T. Humungous driving wheels, nearly 9' diameter, big diameter boiler for its day too, and that boiler must be 5' diameter if the hand is of average size.

[Down_Under]

Thanks for the replies everyone

 

Unfortunately that is the only part I have - it seems a shame to use it as a stationary boiler, but it's all I can think of- it's quite well built, pretty sure it's 4mm.

 

I'll measure it tonight instead of guessing dimensions

 

 

Edited June 30, 2017 by Down_Under

[David Bigcheeseplant]

Defently broad gauge standard goods. http://www.broadgauge.org.uk/modelling/bgs_parts_prices_4mm.html