7qtr LMS Pacific no 6233 Duchess of Sutherland
FOR SALE
7qtr LMS Pacific no6233 Duchess of Sutherland
Built 1990 by R. Hammond of Basingstoke
Commercially built Silver Soldered Copper Boiler by Bishop & Ellis
This is a true 4-Cylinder model, commission built in the UK by a professional model engineer which has since spent most of its life abroad as a display model. Repatriated to the UK in 2017, the model has since undergone some refurbishment in order to get the locomotive into running condition. The boiler is fully stamped and conforms with current PSSR regulations.
Work carried out over the last 12 months includes:
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Complete new blast arrangement
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New grate and steam blower arrangement
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Refurbished tender water valves and pipework
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New Injectors and non-return valves fitted
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Refurbished regulator
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Refurbished lubricators
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Some modification to the Driver’s side valve gear and reversing mechanism
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Replacement cylinder drain cocks
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Modifications to the bogie float
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Overhauled gauge glass fittings
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All new pressure gauges
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Re-bushing of main rods
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Modified safety valves to comply with current boiler regulations
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Tender handbrake fitted
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Overhaul of vacuum brake system
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Modification to the tender and locomotive springing
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Improved draw gear arrangement
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Stanier hooter fitted
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New seat and footrests fitted to tender
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Full commercial boiler certificates
Viewings welcome, steamings for seriously interested parties only.
Price on Application only. Please note that the listed price of £6233.00 is to reflect the locomotive running number. Please CALL to discuss a price.
Description
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class[a] is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier. They were an enlarged and improved version of his previous design, the LMS Princess Royal Class. The locomotives were specifically designed for power as it was intended to use them on express services between London Euston and Glasgow Central; their duties were to include the hauling of a proposed non-stop express, subsequently named the Coronation Scot. The first ten locomotives of the Coronation class were built in a streamlined form in 1937 by the addition of a steel streamlined casing. Five of these ten were specifically set aside to pull the Coronation Scot. Although a later batch of five unstreamlined locomotives was produced in 1938, most of the ensuing Coronation class were outshopped as streamliners. Eventually, from 1944 to 1949, all new engines would be built in unstreamlined form and all the streamliners would have their casings removed. The very last of the 38 locomotives was completed in 1948.
[Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Coronation_Class]
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