A 7 ¼ inch gauge model of a Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 tender locomotive No 6027 ‘King Richard I’

A fine exhibition standard 7 ¼ inch gauge model of a Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 tender locomotive No 6027 King Richard I, the locomotive with fine scale back head, stain-less steel fire grate, ash pan being four lever operational on both front and rear dampers from inside the cab, the silver soldered copper boiler with fittings including scale steam pressure gauge, scale vacuum gauge, scale water sight gauge, regulator with lubrication linkage, lever operated fire box doors, direction control, drivers seats, associated copper pipework. Four rows radiant stain-less steel super heater expansion joints connected to cylinder steam entry. The cab with removable hard wood flooring, cylinder drain cocks operated from cab, oil feed hydrostatic cylinder lubrication via needle valve, sight glasses to all four cylinders via oil feed tank situated below cab floor. Hydro mechanical oil lubrication actuated from the regulator to inside valve gear and axillary moving parts via cam operated oil feed header module supplied by cylindrical lubrication oil feed tank with outside filler cap situated within the frames.

The chassis with twin outside and twin inside cylinders having associated valve gear, stainless steel connecting rods, two live steam water feed injectors, leaf springs to driving wheels, vacuum brakes to locomotive and tender, vacuum reservoirs fitted to engine and tender with fitted train pipe. Axillary mechanical vacuum pump fitted between frames, vacuum limit valve and cylinder relief valves to all cylinders,

The six-wheel tender with fitted vacuum brakes, water tank, fitted tool boxes and working coal door. Removable foot rests fitted to tender chassis and drivers padded seat.

The model finished in Great Western Railways green passenger lined livery with detailed rivet-work, polished bright-work, fitted steps, hand-irons and lamp irons with lamps.

Length 266cm. Width 34cm.

Boiler History: No boiler history available at the time of cataloguing. The locomotive appears to have only been steamed a few times possibly pre-painting. Further information may become available.

BOILER HISTORY DISCLAIMER.

Please Note: All boiler history records and references made in this catalogue are made for guidance only and the auctioneers are not able to convey any guarantees or warranties as to the safety of the boilers or their present condition.

* Please note: Stand not being sold with this locomotive.