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5 inch Gauge John Adams of Poole exhibition standard class 7 4-6-2 Loco & Tender BR lined green Britannia class 'John of Gaunt'
Sold for £8,500
Estimated at £8,000 - £10,000
5 inch Gauge John Adams of Poole exhibition standard class 7 4-6-2 Loco & Tender BR lined green Britannia class 'John of Gaunt', No.70012, live steam coal fired with twin outside cylinders, Walschaerts valve gear (operated from a hand wheel within the scale cab), fluted cylinder rods, cab detail includes pressure gauge, sight glass, reverser and other detail, Superheated silver soldered copper boiler fitted with twin safety valves, twin working whistles below the footplate, the boiler fed by a steam injector and axle driven feed pump, steam brake operated by cab controls, Tender with hand pump, hand operated brakes, The Locomotive has been fired in the past but there is no boiler certificate. Mounted on a ballasted display track with oak frame measuring 2.04m *39cm approx, Locomotive and Tender overall length 186cm approx, This locomotive was purchased by the vendor from Christies, November 1973, there is no boiler history with this Locomotive. 55 Britannia class Locomotives were built by BR from 1951 to 1954, No.70012 'John of Gaunt' was built in December 1951 and withdrawn in December 1967, E
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