13th Dec, 2023 10:00

Trains Galore: Part One (O Gauge, Larger Gauges and Railwayana)

 
  Lot 669
 

669

A Gauge 1 (10mm scale) live steam American Southern Pacific 'Cab-Forward' AC-11 class 4-8-8-2 Locomotive and Tender by Accucraft

Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500


 
A Gauge 1 (10mm scale) live steam American Southern Pacific 'Cab-Forward' AC-11 class 4-8-8-2 Locomotive and Tender by Accucraft, in part-dismantled state (possibly for boiler replacement), with gas burner fed from tender tank, the four-cylinder articulated loco fitted with pressure and water gauges, steam regulator and gas control, axle-driven water pump and hand-pump to tender, the loco finished in SP semi-gloss black as No. 4274, with serial No. 018, Boiler No. BO70933 G-VG, cab, smokebox and much pipework from boiler presently detached, in two purpose-made carrying boxes, boiler certificate not found, some parts loose in box with loco, others in an ice-cream tub (3)