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15” for sale on ebay

Discussion in 'Miniature Railways' started by David Humphreys, Feb 26, 2019.

  1. David Humphreys

    David Humphreys New Member

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    not me selling

    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/132965246859
     
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    It looks....odd. Can't put my finger on it but something doesn't look right
     
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    The frames and wheels look very odd. My grandfather built a 7 1/4 inch loco so I know what it looked like when it was the frames and wheels, they were much more substantial.

    Firebox/boiler looks very odd as well.
     
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    There are no crank bosses on the wheels and a rather strange long cylinder between the frames.
     
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    Caveat emptor!
     
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    It’s certainly a very strange looking beast.

    There appears to be a single inclined cylinder between the frames which is presumably driving a single axle. No sign of any connecting rods or other motion. A firebox with no water space (so just relying on the boiler barrel to heat water).

    It occurs to me that it looks like a scaled up Mamod toy locomotive. . . .
     
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    Is that cylinder really intended to drive it? Does not look to my amateur observer's eye to be man enough! Very odd proportions bore versus stroke. I wondered if it was intended as valve gear?

    I also wondered if the "loco" was intended as a dummy to be propelled by a motorised tender?
     
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    I also wondered that, but it seems a lot of extra effort to add 'stuff' between the frames and boiler tubes that won't be seen for just a dummy loco. It looks to me as if that boiler was intended to be used (but apparently designed by someone who had no real idea what they were doing).
     
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    Expensive way to get some wheels if you ask me...
     
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    It is an axke driven water pump
     
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    At least it's a more realistic price this time. :D
     
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