Lot 3 , A very finely engineered scratch-built 5” gauge live steam model of a LNWR (London and North Western Railway) Jumbo 2-4-0 tender locomotive, No. 1045 ‘Whitworth’

A very finely engineered scratch-built 5” gauge live steam model of a LNWR (London and North Western Railway) Jumbo 2-4-0 tender locomotive, No. 1045 ‘Whitworth’, constructed by an award winning model engineer and based on original Crewe drawings of the Whitworth Class (otherwise known as the Waterloo Class). The model has a specialist built copper boiler with injector and hand pump water feed with detailed brass cab fittings and a woodblock cab floor. The cylinders have the correct sloping slide valves and Allan straight link valve gear. The model is finished in satin finish black paint with accurately applied and finely finished authentic lining. A detailed brass number plate to the cab side and the LNWR shed plate is fitted to the rear edge of the cab roof. The exterior of the locomotive has extensive and accurately aligned rivetting. A large and comprehensive portfolio of the builder’s drawings and construction photographs are included together with the cylinder block patterns and a current boiler hydraulic test certificate dated 1/10/22, total length 126cm
£5,000-8,000

Condition:
In excellent condition with light evidence of steaming.

Sold for £4,800