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Auction archive: Lot number 89

An exhibition standard 5 inch gauge model of the Great Western Railway 4-6-0 King Class tender locom

The Transport Sale
21 Sep 2021
Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$10,945 - US$13,682
Price realised:
£11,000
ca. US$15,050
Auction archive: Lot number 89

An exhibition standard 5 inch gauge model of the Great Western Railway 4-6-0 King Class tender locom

The Transport Sale
21 Sep 2021
Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$10,945 - US$13,682
Price realised:
£11,000
ca. US$15,050
Beschreibung:

An exhibition standard 5 inch gauge model of the Great Western Railway 4-6-0 King Class tender locomotive No 6019 'King Henry V', the model built to the drawings produced by James Perrier of Dorset. His detailed drawings were created from GWR works drawings. The model was started by Mr Bill Webster who spent over 20 years working on the model and was purchased in 2014 and finished by the vendor. The silver soldered copper boiler purchased from Stuart Turner Ltd and fitted with three element stainless steel super heater. Steam pressure gauge set at 80 psi working pressure, water sight glass, regulator and other usual cab fittings. The chassis having twin outside and twin inside cast iron cylinders with Walschaerts valve gear and rocking levers to outside cylinders. The cylinder blocks are cast iron with stainless steel piston valves, valve rods and piston rods, cylinder lubrication is via a triple ram pump with roller clutch and secondary check valves, fluted motion, mechanical lubricator, axle pump, injector, stainless ash pan and grate. 4,000 gallon six-wheel tender with hand-operated fitted water feed pump. The model finished in traditional Great Western Railway livery using 'Precision Paints' and finished in orange and black triple lining together with a high level of detailing including name plates, number plates, vacuum hoses, steps, couplings, sand boxes, lamps headboard, route classification roundels and rivet detailing. The model was completed in 2017. Length 188cm. Cab width 25cm. * The model was exhibited at the National Model Engineering Exhibition, Doncaster 2018. And is sold together with wooden transportation boxes. Boiler History: Boiler Identification Number 1525.9.88BT. Original Stuart Turner hydraulic test certificate working pressure 80 psi. Dated 22nd of September 1988. Examination Certificate of a Pressure System No 180695 hydraulic test pressure 160 psi. Working pressure 80 psi. Certificate expired the 11th of December 2020. 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. SALEROOM NOTICE The chassis having twin outside and twin inside CAST IRON (not gunmetal as described in the printed catalogue) Condition Report: This engine has not been steamed. It is in very good clean condition. Extensive detailed images from start to finish available Condition Report Disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 89
Auction:
Datum:
21 Sep 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

An exhibition standard 5 inch gauge model of the Great Western Railway 4-6-0 King Class tender locomotive No 6019 'King Henry V', the model built to the drawings produced by James Perrier of Dorset. His detailed drawings were created from GWR works drawings. The model was started by Mr Bill Webster who spent over 20 years working on the model and was purchased in 2014 and finished by the vendor. The silver soldered copper boiler purchased from Stuart Turner Ltd and fitted with three element stainless steel super heater. Steam pressure gauge set at 80 psi working pressure, water sight glass, regulator and other usual cab fittings. The chassis having twin outside and twin inside cast iron cylinders with Walschaerts valve gear and rocking levers to outside cylinders. The cylinder blocks are cast iron with stainless steel piston valves, valve rods and piston rods, cylinder lubrication is via a triple ram pump with roller clutch and secondary check valves, fluted motion, mechanical lubricator, axle pump, injector, stainless ash pan and grate. 4,000 gallon six-wheel tender with hand-operated fitted water feed pump. The model finished in traditional Great Western Railway livery using 'Precision Paints' and finished in orange and black triple lining together with a high level of detailing including name plates, number plates, vacuum hoses, steps, couplings, sand boxes, lamps headboard, route classification roundels and rivet detailing. The model was completed in 2017. Length 188cm. Cab width 25cm. * The model was exhibited at the National Model Engineering Exhibition, Doncaster 2018. And is sold together with wooden transportation boxes. Boiler History: Boiler Identification Number 1525.9.88BT. Original Stuart Turner hydraulic test certificate working pressure 80 psi. Dated 22nd of September 1988. Examination Certificate of a Pressure System No 180695 hydraulic test pressure 160 psi. Working pressure 80 psi. Certificate expired the 11th of December 2020. 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. SALEROOM NOTICE The chassis having twin outside and twin inside CAST IRON (not gunmetal as described in the printed catalogue) Condition Report: This engine has not been steamed. It is in very good clean condition. Extensive detailed images from start to finish available Condition Report Disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 89
Auction:
Datum:
21 Sep 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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