Workshop December 2008

Things are rather packed in at the moment, a result of lots of engines arriving while Geoff and I are head down in the workshop, so website updates have been on a back burner.

The pictures give something of an idea of the situation, at some stage soon I need to find an hour or two (!) to photograph and list:

Running:
3 1/2 inch gauge: excellent GWR Prairie "Firefly", Stanier Mogul, 2 x Alco "Mountaineer" 2-6-2T
5 inch gauge: Britannia, King, GNR Atlantic, Polly II, GWR 14xx 0-4-2T, NY&HRR 4-4-0, Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0WT, Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0T
7 1/4 inch gauge: exhibition standard Stirling Single, "Bridget" 0-4-2T, "Bridget" 0-6-0T, LSWR 4-4-2T, Edaville #7 2-4-4

Part-built/restoration:
3 1/2 inch gauge: "Tich", dismantled 0-6-0T "P.V.Baker"
4 inch gauge: Ancient 4-4-0 tender engine, complete for restoration
5 inch gauge: "Butch" 0-6-0T for restoration, "Washington" 4-4-0, ancient dismantled 0-4-4T with new boiler, GWR 14xx 0-4-2T set of kits, LBSCR "Terrier" 0-6-0T, GWR 0-6-0PT "Pansy", well-advanced GWR 45xx Prairie
7 1/4 inch gauge: "Elidir" 3 inch scale Hunslet, 2 x GWR 15xx 0-6-0PT, "Bridget" 0-4-2T

Traction engines:
4 inch scale 45hp Case, 3 x 1 inch scale "Minnie" (two new, with commercial boilers), Markie ploughing engines (1 x coal-fired, 1 x gas-fired) + plough, Markie road locomotive, 4 1/2 inch scale Wallis & Steevens "Simplicity" steamroller with driving truck, 2 inch scale Clayton steam wagon for completion

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