LIVE STEAM RELATED ITEMS FOR SALE

 

All Model Engines Wanted.

Any Model Live Steam Engines Wanted, Triple Expansion, MTB Marine Engines, Locomotives, Traction Engines, Stationary, Stuart or others.

IC, Gas, Petrol Model Engines Wanted, e.g by Edgar Westbury, L C Mason, Eric Whittle, etc.

 

WANTED, any model engines. Live steam stationary, locomotives or traction engines, etc. Also Internal Combustion (IC) engines including those designed by Edgar Westbury, Mason Eric Whittle. Radial aero, marine or car engines wanted. Steam Engines, Locomotives (large or small, complete, part built or kits) wanted. Will be happy to consider purchasing complete live steam engine collections. Any gauge considered. Please call Howard on 01225 812155 or 07753 610420.

 

In addition to the photos below we have the following items:

• New in 7 1/4" 1366 0-6-0 pannier tank locomotive. Just arrived and available for sale. A complete loco with current hydraulic certificate and new steam test. Professionaly made copper boiler. A very good club running loco, not an exhibition model. There are a couple of small jobs that need doing to the cab to secudre it properly. We also have an excellent ground track driver's truck for this loco, with watertank, and vacuum & mechanical brakes. Also a 7 1/4" toad wagon by 17D (made with 4mm chassis and a strong rolled steel roof, so can accomodate passengers), and also a 17D planked wagon. Will be very reasonably priced for a good 7 1/4" engine. Photos just added below.
• New in 7 1/4" Drivers truck, with watertank, vacuum & mechanical brakes. Measures 43" long, 13" wide and 15" tall (seat adding a little more). Photos just added below.
• New in 7 1/4" Toad wagon by 17D. Complete & made with 4mm chassis and a strong rolled steel roof. SOme of the roof support frame needs re-welding. Measures 41" long, roof being 38.25" long. 17.5" tall and 12.5" wide. RRP £1,920 when supplied new and built. Ours is self built but to a highter spec for passenger capability. Photos just added below.
• New in 7 1/4" planked wagon by 17D. Complete and painted in red with black framing. In super condition. Measures 29" long (including including), 11" wide and 11.25" tall. RRP £840 when supplied new and built. Ours is self built. Photos just added below.

• NEW IN. 5" Dougal live steam Copper Boiler. Professionally made with CE and working & test pressures stamped on the backhead. Never used. Comes with majority of the backhead steam fittings attached. Dougal is the 0-4-0 Welshpool tank loco, designed by D.Malcolm. Current price of a new boiler is over £2,200 so at £1,795 and to include all the fittings with no waiting lead time, it's a good buy. Just arrived but photos available, so please do call and ask.

• New in 3.5" William 2-6-2 Martin Evans designed powerful tank locomotive. Complete with current club test certificate in Nov 2023 (Hydraulic & Steam). Professionally Morewood boiler. This is an older loco however the previous owner did sing its praises, confirming it pulled 8 adults round his track. Connecting rods all feel sound, a bit of play in a valve linkage pin/bush, but I'm beeing picky, it would be an easy job to improve. Dark blue livery. Just arrived, photos just taken, please call if you would like them emailed.
• New in 3.5" County Class 4-4-0 part built locomotive. GWR County Carlow. Chassis looks complete and owner has informed me that the chassis runs on air. I will check this. Don Young's design. Smokebox done. Tender needs doing but wheels, axel boxes, horns & leaf spring castings are present. Dome also present and a box full are items that I have not gone through yet !! Drawings by Don Young are clear and in good condition. Photos just taken, soon to be posted but please call if interested.
• New in 3.5" Doris, LBSC's smaller Black 5 live steam locomotive. 4-6-0 LMS tender loco. Built in the 80's is is very well built, has a real quality to it. Rolls freely with copper silver soldered boiler and original test certificate from 1982. Impressive engine with the original black livery stil looking fresh. Photos coming soon, but do call if interested as I have a few photos from the previous owner (Son of the builder).
• Just Arrived 3.5" Martin Evans Jubilee 2-6-4 tank loco chassis. All wheels done on frames including bogie and trailing truck. Also axel twin water pump all done with eccentrics. Smokebox also present. 35-36" long, 5.75" wide. I have just taken some photos, so probably best if you see those first. At £375, hopefully a bargin for someone.

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• New in Roundhouse Jennie (Green livery). Fixed at 32mm. Very good conditon with original paperwork. Has some very useful additions including: Water gauge, pressure gauge, pop safety valve, Summerlands chuffer to enhance sound & valve gear combination lever fitted. Just arrived, photos just taken, please call if you would like to see them.
• New in Roundhouse Michael (Green livery). 32mm & 45mm. Fitted with RC control including transmitter. Summerlands chuffer fitted, but otherwise standard. This is an older and a slightly rarer Roundhouse loco. Just arrived, photos just taken, please call if you would like to see them.
• New in Accucraft Lynn (Black livery). 32mm & 45mm, however the pony wheels not present for the 45mm option. Has a Lempor 4 nozzel exhaust that lessens backpressure & increases smokebox vacuum, also improves running sound. Needs pressure gauge and syphon. Lynn is the narrow gauge Baldwin loco, a much liked loco. Just arrived, photos just taken, please call if you would like to see them.

• New in 2" Burrell Showmans live steam traction engine. Ehibition quality and shown at the Midlands model engineer's exhibition 3 times with certificates to prove. Quite wonderful build from the 80's. Professional Bishop Ellis copper boiler, with original paperwork. Even excellent attention given to the construction of the wooden canopy. A real Gem of a traction engine. Photos just added below.
• New in 3" Savage live steam wagon kit of castings. Supplied by Little Samson Models. I have been advised there is a complete set and it includes the drawings too. There is also the U section steel for the chassis and curved sections understood to be for the suspension springs. The wheels are very substancial being approx 10.5" and 9" diameter. No work has started, so cylinder can be machined freshly. Photos coming soon. Do call for price, happy to pass on very reasonably. A great model and a bit different to the more common Clayton, etc.
• New in Superb Bilsdale paddle steamer project. Very well built and decent size twin oscillating engine. Paddles really do look excellent, made from brass when so many choose the easier aluminium. They have the feathering mechanism, and turn very smoothly. Well insulated boiler, gas tank in the bow and area for RC gear in the stern. The hull is in primer and the deck & bridge is made but in bare wood, so ready to paint/detail. Just arrived but best to call if you are after a paddle steamer with excellent potential.

• Selection of Stuart stationary engine kits of castings. A number of original Stuart Henly-On-Thames. There may be a small number of castings that have minor rust and I have not checked the small packed bags of nuts and bolts, however can do so before buying. Please remember these are very good old quality castings.
  • Compound twin with reversing gear £335 (RRP £445)
  • Number 9 governor & pump £70 + £95 (RRP £104 + £135)
  • Number 9 sole plate. £48 (RRP £74)
  • Sun. No longer available from Stuart. £250. RESERVED if found !
  • Compressor or Vacuum pump. No longer available from Stuart. £490

• Stuart Manual Feed Pump. New set of castings complete with gland packing, stainless balls, fixings pack, brass unions, plunger lever & pins. All in original packing and box. The older type Stuart box with original label stating the old name of "Hand Force Pump". Probably collectable ! There are no drawings but these are easy to obtain. £40
• New in NEW Stuart No 1 kit. In original box, all new in srink wrap with drawings & nuts/bolts etc. This quality, slightly older set also has the drain cocks included. Nut/bolt fixings look a little bit rusty but nothing major. Just arrived. Photos just added below. £695 (RRP £840, with drain cocks)

• New in Cheddar Gas Servo Control Valve. New with instructions. With the servo arm & pilot valve. Has an adjustable bleed valve (small thomb wheel) that sets the min flow of gas to the burner so that it stays alight when the boiler is up to pressure. This device is on it's own, not with the electronic EGV. Photos available. £45.
• New in 2 x New servo arm controlled simple gas on/off valves for gas flow.. Look professionally made with gas direction indicator. Not sure of the maker.. Photos available. £30 each.

• ME Beam engine 9.25" flywheel casting supplied by Reeves. New & unmachined. £35 (RRP £53). We also have a well made (home made) Centre Column for the ME Beam engine for just £25.

• Some steam fittings
• Books on boiler making
• Books on model steam engine and loco making
• etc, etc..

You are most welcome to call Howard at any time on 01225 812155 or 07753 610420 to discuss or reserve any item for sale here.

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7.25" GWR 1366 Pannier Tank live steam loco. 0-6-0. Current Hydraulic and fresh steam cert. Professional Morewood boiler. We also have the above 17D toad & plank wagon. Also a 7.25" driver's truck with vacuum & manual brakes. Happy to consider and offer or p/x. Maxwell Hemmens horizontal boiler. For live steam launch / marine engine. Super quality. With original paperwork & certificate. Driver's Truck for 3" or 4" live steam traction engine. Excellent build quality. Strong metal chassis, with water storage. Numatic Tyres + spare. Wonderful Allchin 1.5" live steam Royal Chester traction engine. Unsteamed, stunning example. Stuart 501 Babcock live steam boiler. Copper Boiler. Much improved gas burner setup. Super Example 3.5" Green Arrow LNER Class V2 2-6-2 live steam tender loco. 3 cylinder & double acting axel water pump. Nigel Gresley Designed We also have a 2.5" gauge version below. 3.5" Britannia 4-6-2 live steam loco. Much liked LBSC's BR standard class 7. Very popular in this scale. 5" GWR King 4-6-0 Live Steam Loco castings. Chassis & bogie done. Gunmetal cylinders. Kennion drawings by K. E. Wilson. 20 Spoke wheels for the Wilson design. 2.5" Green Arrow LNER Class V2 2-6-2 live steam tender loco. 3 cylinder & double acting axel water pump. Nigel Gresley Designed We also have a 3.5" gauge project above. Excellent 5" Sentinal 0-4-0 live steam loco. Twin oscillating engine, chain driven with gas fired professionally made boiler. Professional GB boiler + original cert. 3.5" Virginia 4-4-0 LBSC designed 'Old-Time' American live steam loco. Commissioned for a wealthy gentleman. Very crisp model indeed. 5" Gauge Dougal live steam loco. Lovely 040 narrow gauge tank engine. Lots done and very well too. Runs very smoothly on air. Wonderful. 5" Simplex 0-6-0 Live Steam Tank Loco. Martin Evans design with saddle tank, Professional GB boiler & original paperwork. SUPER LOCO Quite Beautiful 5" Small Prairie 2-6-2. Certainly Exhibition standard. Built by the revered JohnAnyon of Minster Detail is to behold Will certainly grace any collection. 5" & 7.25" gauge loco rolling road. Wonderful condition, hardly used. Very strong with 10 pairs of bearings. Beautiful 3.5" Maisie 4-4-2 Atlantic. live steam tender loco. LBSC designed & considered one of his masterpieces. A STUNNING EXAMPLE Excellent selection of Live Steam model engineer books for model maker, general intersest or collector. Live steam drawing. Selection of steam engine & loco drawings. Click here for list available. Antique 1920's 3.5" gauge LNWR Atlantic 4-4-2 live steam locomotive. Possibly Bowen Cook, George Whale. Super Vintage collectors item. Lovely Vintage 3.5" gauge 4-4-0 schools live steam locomotive. Possibly LBSC's Roedean. Rare Spirit fired. Caterpillar 4-12-2 LBSC Live Steam loco. Based on the Union Pacific 9000 Class. 3 Cylinder Loco descibed in English Electrics. Extremely Rare 2.5" collectors item. 5" Vacuum Braked Driver's Truck / Wagon for live steam loco. Foot board option. Quality built with twin Bogie wheel sets. 41" long, 8.5" wide, 16" tall. Quite a wonderful vacuum brake truck. RESERVED 3.5" Braked Driver's Truck / Wagon for live steam loco. With twin Bogie wheel sets. 42.5" x 6.5" & 28.25" between bogie centres. Excellent sheet metal folder / bender. 60cm capacity. Perfect for small to medium scale model engineering. British quality manufacturer. RMT - Gabro Ltd, Ashford, Kent. 5" Enterprise LNER Class V1 2-6-2 live steam tank loco. Martin Evans design. With stamped boiler. Powerful 3 Cylinder Tank Loco Project 3.5" Bantam Cock 2-6-2 castings. LBSC's LNER Class V4 tender live steam locomotive. Looks complete 3.5" Juliet 0-4-0 Tank loco. LBSC's larger Tich. Boiler kit. Axel pump, lubricator, valve gear done. Version 2 with Baker valve gear 3.5" Juliet 0-4-0 Tank Loco castings. LBSC's larger Tich. Looks complete. Some drawings too. 3.5" Doris, LBSC's 4-6-0 Back 5 live steam loco groups of castings. Very popular LMS tender loco. 3 different groups available. Blue print drawings available. Please ask. 3.5" Hielan Lassie 4-6-2 live steam loco. Quality build. LNER rebuilt A1 Pacific. Popular loco by LBSC. Lovely 3.5" gauge LMS Stanier 264 live steam loco. Professional RC boiler. Martin Evans designed Jubilee. 3.5" BR Standard Class 4, 75000 460 designed by LBSC. Includes drawings. 2.5" GWR Hall, 4-6-0. Modified 7903 Foremarke, we think, as apposed to a County. Well engineered. Rare Uranus 2.5" gauge live steam loco. LBSC's 4-8-4 3 cylinder tender loco. Wonderful item, some drawings too. 2.5" gauge live steam tender loco. Probably LBSC's Olympiade LMS Jubilee class. Nicely made so far. Antique Live Steam Boiler with meths burner & smokebox/chimney. Boiler 3" diam x 9.5", Base 16" x 4.25" Chimney is approx 14.5" tall Live Steam Boat/Launch Plant. Twin Oscillating. Ideal for small Thames launch. Live Steam Boat/Launch Plant. Twin Oscillating Modeeen engine by Ron Needham. Possibly a Cheddar Puffin boiler. Live Steam Engine/Marine/Launch Boiler. Looks to be very well made. Nice small size. 3" diameter & approx 5.25" long. Internal flue. Super selection of live steam fire tools. Various sizes for various steam engines. Some for use, some for display. Sievert Gas Torch, Regulator & Burners. Bought and used a couple of times. Many of the burners unused. Lovely set SOLD 2" Clayton Live Steam Wagon. Engine, chassis & boiler made. An excellent project. COmes with drawings. SOLD 3.5" gauge loco display track/case We also have some other 3.5" & 5" gauge display track, so please call. 5" Butch 0-6-0 Live Steam Tank Loco. STUNNING, never steamed. Just a lovely item to enjoy. SOLD Un-steamed 5" GWR 14XX. Wonderful 0-4-2 tank loco by Silver Crest. Super detail and in top condition. All original paperwork & certificates. Never Steamed. SOLD 7 1/4" Driver's Truck & passenger wagon for a live steam loco. Very good build quality. SOLD 1 1/2" Allchin traction engine set of castings. W.J. Hughes live steam traction engine. With drawings, gears, boiler kit, etc. SOLD 5" LMS Black 5 4-6-0 live steam loco. Professionally made boiler with original certificate. Steamed but not for a while. SOLD John Hemmens 'Beverley' live steam plant. Horizontal engine with boiler, gas tank, condensor, pump & generator. Beautiful setup, a real collectors item now. Original Certificate, instructions & parts kit. Originally Maxwell Hemmens. SOLD New 5" Silver Crest BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4 live steam Tank Loco. Purchased & displayed. Never steamed. With original documentation. SOLD Reeves Trojan live steam engine. Well built small vertical single with slip eccentric forward and reverse. Edgar Westbury design. 4.5" tall. SOLD BRAND NEW 5" GWR King Edward 4-6-0 live steam loco. Kingscale loco with original delivery boxes. All Paperwork. Arrived new in the boxes. With tender & boiler certificates of course. SOLD

5" Tubal Cain designed live steam vertical boiler. 12" long main tube. Extremely well made & tested copper boiler. Tested to 200 psi Superheated. Exhibition quality 2" Burrell Showmans live steam traction engine. Professional Bishop Ellis boiler. Wonderful build quailty. Shown at Midlands models engineer's exhibition 3 times. Superb Build Quality 1/5th (2.4") Pride Of Penrhyn live steam lorry. Not steamed. Impressive engine. Professionally made Copper boiler. REDUCED Desirable Mastiff IC gas/petrol engine. Horizontally opposed 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, Designed by L C Mason. Hemmingway. NOW RUNNING. We also have just acquired the Mastiff shown below. We plan to get this one running too. JUST ARRIVED Edgar Westbury Seal Major inline 4 cylinder 30cc petrol engine. A desirable & interesting engine. Larger brother to the Seal 15cc engine. Exceptional Stuart No 1 live steam engine. By the hand of a top engineer who also made a stunning 5" B1 locomotive. We also have a pulley drive system. See below. Pulley drive system for live steam engine. Made by a top engineer. Super quality. Ideal for Stuart engines like this No1. 3.5" Tich live steam 0-4-0 tank loco. LBSC's much liked engine. Built by a very accomplished engineer. Axel pump, brakes, whistle, lubricator. Paint or polish brass, will look superb. Another 3.5" Tich just arrived, see below. 3.5" Tich live steam 0-4-0 tank loco. LBSC's much liked engine. Includes purpose made box. Vintage 1" Live Steam Showmans Traction Engine. I think it's a Fowler. Wonderful patina. Likely gas or meths options. 40" Launch. Live steam Cheddar boiler with Pelican V twin engine. Gas tank & some RC setup. Beautiful wooden decked launch. Stunning live steam 43.5" Launch. Cheddar boiler, V twin engine, gas tank & some RC setup. Wonderful & Important Windermere Launch. 1920's Antique Hull. 3.5" Loch Class 4-4-0 live steam tender loco. Highland Railway No 131, Loch Shin. Dubs & Co. David Jones designed. John Ellis Professional boiler. Probably built to Clarkson Drawings. A wonderful Locomotive, quite unusual. An extremely well made Stuart No 1 live steam vertical engine. Runs on air. At 13" tall it's an impressive engine. Super build quality. Runs very well. Shown above next to Stuart's smaller 10V. Will look supberb when painted. We have a Henley castings reversing gear kit if required. An extremely well made and very smooth running Stuart No4 live steam vertical engine. At 10" tall a good size engine. Super build quality. Smooth running. Shown above next to Stuart's smaller 10V. Will look supberb when painted. We have a Henley castings reversing gear kit if required. Edgar Westbury Diagonal Paddle Live Steam Engine. Stephenson's valve gear. Board measures 15" x 12". Very impressive looking engine. Wonderful Vintage Horizontal live steam mill engine. With Stuart Dynamo. Old school crank and build quality. Runs a treat on air. 3 1/2" open wagon for live steam loco. Planked to carry coal or similar. Vell built with brake detail. LARGE Vertical Launch live steam engine. 3" stroke with reversing, water pump & lubrication system. Needs small amount to finish. 2' tall on it's base. Photo above shows against Stuart No 1 & 10H. 1" Minnie live steam traction engine. Built to a very good standard. Copper boiler. Longer boiler & canopy. 1" Minnie live steam traction engine. Much liked L.C.Mason design. Copper boiler. Galloway's Non Dead Centre Engine. Anthony Mount Model. Intricate & exciting engine to watch. Rarely come up for sale. Self starting, single crank & twin cylinder. Bob Middleton Experimental live steam engine. Runs on air. Shown on Brian Stephenson's web site. ALSO: Bob Middleton Monitor live steam engine (SEE BELOW). Impressive horizontal twin. Bob Middleton's impressive Monitor live steam engine. Runs on air. Shown on Brian Stephenson's web site. Impressive horizontal twin. Base is 16" x 10" Westbury Hermes Internal Combustion engine. Twin cylinder OHC. Mounted in cradle with radiator. Very Rare Westbury "Hermes" Very few known to exist. Stuart Compressor or Vacuum pump, with electric motor & cylinder, to run a live steam engine on air. Gauge 1 live steam locos & wagons. 604 La Belgique Crampton 4-2-0 with Flaman boiler & wagons. Also GWR 1366. Very Interesting items Crampton believed built by Alf Conrad GWR 1366 Pannier Tank is a Locosteam. Wonderful Old 1" Portable Live Steam engine. Built by L. Billingham of Devizes. Quite a rare and collectable item. Stunning Stuart Live Steam Plant. Stuart No 7A, No 8, Babcock 504 boiler, water pump, gas tank, etc. Superbly built in 1982 by Paul Hughes. Wonderful little Vintage live steam Beam engine. Brass/Bronze column & base plate. Runs sweetly on air. Really nice item 8" x 4.5" base. 4.5" Flywheel. A super little engine, feels really good. LARGE Twin Launch live steam engine. 2" stroke & bore, or poss larger. Reversing & oiling system. Needs small amount to finish. 50cm Tall & 55cm x 49cm. ME 1" live steam traction engine castings. Model engineering, Greenly & Steel drawings. Castings from Bonds. Quite rare castings. Large Copper Steam Boiler, ideal for a decent size steam plant or may other model steam projects. 12.5" long by 5" diameter. We also have an outside cowling if required. Super Beam Andy Live Steam Engine. Runs nicely on air. Also know as Grasshopper Stuart Boiler Feed Pump. For live steam boiler. Marine or stationary steam plant. 2 available. Various Start live steam engines including: Score, Double 10 (D10), 10V & 10H. A good selection generally available. Also several boiler water pumps available.   NEW old stock Stuart No1 live steam engine castings set. Original box & guide. With drain cocks. Purchased 2014. Stuart Beam live steam engine kit. Includes castings, drawings and stock material bought specifically for this engine. Great to have the stock material too. Stuart Double 10 (D10) vertical twin live steam engine casting set. New in box with drawings. Drain cocks & crank oil cups also available. Boiler feed pump casting set below. Stuart Double 10 (D10) vertical twin live steam engine casting set. New in box with drawings. With reversing gear. £245 (RRP £295) Reversing gear £100 (RRP £128) Boiler feed pump casting set below. Stuart No9 horizontal live steam engine casting set. New in box. With drawings and parts list. Includes nuts/bolts and piston ring. Stuart Number 1 casting grous for an impressive live steam vertical engine. Some work started but very little. Comes with drawings. Henly-On-Thames castings Reeves Borderer live steam engine castings. John Bertinat design. No drawings (£17 from Reeves). £220 Castings to allow Piston valve or slide valve. Reversing eccentrics. Reeves Borderer live steam engine castings. John Bertinat design. No drawings (£17 from Reeves). £170 14 castings with piston valve Vintage Live Steam vertical engine. We think this is a Whitney, City Road, London. Stephens dockyard engine. Live Steam Oscillating engines. Very nicely made. All run very well on air. Stuart Triple Expansion Marine Engine. Very desirable Stuart live steam engine. Runs well, forward & reverse, on air. SOLD Chiltern 3.5" live steam boiler with Graham Industries GAGE- TVR1A vertical twin reversing engine for model launch. Ideal for Krick or similar launch. Chiltern boiler original certificate. Kit built Graham Industries GAGE TVR1A vertical twin, self starting, reversing, live steam engine. SOLD Maxwell Hemmens 1" Burrell Showmans live steam traction engine. Not steamed. With original instructions & boiler cert. UN-STEAMED: quite superb. SOLD 6" Southworth live steam water pump castings. With drawings. Now very difficult to source. £SOLD Original Southworth castings Live steam engines and casting sets by Anthony Mount, Reeves and Blackgates, etc. SOLD Reeves Marcher live steam engine castings. John Bertinat design. No drawings (£20 from Reeves). £SOLD Stuart's large 5A Live Steam Engine. With desired reversing facility. Very well engineered. Runs smoothly on air. 15" tall with a 7.5" flywheel. SOLD 2" Durham & North Yorkshire live steam traction engine. Much respected John Haining design. SOLD 5" Scotch marine type "Inglis" live steam copper boiler. Built to run a Stuart Double 10 engine. 15' of 10mm tubes !! Built by engineer on the HMS Ark Royal. Well engineered, super detail. 5" diameter x 6" long boiler. SOLD Very attractive Stuart Double 10 (D10) live steam engine, with reversing. Super running example, SOLD 3 horizontal Copper Live Steam Boilers. For marine or stationary engines. Ideal for Launch or Stuart model. 10" x 4", 8" x 3.5" & 8" x 3".

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