5" Gauge 3F "Jinty"

Dimensions

• Length 33 inches
• Width 9.5 inches
• Height 14 inches
• Weight 44 kg

Specifications & Features

• Two safety valves.

• Choice of emblems.

• Painted and ready-to-run.

• Coal-fired live steam.

• 5" gauge.

• 2 inside cylinders.

• Slide valves.

• Stephenson valve gear.

• Mechanical drain cock.

• Mechanical Lubricator.

• Silver soldered copper boiler.

• Multi-element Superheater.

• Reverser.

• Stainless steel motion.

• Boiler feed by cross head pump, injector, hand pump.

• Etched brass body with rivet detail.

The model is coal-fired and its 0-6-0 wheel arrangement provides a powerful locomotive capable of pulling a number of adults. Its ability to negotiate tight curves makes it a perfect candidate for your garden railway. The model is delivered ready-to-run and painted with your choice of LMS lettering, or BR crest.

Each is complete with a silver soldered copper boiler, hydraulically tested to twice working pressure. All boilers comply with the latest regulations and are appropriately marked and certificated.

The locomotive's compact size makes this an ideal model to display, transport and drive. As testament to our confidence in the high quality of this model we are pleased to offer a full 2 years warranty.

Our customer service is considered to be second-to-none.

Origin

Some 425 of these locomotives were manufactured between 1924 and 1931. Mainly allocated to shunting and station pilot duties they also undertook occasional branch line work. The "Jinties" were frequently used for banking duties with up to three at a time seen assisting express passenger trains up the Lickey Incline on the Bristol-Birmingham line near Bromsgrove. They were frequently seen banking trains out of London Euston up to Camden - a particularly demanding task!

Designed by Sir Henry Fowler for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway they were based on earlier designs by S&W. Johnson.
Some of the locomotives were loaned to the War Department in WWII, providing welcome logistical support to the allied war effort.

A majority of locomotives enjoyed long service with the final "Jinty" withdrawn in 1967, right at the end of the steam era. The locomotives were always painted in un-lined black livery.

Before nationalisation in 1948 LMS initials were carried on the tank sides. In BR service either lion crest was carried according to period.