9/10/2023 0 Comments Steam locomotive for sale![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I still like following the railway tracks,the scene of my previous existence - glorious years driving the living and breathing steam locomotives heading express passenger trains. The preflight plan and a pilots satnav keep me from wondering into the flight paths of airliners, or too near a major airport, etc. It really is a great privilege to be able to wander about the sky in fine weather sometimes a mile high seeing crystal clear distant horizons mottled with cottonwool clouds. Its just like having my own high performance sports car to drive around the sky, however, I am double blessed because I do have a super high performance car to drive on the ground - a Mercedes C63 estate which I wanted purely for the volcanic acceleration, 0 to 60mph, in just over 4 seconds. She does up to 120mph, and cruises at 100mph. Although at 65/70mph touch down speed, I really need to be fully alert to the vagaries of invisible local wind eddies. She rolls with luxurious ease descends faster with more response making landing a little more secure. I have now upgraded my microlight from the previous white Quik GTR - its large wing required the physical strength I lacked - so now to the latest red Quik R with the more powerful 1500cc engine and smaller wing. ![]() Taken at my 80th, a gift from my daughters, a Driving Experience on the USA loco at the Churnet Valley Railway. 'Soon be driving my Duchesses' / 'Some of my flying friends'. 'Steamroller Steersman' / 'Memories re-kindled' - doing a bit of driving and firing with footplate friends on very steep-gradients of the NYMR. 'Heading for the coast' on my 'Crack Express' / My 'Coronation' locomotive my wife bought for me at the Little Hay Club. I hope you enjoy visiting my Antique Steam website. Please browse my current model steam engines for sale with photographs, and if you require any further information on any of the models, or have models for sale, please do not hesitate to contact me. Now, well into retirement, I have earned an excellent reputation for fair trading in all types of steam engines.Īll items are sold on 10 days approval. and M.Sc., followed by a lengthy period dealing in antiques before finally returning full circle to my first love of steam locomotives - in miniature - driving, buying, collecting and selling them. There I spent five most enjoyable years studying for my BA. I then made the not too difficult a decision to move a mile down the road from my previously very happy home at Aston Shed to Aston University. I have been involved with steam locomotives most of my life, formerly as a steam engine driver at Aston Shed (3D) working steam hauled trains out of Birmingham New St Station over the LNWR lines followed, with the demise of steam, by several years of "boredom" driving diesels and electrics. In addition to buying and selling live steam models I am also a passionate/obsessive collector and always very keen to buy models of high quality to add to my personal collection. I can travel to all parts of the UK Mainland to see and collect models that you have for sale. I am an independent business buying and selling live steam models - completed or partbuilt - and workshop equipment. Price when completed.ĭelivery can be arranged for Europe, USA and Australia. Very heavy ,large and powerful with genuine patina. An excellent copy of Stanier’s tank loco that was the basis for the BR Standard Class 2-6-4 tank locomotive. Has done quite a bit of running, now just needs a final check over before it goes in for its Boiler Certificate. Price when completed.Īn in running order, Stanier 5”g. Superb museum standard 5” gauge Britannia, just finishing off the cut away tender. ![]()
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