Roundhouse Engineering Charles Pooter Mk1 live steam locomotive with Hackworth valve gear – SM32 gauge only. Early version with circular spectacles which I think dates it to around 1985 or 1986. In lovely original condition with original paint – hard to believe that it is 35 years old. At that time it was possible to specify gas firing rather than meths (both externally fired) and radio control as an option when ordering and this has both factory fitted from new. Radio control is on both the reverser and steam regulator and I have updated it to modern 2.4GHz. There is an additional plug on the backhead that could be used to add a blowdown. It has obviously been very well looked after throughout its life and it doesn’t appear to have seen much use prior to my ownership. Mechanically it is excellent – I’ve steamed it again this week and it ran very nicely in both directions. There is a very slight gas leak from where the needle valve exits which will need some attention by the new owner. Cosmetically it really is excellent for its age. It doesn’t have the wooden dumb buffers. There is a scratch on one of the side tanks just in front of the nameplate. There is a tiny bit of paint loss where the steam dome meets the boiler. There are a couple of very small patches of surface rust on the inside of a couple of the wheels. The red lining is original from the factory – I’m not sure about the white line? Its difficult to find many faults. I also have a dome from that period which I will include which could easily be fitted to the boiler band using a brass rose if you prefer to run with one. Later versions had one from standard. Thanks for looking – see my other listings. The item “Roundhouse Charles Pooter Live Steam Locomotive SM32 Garden Railway 16mm scale” is in sale since Wednesday, May 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Model Railways & Trains\Narrow Gauge\Locomotives”. The seller is “engine.only” and is located in Reading. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brunei darussalam, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Monaco, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Bahamas, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Uruguay.
- Brand: Roundhouse
- Gauge: SM-32
- Type: Steam Locomotive
- Features: Live Steam