Accucraft Manning Wardle 2-6-2 (32mm Gauge)

Overview
The Accucraft Manning Wardle 2-6-2 is a Ready to Run locomotive supplied by Accucraft UK. It is based upon three Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank locomotives that were supplied to the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway when it opened in 1897.

Prototype
Named after local rivers (Exe, Taw & Yeo), three Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank locomotives were supplied to the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway when it opened in 1897. By the standards of other domestic narrow gauge locomotives they presented a somewhat unusual profile having long, low tanks, cabs extended forwards, cowcatchers and motion covers over the slide bars; in fact they owed more to Colonial practice than any other influence and their design may have been influenced by those of E.R.Calthrop of the Barsi Light Railway. Another unusual feature was the use of outside Joy valve gear, more usually found on inside cylindered engines. It was soon realised that the three locomotives could not handle all the line’s traffic and they were joined, in 1898, by  Lyn, the Baldwin 2-4-2T.

Specifications

 * Scale: 16mm to 1 foot (1:19)
 * Length over couplings: 420mm
 * Gauge: 32mm or 45mm
 * Width: 110mm
 * Min Radius: 1m (3′) – Gauge 0, 1.2m (4′) – Gauge 1
 * Maximum height: 145mm
 * Boiler: Centre Flue
 * Working Pressure: 60psi
 * Reversing Gear: Working Joy valve gear, slide valves
 * Fuel: Butane Gas
 * Boiler Fittings: Safety valve, pressure gauge, water gauge.
 * Cab Controls: Steam regulator, gas regulator, reverse lever, lubricator under floor drain valve.