Astbury Steam - Burrell
Building a 4" scale model Burrell 6nhp agricultural traction engine, based on the kit parts supplied by ModelWorks.
4" scale means 4 inches to the foot so one third of full scale.
Technical specifications
Length 70", Height 45", Width 28"
Weight 1/2 tonne
Boiler working pressure 120psi
Cylinder bore 3", Stroke 3 3/4"
The Build
- Kit 1 - Front wheels
- Kit 2 - Front Axle
- Kit 3 - Smoke box
- Kit 4 and kit 5 - Rear Wheels
- Kit 6 - Tyres
- Kit 7 - Tender
- Kit 8 - Tender Accessories
- Kit 9 - Horn Plates
- Kit 10 - Axle Tubes
- Kit 11 - Cylinder
- Kit 12 - Boiler
Contact
E-mail can be addressed to Cherry @ astbury . org
If you are doing one of these kits and are located in Scotland then please get in touch.
Links
- Suppliers
- Model Works
- Phoenix Precision Paints Ltd, suppliers of railway enamels.
- Other Builders
- Burrell Builders Diary
- Burrells
- Britannia showmans
- Charles Burrell Museum
- Other
- National Traction Engine Trust
- Road Locomotive Society
- The Traction Engine pages
Go back to
the Astbury Steam home page
Last revised 24 April 2005.
This document is copyright © 2005 by Duncan Astbury & Cherry Loughridge. All rights reserved.
