Linda
History
'Linda' was designed and built in 1893 by the Hunslet Engine Company for use on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway. She worked at the quarry until 1962 and then entered service on the Ffestiniog Railway very shortly after. A part of the Ffestiniog Railway has actually been named 'Linda's Leap' where Linda jumped the tracks later in 1962. Despite this early set back she has been a staple of the FR loco roster and has been through serveral conversions, alterations and rebuilds down the intervening decades. In 2021 her boiler certificate expired and she has once again been stripped down for another restorative overhaul. Our version of Linda represents the 0-4-0 loco pre-1970.
Technical specifications for 'Linda'.
- Internal gas firing using our ‘FG’ type burner.
- 0-4-0 outside framed chassis using ROUNDHOUSE inside value gear.
- Exhaust enhancer.
- Controls fitted as standard are :- steam regulator, safety valve, pressure gauge, displacement lubricator, gas regulator and reversing gear.
- Water gauge and top up system as standard.
- Dimensions (loading gauge) are :- length 460mm over buffers, width 105mm, height 130mm.
- Weight: 3.66kg (with tender and R/C)
- Full radio control is available for both regulator and reversing valve gear using 2.4GHz R/C.
- Also available with manual control.
- Featuring glazed cab windows
- Includes 4 wheels tender with resin coal load.
- Rechargeable battery pack and 240V charger supplied.
- The wheels on the loco are adjustable between 32mm and 45mm gauge, but a gauge conversion kit is needed to change the gauge of the tender.
- Insulated wheels available at additional cost.
- Supplied with etched brass works plates.
- Minimum radius 2'6".
- Available in any standard Roundhouse colours, shown here in Mid Brunswick Green.
Radio control = £2,699.00. Manual control = £2,374.00