Equipment
RHD. Tiller steered. Kerosene sidelights.
Condition
Stored since the 1930''s, never restored -- or probably even touched -- for longer than most collectors have been alive. Largely complete but untouched for by far the best part of a century. Needs everything, but well worth the effort. A wonderful example of the transition from carriages to automobiles, with a 2-cylinder reversing direct drive steam engine and fire tube boiler.
Market commentary
This Loco got juices flowing, soaring through Bonhams upper estimate to the top sale of this auction, a distinction it fully deserved for its character and preservation. It won''t be simple to get it running but when it is ... it will be a star wherever it appears and it will be even better if the drivetrain can be made safely operable and the originality preserved. It is impossible to argue with the bidders'' decision to pay dearly for this relic.