ASTER LIVE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE KIT VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD 4-4-0 (Amer. Type)

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ASTERLIVE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE KIT - NOT ASSEMBLED “THE VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD 4-4-0 (American Type)" Made in Japan Originally purchased in 1980. In original packaging. Kit has clear plastic cover inside box cover. Included are assembly instructions, operating instructions, factory picture of kit and assembled train (has sticker Polk’s Model Craft Hobbies NY, NY), parts arrangement diagram, South Park Productions September 1980 price sheet, two pages with four sides of text with descriptions of locomotives and purchasing information. Gauge of track: 45mm (No. 1 Gauge) - Weight: engine 2.7kgs, Tender 1.3kgs Total: 4kgs - size: 620 (L) X 96 (W) X 132 (H) mm - Wheel Arrangement 4-4-0 American Type - Driving Wheels 52mm dia - Cylinders 13mm bore X20mm stroke - Cylinders: 2 cylinders - Slide valve: 1.5mm steam ports, lap: 1.5mm, travel: 6mm, 75% cut off - Valve Gear: Slip Eccentric Type - Lubricator: Roscoe Type Displacement Lubricator - Boiler: Smithies type water tube boiler with safety valve, regulator, blower valve, water gauge, check valve, 36mm dia X195mm long; water capacity 150ml, Working Pressure: 2kg/cm2 - Fuel: Methylated spirit, Tender: 75ml fuel tank with needle valve, automatic feeding apparatus 220ml water tank - Water Feeding Pump: 10mm bore X 16mm stroke hand pump. Box cover has had staples removed so that cover read more