Trade Links

Engine Manufacturers, Rail, Suppliers, Club Tracks
       
Looking for Second Hand
If buying secondhand it is often buyer beware. If a steam engine does not have a boiler certificate treat it as a failed boiler. Steam engines are expensive items and there are many pitfalls. For the safest option either buy new or from a reputable dealer.

 

  • Antique Steam - 3.5"-7.25" gauge engines and associated bits.
  • Compass House -see below
  • Ellingham Engineering - a few secondhand items + engineering services for steam engines
  • Great Northern Steam Co Ltd - few second hand items - mainly lager scale or road vehicles
  • Maxitrak - pages with second hand items, see below.
  • Station Road Steam - Collection of various secondhand items - See "Miscellaneous"  section for 5" gauge rolling stock
  • Steamdays - various secondhand locomotives - Mainly top end quality models
  • The Engineers Emporium - Only displays a sample of stock with hundreds of items not listed - call for latest offers
  • View Models - small independant company trading in livesteam models in the model engineering scales.
    This covers locomotives from 'O'gauge to 7.25" gauge and traction engines from 3/4" scale upwards

Most items on Ebay are private sales which you will have less come back on should something go wrong.

  • Ebay - Many railway related items come up - just keep looking. Try searches like "five inch gauge" or "5 inch gauge" or "live steam"

5" Gauge Engine Manufacturers/Suppliers

Pictures from the associated websites

Abbots Model Engineering - Battery electric 5" & 7.25 gauge engines + rolling stock.
   
Blackgates - Manufacturer of many locos and casting. Also producer of the Sweet Pea which is avaiable in machined kit form. Also produce 5" Gauge class 08 Challener  
   
Compass House

5" & 7.25" gauge supplier of new and used rolling stock and engines - High Street, Rotherfield, E. Sussex . TN6 3LH. Tel 01892 852968 Fax 01892 853522.

Copyrighted Picture - Compass House Ltd
   
D. Hewson (Models)

5" scale ground level -Super detailed products and building services. Range amongst other items includes Mk1 coaches, scale wagons and detailed signals.

   
Maxitrak

Manufacturer of steam and electric steam engines both narrow gauge and mainline outline in 5" and 7.25" gauge. Amongst other things they are now having locomotives produced in China at simply irresistable prices.

   
Model Engineering Products -

(Bexhill Models) Produce mainly standard gauge outline rolling stock (5" adn 7.25" gauges) in both kit and ready to run.

   
Pheonix Locomotives -

Manufacture of detailed 5" gauge locos + some 7.25" gauge items

 
   
Polly Model Engineering.

Polly loco machined kits + an ever growing range of products for the model engineer.

Several versions of the Polly are available in 0-4-0 / 0-6-0 as tank or tender loco.

You very rarely see unfinshed Polly Kits for sale - I think that says it all.

Any at Ruddington

Polly Model owners club - home of many happy owners www.pollyownersgroup.org.uk

 


Suppliers of Rail  
  • Cromar White - Supplier of rail and supplier of all equipment for the larger scale enthusiast. UK agent for Roll Models - Holyhead
  • Maxitrak hold some track in stock + manufacture point kits - Kent
  • PNP Railways - Paul Norman Plastics - Supplier of aluminium rail, injection moulded plastic sleeper system including plastic chairs which can be used with timber sleepers. Also supplier of 5" & 7.25" gauge items. Gloucestershire.


Suppliers / services that may be of interest

  • 4QD Electronic Controllers - Detailed website with good technical information on their products - Mail order only.
  • Parkside Electronics/Railways - supplier of electronic controllers, gears, motors, chain + loads more.
  • Miniature Railways Book by Michael Crofts - interesting book on miniature railways. Plenty of example of what can be done including one through the conservatory. Don't believe me read the book. Michael is also the present owner of the Perrygrove Railway
  • Health and Safety - Safe operation of miniature railways, traction engines and road vehicles

For the ultimate links see-

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