How much does this weigh? (3.5" gauge loco)

[tinman0]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIVE-STEAM-3-5INCH-GAUGE-BRI...

I maybe inheriting 2 full steam locos in the next few weeks (or tomorrow), trouble is that I'm also emigrating. It's not the loco above, I'm showing that as an example.

But I need a ball park on weight.

Current guesses are "well, I can just about to pick up" or "weighs as much as a cylinder block that i can lift - how much is that? - don't know", and so forth.

We could stand on the house scales, but frankly, we'll put out back out before getting on them.

Anyone any idea on the possible weight?

(And anyone know a really cheap surface shipping agent???)

[mrmaggit]

I reckon you'll be looking at around 50-60kg for the loco, 12-15kg for the tender. More (but not much) if the boiler is full of water.

My Dad has an 0-6-0 tank engine in a big crate that we can lift between us, or the chassis on it's own quite easily.

[Meoricin]

tinman0 said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIVE-STEAM-3-5INCH-GAUGE-BRI...

I maybe inheriting 2 full steam locos in the next few weeks (or tomorrow), trouble is that I'm also emigrating. It's not the loco above, I'm showing that as an example.

But I need a ball park on weight.

Current guesses are "well, I can just about to pick up" or "weighs as much as a cylinder block that i can lift - how much is that? - don't know", and so forth.

We could stand on the house scales, but frankly, we'll put out back out before getting on them.

Anyone any idea on the possible weight?

(And anyone know a really cheap surface shipping agent???)

Can someone not assist you to lift it onto the scales without someone holding it?

[mrmaggit]

At the shows I've been to, 3.5" Britannias and 9F's are usually carried on a rail-laid plank by two people, or in their own framework. 5" stuff is MUCH heavier, and usually transported on trollies, often with built-in jacks.

[mrmaggit]

Just as a matter of interest, how much did this one go for?