http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIVE-STEAM-460-LOCOMOTIVE-BASSET-LOWKE-GREENLY-GAUGE-3-/110643609372?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item19c2df7f1c#ht_500wt_1156
FOR SALE IS A GAUGE 3 OR 2. 1/2" GAUGE 460 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, THIS WAS ONE OF MY FATHERS ENGINE WHO HAS OWNED IT FOR YEARS AND I ONLY KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME, HE SAID IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LATE 1920s 1930s BASSET LOWKE ENGINE BY HENRY GREENLY GAUGE 3, HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS QUITE RARE AND MENTIOND SOMETHING ABOUT CARSONS, I AM SORRY TO BE VAUGE BUT SADLY HE IS NOT HERE TO ASK ANYMORE, THE APROX SIZES ARE 31" LONG X 5 1/4" WIDE X 7 1/2" HIGH FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IT SEEMS TO BE COMPLETE BUT WILL NEED SOME TLC BUT I AM NO EXPERT , MY FATHER SAID IT WAS POWERED BY PRESURISED KEROSINE AND IT IS A COPPER BOILER, WITH VARIOUS FITTINGS THE WORKMANSHIP IS SUPERB AND LOOKS VERY MUCH A COMERCIAL BUILD, PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VERY OLD ENGINE SO STUDY THE PHOTOS BEFORE YOU BUY AS I WILL NOT ACCEPT RETURNS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND WEIGHT, I AM STARTING THE BIDDING OFF AT £700.00 WITH NO RESERVE SO AS TO STOP ANY TIME WASTERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW AT MY HOME PLEASE RING 01942 492901. MANY THANKS...
What looks to be exactly the same loco (look at the paint chip pattern on the LHS cab side by the number) also appears on another site with quite a different story to it!!
http://www.steam-engines-for-sale.com/i000001971-Gauge%203%20live%20steam%204%206%200%20loco%20for%20restoration.%20-1.html (http://www.steam-engines-for-sale.com/i000001971-Gauge%203%20live%20steam%204%206%200%20loco%20for%20restoration.%20-1.html)
Caveat emptor!
Andy