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If that's all the tandem is going to be used for, I would have thought the Sturmey it came with will be perfectly adequate.
By the way, those mechs come as two, three or four speed. I wonder which one you have. The difference is in the length of the shaft on which the jockey wheels move.
As mentioned above, the problem with these gears is to find a block which will give you anything like the gears you need. Since gearing is more critical for tandems (difficult to honk when climbing), I'd be inclined to keep that Cyclo for a suitable solo - my experience is that they are a sweet running piece of kit, they are tough and actually work well, within their limits.
The limitation of available sprockets means that they are not really suitable for any serious tandem use, unless as mentioned above, they are combined with a Sturmey.
Which takes you back to square one !