guess the LOCO game...

[CattyPatty]

What about this.

 

[wilh]

Sorry CattyPatty, but I do believe daylightguy's picture is still in play. So, you went out of turn.

 

[GossenGarrat]

The Whiskey River Railway is 15" gauge, so that makes it a miniature. So that means its Whiskey River #12, a 4-6-2, 15"ga.

 

[daylightguy]

still wrong about the gauge, instead of what it used to look like what do they call it?

 

[emdgt18]

a 600mm gauge

 

[daylightguy]

Inches please

 

[GossenGarrat]

Sorry, Whiskey River is 16" gauge not 15".

 

[daylightguy]

yep you are right if you want to you can post the next locomotive

 

[GossenGarrat]

What is it? Who owned it? How many of its class were built? What's special about its drive system?

 

[mquigg]

guess the loco game

Hi GossenGarrat:wave:
the loco is a Swiss high pressure loco. It has an 850PSI boiler powering a 3 cylinder uniflow steam engine with cam-driven poppet valves. The crankshaft drove the jackshaft via 1 to 2.5 flexible reduction gearing. The 3 cylinder engine is under the sloping bonnet at the front of the loco. It was built by The Swiss Locomotive Company at their Winterthur works in 1927. Only one was built. It was tested in Switzerland, Austria and France but because dangerous build up of scale in the boiler tubes could not be resolved it 'disappeared'.
regards,
Mike

 

[GossenGarrat]

correct, please post a new picture within two days

 

[mquigg]

guess the loco game

Here's the link: http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g392/mquigg1/?action=view&current=IMGP5947.jpg

Who was the original owner?
What is the gauge?
Where is it now?
Mike:wave:

 

[GossenGarrat]

Can we get some kind of hint? It's been a week

 

[mquigg]

Guess the Loco game

Hi Gossengarratt,
It was originally on the west side of Australia & is now on the east side. Hope that helps.
regards Mike

 

[mquigg]

guess the loco game

A few more clues:
It is biggish for its gauge.
The line it runs on now was originally broad gauge ( 5'3" ).
Hope this helps,
Mike

 

[GossenGarrat]

I don't think anyone is going to get this one and I'd hate to see this thread die.

 

[mquigg]

guess the loco game

Hi GossenGarratt,
I agree with you, must admit I didn't think it was so hard to identify.
It is a V class 2-8-2 formerly of West Australia Government Railways, running on 3'6" gauge. It is now on the Bellarine Peninsula Railway in Victoria. The group uses part of a former Victorian Railways branch line which was originally 5'3" & now relaid to 3'6". Maybe CattyPatty's diesel can be the next subject?
best wishes Mike:wave:

 

[qassaquyangli]

Can I call dibs?
if so:

 

[GossenGarrat]

I think you can.
Looks like an EMD demonstrator.

 

[PJAMA]

Can I call dibs?
if so:

A EMD SD40-2 Demonstrator.