Little Known Narrow Gauge Steamers

*BUMP*

How about the Hunslet War Office tanks? :D

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This particular one is No. 375, an experimental loco with condensing gear to reduce smoke emissions, always a big giveaway in war conditions. Unfortunately, by this time diesel and petrol locos had been developed which could do the job even more discreetly (in visual terms - They didn't produce smoke, but they did make a lot of noise, and often broke down :confused:).

Many were then sent to Australia, for use on sugar cane plantations:

http://www.zelmeroz.com/album_rail/qld/pg_dow/hunslet1.jpg
http://www.zelmeroz.com/album_rail/qld/jbc/3040A.jpg

Anyone feel like making one? I fear my modeling skills, though reasonably good, won't stand a chance faced with this. (Slanted cylinders and Wascherts valve gear - Can't do those yet:()

Diagram:


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Anyone? :o

Chris :wave:
 
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Ah, Cripple Creek #1, I know thee well. I got to shovel coal into her at the station before we left, and since I was so polite (both shoveling coal and during the ride, I rode up front on the "fireman" side) I got to ride in the cab coming back from the Cripple Creek wye! I got to blow the whistle, ring the bell, and operate the brake as well!

If we're talking little known narrow gauge steamers, may I offer up this one?
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The Anacortes Railway's #1. She's built off a mining engine, burned bark, and all of the coaches were built by Tommy Thompson. I had a chance to meet him before he died, and he was a really cool guy (I can't remember much as I was 8 1/2 and having too much fun with the switches as he had no locks on them so that kids could play with them). I did learn that #1's named "Amy" after a cousin he had.

Most of the route is still there, with only a small section gone at the station. There's a group trying to rebuild the line. I should mention the fact that the Thompson family has declared that "Amy" will not ever go back to Anacortes, and if the new owners try to sell the property to the city, their ownership is forfit, and it returns to them. Mrs. Thompson is still trying to find a group that will run #1, but only if they abide by her guidelines.

Oh, and here's a small site where I got the photo. It's Brian Fritz's old site, if you know who he was. http://wasteam.railfan.net/ARR.html

Mike
 
ET&WNC

Check out this site!, it has undocumented NG3 Steamers all over it!:cool:

http://www.johnsonsdepot.com/crumley/tour2.htm
Take the full tour and you'll see what I mean.:D

This includes:
#1, #2, & #3 (Mougul 2-6-0s)
#4, #5, & #6 (Consolodation 2-8-0s)
#7 (0-8-0)(also the largest narrow guage steam locomotive ever built and is the only 0-8-0 ever built for 36in tracks)
#8 & #9 (Ten-Wheeler 4-6-0s)
#s 10, 11, 12, & 14 (also 4-6-0s, but more modern)

and more!:udrool: :mop:
 
farthegn said:
Check out this site!, it has undocumented NG3 Steamers all over it!:cool:

http://www.johnsonsdepot.com/crumley/tour2.htm
Take the full tour and you'll see what I mean.:D

This includes:
#1, #2, & #3 (Mougul 2-6-0s)
#4, #5, & #6 (Consolodation 2-8-0s)
#7 (0-8-0)(also the largest narrow guage steam locomotive ever built and is the only 0-8-0 ever built for 36in tracks)
#8 & #9 (Ten-Wheeler 4-6-0s)
#s 10, 11, 12, & 14 (also 4-6-0s, but more modern)

and more!:udrool: :mop:
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oh yeah that 0-8-0 locomotive#7 you mentioned is the largest 36in narrow gauge steam engine built and the only one which is rare!:cool:
 
Undersized Drivers

I heard that #7 was originaly intended to be built for standard guage.
By the way, #7 was scrapped in 1935.
 
Sampug394 said:
COMPLETELY WRONG.
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okay I could be completely wrong about that 0-8-0 locomotive being the largest steam locomotive built! I can't look at the locomotive's size and take a guess on how large it is without someone telling me that I was wrong and okay I did make a mistake with the engine size but that kind of response towards me was not called for and I am not saying anything else about this! Okay thats it! I am not going to take anymore of this now the next person who says anything like that towards me like that I am just going to leave the forum for a while until my anger has calmed down because of things like this!
 
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The scource

Well, That's what the site said. The guy might have made a mistake or something, but it's boiler was still very big for it's guage!
 
whistlehead said:
That looks like it works on dual gauge track, and has had buffers fitted offset to one side so it's able to shunt 30in and SG stuff. I can't actually see any 30in couplers though, so why not just have an SG loco? :confused:
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This loco is from Romania; it did shunting of both NG and SG consinsts in the lumber yard.
 
Okay order restored! as for the 0-8-0 on the other hand, I am still not sure if she was the largest narrow gauge engine to run on 36in tracks so can someone clear this up for me so I can understand? and thanks!:cool:
 
bigboy4010 said:
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Who said Uintah's 2-6-6-2's were the biggest 36" steamers?

Also......


Here is a live steam version of this type that we own.
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what was that model fired up with?
and that first picture of a mallet,I'm not sure if I should call that the largest locomotive because from what I'm looking at it is in the medium size range.:o
 
I was wrong about #7...

Alright, I have found larger now that I have done more extensive research...
But #7 is still a very large locomotive (That sprung leaks all the time:hehe: ).
 
1906

0-8-0 #7 was built in 1906 and did shunting for SG & NG (SG cars on one end and NG cars on the other end) but was replaced by standard guage 2-6-0 #205 (I think). #7 was scrapped in 1939 actualy.:'(
 
Okay, back to that Mallet...

My buddy calls locomotives like that "Big Articulated Tank Engines:hehe: ". Personally, I think huge tank engines like that look kind of funny...
After all, shouldn't big steamers like that have tenders!?:D
 
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farthegn said:
0-8-0 #7 was built in 1906 and did shunting for SG & NG (SG cars on one end and NG cars on the other end) but was replaced by standard guage 2-6-0 #205 (I think). #7 was scrapped in 1939 actualy.:'(
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I find it strange that #7 is the only 0-8-0 on the roster and what happened to the 2-6-0 that replaced the 0-8-0 switcher?:cool:
 
farthegn said:
My buddy calls locomotives like that "Big Articulated Tank Engines:hehe: ". Personally, I think huge tank engines like that look kind of funny...
After all, shouldn't big steamers like that have tenders!?:D
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Yeah I think they should have tenders but as for the tank engines you reffered to, sure they can be made big but at least they can get the job done when switching cars around!:cool:
 
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