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Post by nikkortorokkor on Sept 18, 2010 4:20:58 GMT -5
I'm afraid that the photo isn't up to much, but I'm sure that some here will like the subject matter: ex-New Zealand Railways JA 1271 (4-8-2). Built in the Hillside Workshops, Dunedin in 1956. Photographed last weekend in Carterton, ready to haul the Daffodil Express back to Wellington after its spring excursion. Hillside JA's were the last NZR steam locos and saw service exclusively in the South Island. They hauled the Southern Limited Express until 1971, long after Diesel had taken over all other roles. They were used on the Limited because its carriages were still steam heated.  |
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Post by Randy on Sept 18, 2010 11:17:29 GMT -5
Very nice, I don't see buffers, does it have couplers like here in the US?
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Post by Doug T. on Sept 18, 2010 11:58:46 GMT -5
It's a very good photo of a different age. It would look good in B & W too!
I used to love riding trains when I lived in Europe, and wish they would expand passenger service here in the States.
There's a place near here called Steamtown that offers year round rides through the Pennsylvania landscape. I'm going to see what kind of web-site they have.
Doug
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Post by daveh on Sept 18, 2010 19:11:21 GMT -5
Steam is wonderful. I don't think Britain had much in the way of 4-8-2. Is it a New Zealand design?
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Post by Rachel on Sept 19, 2010 4:12:17 GMT -5
Steam is wonderful. I don't think Britain had much in the way of 4-8-2. Is it a New Zealand design? I think that the biggest locos made here in the UK were for export. A "monster" made for China's railways returned here recently (?) to the National Railway Museum in York. See here tinyurl.com/33x7zbkThe small loading gauge in the UK precludes very large locomotives and rolling stock. |
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Post by nikkortorokkor on Sept 19, 2010 4:40:44 GMT -5
No Bbuffers. Here's a photo showing the front-end and a standard NZR coupler:  This version of the JA was New Zealand designed and built, though some JAs and the earlier J were built in the North Britaish Locomotive Company works in Glasgow. The 4-8-2's (North American?) designation "Mountain Class" gives a hint as to why it was used on NZ's twisty, narrow (3'6" gauge) rail system. The restricted confines of the NZR loading gauge were maximum height above rail 11' 6"; maximum width 8' 6". |
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Post by daveh on Sept 19, 2010 11:32:25 GMT -5
Britain should have gone with the 7' 01/4" gauge of the GWR, rather than the 4' 81/2" we ended up with.
Rachel, It's twenty years or so since I went to the York Museum. I must go again.
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Post by Rachel on Sept 20, 2010 4:25:30 GMT -5
Britain should have gone with the 7' 0 1/ 4" gauge of the GWR, rather than the 4' 8 1/ 2" we ended up with. Rachel, It's twenty years or so since I went to the York Museum. I must go again. Dave, small track gauge doesn't preclude large locomotives. Some of our colonial railways were 3'6" gauge and they have huge locomotives as we have seen with NZ Railways. |
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Post by nikonbob on Sept 29, 2010 22:38:49 GMT -5
Michael
Thanks for posting a great photo of that fine steam engine. It is always interesting to see steam locos from different parts of the world.
Bob
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