Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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17 January 2010
00:1937979#1
Here are a couple of photos that I took at the Manchester Steam Museum last year. The big one is a Beyer- Garrett built for South African railways. The little cutaway engine was built for the Isle of Man railways[
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Alec Sheldon- Location: Dover
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17 January 2010
00:2137980#2
Here is the Beyer-Garrett
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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17 January 2010
00:3337982#3
Great pictures Alec, many thanks. Although I`m very familiar with the South African Beyer-Garrett`s as in photographs and reading material, I`ve never seen someone in front of one to show their size in comparison. A very big and capable steam locomotive, and of course, some still in service in South Africa I believe. Sad that no British mainline examples were preserved. Great stuff Alec.
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 January 2010
08:0937993#4
They could keep steam trains in South Africa for hundreds of years there with all the coal they have around that area.
In Zimbabwe, there used to be a coal mine at Hwangie (near Vic. Falls) and the coal seam went to the Mozambican border - hundreds of miles away.
It was run by the white Rhodesian governmernt but destroyed by Mugabe - as has everything else in Zims. - including the people.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 January 2010
11:1038008#5
fascinating pictures from alec there.
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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18 January 2010
02:0338102#6
Thanks Alec. Looks like Manchester is well worth a visit. Never seen a Beyer-Garratt in real life.
We had a holiday in Toronto a few weeks ago and went up the CN Tower. Looking down, I was amazed to see a turntable and roundhouse, with a big steam loco sitting there. Couldn't wait to get down and have a look, pics below.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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18 January 2010
08:3538116#7
We've been to the CN Tower as well, great building. Looking straight down as Chris was in the photo, you don't even think of being scared of heights.
I don't recall seeing any trains there though.
Roger
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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18 January 2010
10:0738122#8
Great pictures Ed,
though I`ll give that dizzy heights one a miss if I visited. I hope they don`t leave that locomotive exposed to the elements all year round. The Canadians haven`t looked after our own A4 very well over the years.
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Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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18 January 2010
11:0138141#9
I lived in Toronto for a while. I've never been so cold.
Isn't that a Canadian Pacific loco?
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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19 January 2010
16:2938260#10
Yes it is a former Canadian Pacific Railroad locomotive Andy. It`s number is 6213, weigh`s 180 tons, and 2 other`s of the same class are also preserved in Canada. I have very limited knowledge regarding Canadian steam loco`s, so got this off the internet out of interest.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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19 January 2010
18:4538269#11
Yes we are back to steam and what goes with that.COAL.
