A couple of photos for Colin and ED

• Alec Sheldon

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  17 January 2010     00:1937979
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  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

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  17 January 2010     00:2137980
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  Here is the Beyer-Garrett

  
• Guest 690

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  17 January 2010     00:3337982
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  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

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  17 January 2010     08:0937993
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  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

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  17 January 2010     11:1038008
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  fascinating pictures from alec there.
• Guest 673

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  18 January 2010     02:0338102
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  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

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  18 January 2010     08:3538116
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  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

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  18 January 2010     10:0738122
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  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

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  18 January 2010     11:0138141
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  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

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  19 January 2010     16:2938260
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  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

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  19 January 2010     18:4538269
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  Yes we are back to steam and what goes with that.COAL.