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G'Day Gents

Found this today, enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiIAKv9K ... re=related

manna

Am I alone in thinking the forward casing looks like that of a P2?

G'Day Gents

Blackout, how observant of you, I wondered if anyone would pick that up !! http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1588752.htm now if you look at the pics here, some of them give you a good view of the front, I'll post a few of mine later, when I can get to my pics.

These 620 class Pacific's were put into service 1936/38 and the drawings probably reflected Sir Nigel's, wonderful P2's, of the same time, when the first went into service they had no smoke deflectors (as in the video) but later had them fitted, probably for the same reason Earl Marischal, had hers fitted.

manna

For those interested here is a picture of the class leader 620 in the 1930s with original crome grill.


http://www.comrails.com/pic_lk/lk_0394.html

As an aside all of the steamranger locos 520, 621, Rx's, F and diesles are broad gauge they used to run all around the Adelaide area (I used to see them run past my high school most weeks) along with the 2 900 class diesles that have now been sold. However the conversion of the Adelaide-Melbourne line to standard guage now holds them captive between Mt. Barker and Victor Harbour.

If anyone ever holidays in this part of the world we have two main preserved railways in South Australia.

Steam Ranger Mt Baker-Victor Harbour Broad Gauge 5' 3" (about 70km -140km return)

http://www.steamrangerheritagerailway.org/index.php

and

Pitchi Richi Railway Narrow Gauge (3' 6" feet) Quorn-Pt. Augusta (about 4okm - 80km return)

http://www.prr.org.au/cms/index.php

There is a line drawing in the back of RCTS, LNER volume 2A, that has a drawing of a proposed A4 Pacific - dated 1934, it has the P2 outer casing and overall styling. This rather attractive Australian locomotive has a startling resemblance to that drawing. Coincidence of course, but the overall look of this engine gives a very good indication of "what could have been" with the A4 Pacifics.

A couple more photos for visual comparison

621 minus casing

http://www.comrails.com/pic_cd/cd_p0104120.html

621 in grey primer

http://www.comrails.com/pic_cd/cd_p0106070.html

& the other preserved member of the class 624 with smoke deflectors

http://www.comrails.com/pic_cd/cd_p1016088.html

Ay up!

A handsome machine indeed. I've always fancied a model of the C38 - an impressive beastie if ever there was one!

EDIT: There is one! At A$630 I'll have to keep fancying!

G'Day Gents

I've found my pictures, so here are a few, these were taken around 1968/9 at Mile End Depot

manna

Some interesting pics Manna, I have some photos of Mile End from about 20 years later no steam of course mostly 930s and GMs.

Are you familar with this site

http://www.johnnyspages.com/index.htm

particularly the classic railfan photos section, lots of stuff from up your way.