One for you Malcom

[manna]

I saw somewhere that you liked the T1 loco's on Penn Central, we have a look-a-like here in South Australia, called the 520 class,a light? mountain (about 220 tons) and quite fast.

[52D]

Re picture above must be quite a squeeze getting her into the tube . What gauge is she running on five foot three?. Is the shot on regular mainline or a preserved line (i note a Mechanical point rod run and wondered).

[redtoon1892]

It appears there are two survivors.

http://comrails.railpage.org.au/sar_locos/r_b_520.html

[manna]

52D Runs on 5foot 3in, on the mainline I took the photo in 1968/9. It was working a special from Adelaide to Aldgate, I know it was in the winter, because of the danger of sparks starting a bush fire. Here's another one, notice there not the same.

[52D]

Not being au fait with Australian history or politics can someone explain the significance and reasons for choosing the names for named members of the class illustrated in redtoons link above. I note we have a Duchess among them with a familiar UK husband.
Did they have plates or was the name painted on.
BTW i think it may just be the colour scheme but the colour pic reminds me of a super Merchant Navy if you get my drift.

[Malcolm]

Truly excellent Gentlemen.
As a thanks, here is something I have kept as a favourite on Utube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E703c-OxADI

Malcolm

[stembok]

I believe the names chosen for the 520 class were of prominent South Australians, politicians,industrialists etc .Dutchess (sic!) of Gloucester not so sure where the link lies here. Possibly, a royal visit, or some similar connection, led to the engine being named after her.

[manna]

G'Day Gents
Would'nt they have looked good roaring down one of our main lines, or trying to squeeze through gasworks tunnel.
When in normal service they were painted a battleship grey with silver strips, I think the green and yellow of todays livery are baised on Australias green and gold national colours, the names were cut out of stainless steel, I'll dig some more photo's and post them soon. Thanks.

[52D]

Award yorself a tinnie for posting mate, most interesting.

[manna]

G'Day Gents
Here's a couple more, another one of 526 and one of our heavy passenger loco's No 504, these were built in England in 1926, enjoy.!!

[manna]

Sorry here's 529

[Malcolm]

Huge? Yes!
Problems? Yes!
Ugly? Sort of.

Yet I don't know. There's something about these machines that appeals to me. The clip I put the link to shows them in action....and it fascinates me to watch these monsters (including the wheel slippage).

Malcolm

[redtoon1892]

Nearest you can get to the real thing.

http://www.broadway-limited.com/images/ ... uctId=1009

[manna]

Malcolm
I will agree with you on all points about the T1's, there massive loco's and unusual to boot, I don't think British steam would have gone down that path, even if it would have survived another 20 years or so, I wonder where it would have gone-- Leader's ??? Now there's a thought for a thread. So here's a Narrow gauge 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 Garrett, to think about!!

[Bill Bedford]

Malcolm
I will agree with you on all points about the T1's, there massive loco's and unusual to boot, I don't think British steam would have gone down that path, even if it would have survived another 20 years or so, I wonder where it would have gone-- Leader's ???

Oh good grief no -- more of the same at best. By the 50's any engineer that had the slightest amount of creativity was working in the aircraft or nuclear industries. They certainly weren't with BR.