Monson RR Bells
| February 07, 2015 05:19PM |
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A question: Are these all the same bell?
Monson 4 in 2013 (detail):
Monson 4 in the 1930s (detail from a well known Linwood Moody photo):
Monson 1 in the 1890s (detail):
And the full view:
I am convinced the Monson RR recycled the bells from the Hinkley 0-4-4Ts (Nos. 1 and 2) by placing them on the Vulcans (Nos. 3 and 4). These are not standard Vulcan bells, and don't show up in photos of the Vulcans prior to the 1930s.
Here is another famous Moody shot of No. 4, this time taking coal at Monson Junction:
Do any of you fellow Maine narrow gauge scholars know if this has bell-transfer hypothesis has been suggested before?
-Philip Marshall
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2015 06:13PM by philip.marshall.
Monson 4 in 2013 (detail):
Monson 4 in the 1930s (detail from a well known Linwood Moody photo):
Monson 1 in the 1890s (detail):
And the full view:
I am convinced the Monson RR recycled the bells from the Hinkley 0-4-4Ts (Nos. 1 and 2) by placing them on the Vulcans (Nos. 3 and 4). These are not standard Vulcan bells, and don't show up in photos of the Vulcans prior to the 1930s.
Here is another famous Moody shot of No. 4, this time taking coal at Monson Junction:
Do any of you fellow Maine narrow gauge scholars know if this has bell-transfer hypothesis has been suggested before?
-Philip Marshall
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2015 06:13PM by philip.marshall.
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