Re: Queen of the narrow gauge

Jim Grigsby Wrote:
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> Nice, except for the sand dome. Who, on earth,
> came up with that paint scheme?


Rodgers Locomotive Works I presume as, (from Wikipedia) "the first pair, K 87 "Lincoln" and K 88 "Washington", reputedly wore a 'kaleidoscope' of colours - green, blue, yellow, red, purple, and gold in addition to their Russian Iron boiler jackets.
[en.wikipedia.org])
Ab loco's also had the brass steam dome.

EDIT: wiki link doesn't work yet the page comes up in google search, Go figure! Search for K88.
Link to the restoration: [www.whitebusfamily.co.nz]
Chris
in New Zealand



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/08/2013 02:25AM by Chris Walker.