Re: Sumpter Valley's Heisler #3
| April 14, 2014 12:28AM |
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James Wrote:
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> Period sources usually seem to regard the Shay as
> the best-made and the most comfortable of the
> three for the enginemen. I've read a lot of
> comments on Climax machines to the effect that
> they were utilitarian, cheaply-made, and
> rough-riding. Heislers seem to have been
> somewhere in the middle, but could run faster.
>
> Lima was the largest company of the three and had
> the best support for replacement parts and such
> things. That'd have been an important factor.
>
> Lot of Shays were wrecked. The side-mounted drive
> could supposedly bind up on curves when under load
> and derail the locomotive. Given the obvious
> popularity of the type this drawback seems not to
> have been any impediment to sales.
James,
no Shays came down here yet Climax and Heisler had sales and were copied and bettered by Price. Something I have always wondered why given the number of Bush trams that operated here.
Climax locomotive after erection, at Petone. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0440-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [natlib.govt.nz]
"Climax" locomotive at Mangapehi, in 1920.. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0851-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [natlib.govt.nz]
Climax steam locomotive beside a water tower. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-1991-1/4-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [natlib.govt.nz]
Chris
in New Zealand
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> Period sources usually seem to regard the Shay as
> the best-made and the most comfortable of the
> three for the enginemen. I've read a lot of
> comments on Climax machines to the effect that
> they were utilitarian, cheaply-made, and
> rough-riding. Heislers seem to have been
> somewhere in the middle, but could run faster.
>
> Lima was the largest company of the three and had
> the best support for replacement parts and such
> things. That'd have been an important factor.
>
> Lot of Shays were wrecked. The side-mounted drive
> could supposedly bind up on curves when under load
> and derail the locomotive. Given the obvious
> popularity of the type this drawback seems not to
> have been any impediment to sales.
James,
no Shays came down here yet Climax and Heisler had sales and were copied and bettered by Price. Something I have always wondered why given the number of Bush trams that operated here.
Climax locomotive after erection, at Petone. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0440-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [natlib.govt.nz]
"Climax" locomotive at Mangapehi, in 1920.. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0851-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [natlib.govt.nz]
Climax steam locomotive beside a water tower. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-1991-1/4-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [natlib.govt.nz]
Chris
in New Zealand
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