October 30, 2014 08:41PM
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dougvv Wrote:
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> When I saw the T12, I told myself that it was a
> smaller version of the beloved Sierra #3.
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> I do not know why, but I always preferred 4-6-0s
> with wide spacing between the 2nd and 3rd
> drivers.
You may be putting the cart before the horse; the D&RG class 47 locomotives are quite a bit older than Sierra #3.
If you care about the "why", the staggered wheel spacing exists on a lot of 19th century 4-6-0's and Moguls so as to make room for a deep firebox, most usually on standard locomotive designs intended to operate on either wood or soft coal fuel. The alternative is to place the firebox above the frame, which gives a potentially larger grate area but less depth, above a shorter and typically more even driving wheelbase. Such fireboxes only work really well for coal (or oil). RGS 20 is built in this other manner. I like the long wheelbase locomotives better, too, because they're more generically representative of the main period that interests me.
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The blue paint is sort of a time capsule that represents the state of historic research a few decades ago. When it was painted that way, it represented the best knowledge of 19th century practice on the part of the folks who did the paint job. It served well enough and was certainly a lot better than leaving the locomotive to rust!. In truth it's a very positive step away from the garish "bright red wheels and domes ALL the time!" so popular in the 1950's and 1960's." However, its not strictly accurate, and since its last painting the state of research and knowledge has advanced considerably. A more accurate job can now be done of replicating the as-delivered paint job if such is desired. It's a good looking engine no matter what color it is, though. They could paint it in the 483's brown-and-red and it'd still look good.
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