A narrow gauge Climax Garrat
| January 14, 2020 08:09PM |
In 1931 The Vulcan Foundry proposed 3ft 6in gauge CLIMAX GARRATs for hauling trains over the Rimutaka incline in New Zealand. The proposed engines were not ordered by NZ Railways, but they are nevertheless an intriguing concept for moving heavy trains over steep grades and tight curves. So we will never know how successful those engines would have been. 3 foot gauge versions of these engines could have been capable of hauling heavy trains on Colorado 4 percent grades.
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Olaf Rasmussen | January 14, 2020 08:09PM |
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