Re: 554
| June 12, 2021 07:15AM |
Herb Kelsey Wrote:
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> Notice that the wheel spacing on the standard
> gauge switcher 554 is completely different from
> the 306's driver spacing.
>
> Great to see a couple of photos of 306 in several
> iterations. Anybody got a shot of 555/305?
>
> Several, if not all, of the 70 Class (later C-19)
> that were converted to standard gauge switchers in
> 1888 and 89 (Original #s 401, 402, 405, 410 & 411
> - coming back as #s 405, 401, 410, 411 & 402
> respectively) were equipped with the long 3rd
> driver connected main rods when rebuilt in 1898
> and 1900. Someone at Burnham apparently had a
> good idea. But photos show that the short rods
> were back on the engines after a few years.
Okay Herb, you got me on the prowl again, in my copy of Vanishing Varnish, by Gregory Le Pak on page 44 is this picture showing number 801 which was 401 a narrow gauge engine converted into a standard and then back to narrow gauge. Interesting to make note of the sloped back tender.
Still a Student,
Dave
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> Notice that the wheel spacing on the standard
> gauge switcher 554 is completely different from
> the 306's driver spacing.
>
> Great to see a couple of photos of 306 in several
> iterations. Anybody got a shot of 555/305?
>
> Several, if not all, of the 70 Class (later C-19)
> that were converted to standard gauge switchers in
> 1888 and 89 (Original #s 401, 402, 405, 410 & 411
> - coming back as #s 405, 401, 410, 411 & 402
> respectively) were equipped with the long 3rd
> driver connected main rods when rebuilt in 1898
> and 1900. Someone at Burnham apparently had a
> good idea. But photos show that the short rods
> were back on the engines after a few years.
Okay Herb, you got me on the prowl again, in my copy of Vanishing Varnish, by Gregory Le Pak on page 44 is this picture showing number 801 which was 401 a narrow gauge engine converted into a standard and then back to narrow gauge. Interesting to make note of the sloped back tender.
Still a Student,
Dave
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