Re: NNG: UP 5511 to be donated & restored - hopefully!

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> IIRC, #5511 is the world's only
> surviving example of a locomotive equipped with
> Young valve gear, so it would be great to see her
> restored and operational eventually.


It's a unique machine. I'm not sure if even any of the very similar Deeley-gear-equipped engines used in Britain survived. Even if one has, I think those were all inside-cylinder engines, so there wouldn't be much to look at anyway in the sense of a museum exhibit (working or otherwise). First time I saw a side-view photograph of that engine I assumed it had been stripped for parts before later learning that, no, that's how it's supposed to look.