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Anybody know the type (make & model)
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:08 am
by theokus
of this trains.
They are made in England, I am sure.
This ware the first trains on the European mainland: in Belgium....
The route was: Malines (Mechelen) > Brussels (Brussel).
Re: Anybody know the type (make & model)
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:02 am
by grahamwd
I'm not certain but I think this was built by the French Paris,Lyon and Mediterranean Railway (PLM) around 1868. I've not seen this model but it looks very similar to the later elongated 2-4-2 which gave greater power.
Re: Anybody know the type (make & model)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:30 pm
by RSAdam
Re: Anybody know the type (make & model)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:34 pm
by skinnylinny
RSAdam wrote:The bottom right image looks very similar to the Firefly at the Didcot Railway Centre in the UK.
Odd, I was thinking more of "Der Adler", although I can see where you're coming from there. And am I the only one who thinks that the bottom left one looks like the old L&M "Lion" without the brass firebox cover? (And with a different tender, obviously...)
Re: Anybody know the type (make & model)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:05 pm
by AdamsRadial
I don't think the top loco is British-built: it has Walshaerts valve gear and a Belpaire firebox, neither of which appeared on early engines. However, my first thoughts on seeing it were "Beyer-Peacock", who did build a lot of engines for foreign customers.
