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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Diesel Shay from 1951--And a Professional Looking Job |
This came through on my Facebook page--and what's fascinating about it is that the work was apparently done by a machinery shop with better equipment and more skilled employees than the average backwoods shortline. Date of rebuild is 1951: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 1bbc08694d A couple of interesting details are all the open doors on the locomotive, suggesting it may have had cooling problems, and a logging flat that is apparently missing its journal box covers. I wonder if this unit is still around. |
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| Author: | tomgears [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Shay from 1951--And a Professional Looking Job |
Scrapped in 1973. http://www.shaylocomotives.com/data/lim ... n-3163.htm |
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| Author: | dinwitty [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Shay from 1951--And a Professional Looking Job |
J3a-614 wrote: A couple of interesting details are all the open doors on the locomotive, suggesting it may have had cooling problems, welcome to steam locomotive 101.... wonder what kind of clutching arrangement it had or maybe it had some kind of transmission arrangement. |
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| Author: | Heavenrich [ Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Shay from 1951--And a Professional Looking Job |
J3a-614 wrote: A couple of interesting details are all the open doors on the locomotive, suggesting it may have had cooling problems, and a logging flat that is apparently missing its journal box covers. I wonder if this unit is still around. Thanks for posting this ! The photo indicates it was kit bashed by Tvee Machinery and a Google search indicates they were on Granville Island in Vancouver and their building is now a theater --- pretty hard to call anything in Vancouver back woods ! Bob H |
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| Author: | tom moungovan [ Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Shay from 1951--And a Professional Looking Job |
I showed some movie footage of this machine at Winterail 2013 and it was well received. Taken by El White around 1956. |
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| Author: | John T [ Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Shay from 1951--And a Professional Looking Job |
Here is the pedigree for that beast: Lima C/N 3163 02-21 50 tons 2 truck Pacific Mills, Ltd. #3 Dean Channel, BC Mayo Lbr. Co. (D) Paldi, BC Export Log. Co. #3 Sahtam, BC Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Co., Ltd. #3 Great Central, BC Great Central Sawmills #3 (leased) Great Central, BC 1930’s Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Co., Ltd. #3 Great Central, BC Deep Bay Log. Co. #2 Fanny Bay, BC 1939 Canadian Forest Products, Ltd. #98 Englewood, BC 1941 Converted to Diesel with 400 HP Cummins engine by Tyee Machinery Co. of Vancouver, BC 1951 Renumbered to 251 1957 Scrapped 1973 |
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