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Author:  70000 [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:22 am ]
Post subject:  Who needs to go to Maine?
This video from the Brecon Mountain Railway in Wales is rather impressive.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q1WpsHOVe8&t=2s
Haven't been to that line since the 1980's and they have gone more down the "North American" look since then.
Author:  Richard Glueck [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Who needs to go to Maine?
Everyone needs to go to Maine. There is a ton of excellent work happening with both standard and narrow gauge locomotives and railroads.

I'm certain Great Britain has its points. 8-)
Author:  CA1 [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Who needs to go to Maine?
Their 2ft gauge 4-6-2 is impressive as well. Looks like an SRRL 23.

Interesting they use link/pin couplers.
Author:  Les Beckman [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Who needs to go to Maine?
Nice video of a very interesting railroad! From what I could find on the internet, the line describes itself as 1' 11-3/4" gauge. The engine in the video is number 1; originally built in 1897 for a railroad in Brazil by Baldwin (s/n 15511) as a 2-6-0. Converted after sale by a sugar company to 2' 6" gauge (not sure what the original gauge was), the engine has now been rebuilt by the Brecon Mountain Railway and converted to a 2-6-2. The second engine on the line is a 4-6-2 that was built by Baldwin (s/n 61269) in 1930 for a company in South Africa and has also been rebuilt by the Brecon Mountain after a wreck. The railroad apparently has serious plans to build a couple of Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes reproductions; copies of 2-6-2 # 23 and 2-4-4RT # 10. The rolling stock looks very authentic. Especially like the side door combination cupola caboose, but could find no actual info on the rolling stock on the internet. Although oriented toward Maine, the line also has some small active steamers including one from Germany and a couple from local lines.

Les
Author:  EJ Berry [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Who needs to go to Maine?
The line uses opposed rail joints, though.

Phil Mulligan
Author:  Mount Royal [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 5:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Who needs to go to Maine?
A guy stops to ask directions somewhere in Maine. “Does this road go to Portland?”, he asks. The other fella responds, “No. Car goes to Portland. Road stays right here.”
Author:  70000 [ Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Who needs to go to Maine?
The Brecon Mountain Railway is a fully Commercial operation and they seem to be doing sufficiently well that you never see financial appeals for this/that aimed at the enthusiast community. It never seems to get mentioned much in the enthusiast press either, and I've seen the comment recently that they make very little use of Social Media.
I knew there were plans for replica Maine equipment, but hadn't seen anything about any US rolling stock that had been built until that video was posted in the last week!
I have only ever been there once and that was back in 1988 when they were using their Jung 0-6-2WTT dating from 1908....
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I actually appear to have been to Maine more times in the last 20 years (4 times) than I have to Wales (Twice) !!
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