What locomotive is this?

Bob Yarger · **Posted:** Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:05 pm

Anyone know what locomotive this is? It is at the Steam Show in Hesston, Indiana. Can't tell whether it is two or three-foot gauge.

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Christian Holombo · **Posted:** Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:43 pm

> Anyone know what locomotive this is? It is
> at the Steam Show in Hesston, Indiana. Can't
> tell whether it is two or three-foot gauge.

It appears to be 2' gauge, and from the cylinders and dry pipes to have started life as a (probably German) well-tank locomotive. The saddle appears to be fabricated from sheet steel during 'restoration' to cover the dry and exhaust pipes, rather than a two-piece casting including the cylinders, bolted together at the center line, which was usual US practice. Looks like a European locomotive that was "americanized". Anybody else have other comments?

Chris H.

ge13031 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 13, 2003 4:01 pm

seems like the societies webpage is down but the link below gives a little more info

http://www.michigancity.com/Hesston/Hesston.html
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Tim Boshart · **Posted:** Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:59 pm

> Anyone know what locomotive this is? It is
> at the Steam Show in Hesston, Indiana. Can't
> tell whether it is two or three-foot gauge.

It's a two foot gauge engine from Sandly Locomotive Works that was built from an old German engine for the Brookfield Zoo.

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Jim Templin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 13, 2003 9:57 pm

> It's a two foot gauge engine from Sandly
> Locomotive Works that was built from an old
> German engine for the Brookfield Zoo.

We had a discussion of these engine some time back. this engine started life as a WW1 German Feldbahnn trench job. If the runnin gear has been unaltered, it should have swinging (steerable)front and rear axles. not really a bad job of "Americanizing" a very German teakettle.