2-8-4 in Australia

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Former South African operational 2-8-4:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AnN6G-x1eOI&feature=related

Supposedly modified with an Americanized front end, anyone got any photos of this engine as it looked in Africa? Also, builders info? And, what is the gauge here?

Les

Howard P. · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2008 8:17 am

Now THAT's what they need in Colorado! Imagine that engine climbing Cumbres!! Nice!

Slightly-shrunk Super-Power on the Rio Grande narrow gage; what a concept.

Howard P.
Vanderbilt, CT

thirdrail · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2008 9:42 am

Les Beckman wrote:

Former South African operational 2-8-4:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AnN6G-x1eOI&feature=related

Supposedly modified with an Americanized front end, anyone got any photos of this engine as it looked in Africa? Also, builders info? And, what is the gauge here?

Les

Looks to be in Queensland, which shares a 42 inch gauge with South Africa. In SA, it would have had a screw type smokebox door and a high headlight.

Believe the biggest narrow gaugers were the meter gauge Yellowstones (2-8-8-4's) and Texas's (2-10-4's) used in Brazil.

Don C. · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2008 11:15 am

She sort of looks like one of the original NS 2-8-4s that fell into a hot clothes dryer and she shrank before they could get her out. She sure is a handsome little thing.

Don C.

G. W. Laepple · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:10 pm **Posts:** 1182

Makes all the right noises, too!