I recently purchased a MODEL of an 0-4-0 Dockside saddle-tank switcher. I have been trying to find out who built the prototype 0-4-0, and I have had absolutely no success. My search has turned-up some good photographs of engines identical to the model, but no explanations or elaborations.
Is somebody able to solve this mystery?
Ron
I’m relying on memory, but here goes.
Baldwin
B&O Class C16
Bldr’s Date - 1912
You’ll want to look in Staufer’s book B&O Power for additional information. There were all sorts of changes and modifications to these interesting locomotives over the years.
Hope this helps
work safe
One thing to note is that the B&O was the only railroad who owned docksiders. I believe there were only 6 of them built. These engines became quite famous and many model train manufacturers produce models of them labeled for lots of different railroads, even though only the B&O had them in real life. I myself own an HO docksider with Santa Fe markings.
try this link
and he notes -
There were four built for the B&O, No’s 96-99.
In later years. two were rebuilt to tender locos and served in the Philadelphia area. Mel Thornburg built a model of one in 17/64ths scale which was featured in a series of Model Railroader articles back in the fifties. They were also the prototype for Thomas Industries’ 0 Gauge 0-4-0. I think AHM or Rivarossi offered them in H0.
I have an S Gauge Dockside and another stretched out to a 2-6-2T. Some day I’m gonna tackle the tender version…
Varney made them in HO scale.