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[bpickering]

I think that 2-6-6-2’s were the Mallets.

No, I think you missed my point.

the 2-6-6-2 locomotive is generally referred to as the Mallet Type. as opposed to the 4-6-6-4 Challengers or the 4-8-8-4 Big Boys.

Reference, please, regarding the 2-6-6-2 = Mallet? I can’t find a single one. All the Whyte notation listings I’ve been looking at (only five or so so far) do not give a name for this configuration (and one gave the name Mallet to the 2-6-6-4!).

Now, not all locomotives with two sets of drivers are articulated. One notable example is the PRR T-1( 4-4-4-4 ) which were rigid-framed.

OTOH, you’re right, I’m sorry for offending all Pennsy fans for including obscure things like Folies, and not including the Duplex!

Thanks,

Brian Pickering

[NeO6874]

I think that 2-6-6-2’s were the Mallets.

No, I think you missed my point.

the 2-6-6-2 locomotive is generally referred to as the Mallet Type. as opposed to the 4-6-6-4 Challengers or the 4-8-8-4 Big Boys.

Reference, please, regarding the 2-6-6-2 = Mallet? I can’t find a single one. All the Whyte notation listings I’ve been looking at (only five or so so far) do not give a name for this configuration (and one gave the name Mallet to the 2-6-6-4!).

Now, not all locomotives with two sets of drivers are articulated. One notable example is the PRR T-1( 4-4-4-4 ) which were rigid-framed.

OTOH, you’re right, I’m sorry for offending all Pennsy fans for including obscure things like Folies, and not including the Duplex!

Thanks,

Brian Pickering

Apologies - a “Mallet” type locomotive is an articulated compound locomotive (It uses the steam twice - high pressure in one pair of cylinders, and lower in the other). Though the mainstay of these were of the x-6-6-x type (in the US) they could potentially be of any configuration (UK railways had some 0-4-4-2’s).

As such, ANY compound articulated could be classed (generically) as a Mallet. However, there are also articulateds that used hi-pressure steam in both sets of cylinders (notably the UP 3900s and 4000s) and as such are not a part of the generic “Mallet” class.

[selector]

… However, there are also articulateds that used hi-pressure steam in both sets of cylinders (notably the UP 3900s and 4000s) and as such are not a part of the generic “Mallet” class.

True…they are simple articulated steam vice compound. The Mallets are of the compound type.

[cudaken]

I hate to ask this, bit who makes the PRR T-1 model nengine and what does it cost? Kchronister, when I saw the PIC I went D-M and some other’s word’s I cant post here. It just blew me a way. I have never seen anything that looked like that before!

Thanks for the answer’s and MOST IMPORANT the great pic, pic of the benches make me sick when I look at mine. But I am getting better, I just bulit my first tree to night! Got to start somewhere.

Here is my faviort at this point.

I am fickel, I was hot for Santa Fe F’s, E-6’s then Dash 8 and FP-45’s. But for what ever reason I have fell for the Monon Line and BL-2’s. Maybe because I am from Ind, or plus I love the stricking colors of the Black and Gold. To think I was calling this engine ugly, well sort of still is, but I like driffrent.

Hope to see way more PIC, looking for more diesels PIC. But keep the steam PIC coming.

Thanks Again Cuda Ken

[NeO6874]

If you’re into building a kit - Bowser has makes one that is about $170

as for RTR - I’m not too sure.

[PA_ERR]

As mentioned earlier my favorite locomotive is the GG1, but for hands down gee-would-you-look-at-that-ness, it would be hard to beat a Beyer Garratt:

Anyone interested in this unique locomotive type should hunt down a copy of the video The Garratts of Zimbabwe.

-George