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South African steam locomotives are up for auction today
It is amazing that in 2016 there could be this large a group of un-scrapped steam power for sale, even if in poor condition.
I find the Garrat design of steam locomotive to be quite interesting.
One of those Garratts would be a nice addition to a typical McRailroad Museum. It’d go nice with the GG-1, the Heinz pickle car and the derelict ex-work train heavyweight diner.
Of the trivial information bouncing around in my head, it seems I recall that, depending on their size, in 1960 steam locomotives in the United States went for a scrap value of $5,000. Does that sound right?