Does anyone remember the streamlined 4-4-0’ s of the Lakawanna Railroad ?
They might have been odd but they were unique.
The LNER’s A4s.
The Milwaukee F-7, one of which may hold the world steam speed record (there being some doubts about LNER 4468 Mallard’s speed tape.) I have a model-a-building. http://coldspringshops.blogspot.com/search?q=a+visit+to+the+test+plant.
The New Haven I-5 is also pretty. Baldwin and the New Haven did a better job of coming up with British-style streamlining than the British did (that funnel and cod-mouth firebox door on the Gresley Streaks detracts, the streamlined Duchesses had that inverted-bathtub look about them, and the less said about the two Great Westerns the better.)
SP Daylight! (GS-4) Best looking engine EVER!
Tough to pick, cause I’m a Streamline enthusiast! But, seeing as I’m and N&W and Southern modeler, I’d have to go with the J , and second, the Southern #1380. I also like the Milw F-7’s, and the LV “John Wilkes”.
Steve
This is. New South Wales Government Railways 3801. Built by Clyde Enginneering in 1943.
I was part of the team that returned the engine to service in 1987, and I then stayed with it as a boilermaker and fireman until 2006.
I’ve been all around Australia with it, and met my wife when working on it, so it’s my all-time favourite engine, streamlined or otherwise!
Cheers,
Mark.
Mark,
My enthusiasm for Streamlined Steam doens’t stop here in the US. I get down to Australia a bit and I am quite a fan of the Class 38’s. I have Model of one on order from Eureka, and I guarantee I’ll be the only one within several states running the 3801 around on their layout! Now, if I could just find some nice NSGWR carriages!
Steve
G’day, Steve, glad to hear you like 38ers!
If you’re looking for NSW passenger cars, your choices are a bit limited at the moment. Lima used to make a range of the 72’6" wooden cars, but I believe these are currently out of production. Powerline made the FS & BS steel cars, but I’m not sure of their current status.
Otherwise you’re looking at kits from local cottage manufacturers like L&C, Lloyds, Casula and Bergs. Let me know if you need help tracking something down, and I 'll try to assist if I can.
All the best,
Mark.
Hey Mark,
Glad someone from OZ put up some images of the finest looking engine to work the NSWGR !
I was lucky enough as a 5 year old to be on the last triple header of the 38s ( 3801 , 3813 & 3820 ) and I still remember it. We got on the train at Liverpool station and I’ll never forget 3801 running light through the station at speed ! An absolutely AWESOME sight !
I believe they wouldn’t allow the 3 38s to run over the bridge out of Liverpool hooked up due to weight concerns / limits.
After a long day of swapping lead engines they were running late on the return trip and I remember hanging out the window on the curves and watching the steam standing straight up out of the stacks as they really opened them up for the run home.
I know that this trip formed my passion / facination with steam so 3801 will always be my favorite engine.
Cheers,
Warren
My pick would have to be the CPR Jubilee F2a which for those unfamiliar with this engine was a 4-4-4, a very unusual combination. CP built 5 of them in 1936 and 25 slightly different F1a’s. The F2 holds the Canadian official speed record for steam at 112.5 mph. It had 80" drivers.
As a runner-up it would be the CNR U-4-a and also the GTW U-4-b which was the same design only built by Lima instead of MLW. They were Northerns.
CN Charlie
The original streamlining of Pacific 5304 for the B&O’s Royal Blue Limited. The streamlining of this engine and its mates 5301-5302 & 5303 for the Cincinnatian are a close 2nd.
Without a doubt, the awsome N&W J-class 4-8-4 #611.[bow]
I think that is a little wide of the mark - the official record is 126 mph, which was measured on the loco’s speedometer AND in the dynamometer car that the loco was hauling - the 126 was a momentary maximum, but the loco was running at 120+ mph for several miles.
Another interesting point was that the LNER only ever made one serious attempt at the record and Mallard was (from what I have read) not the most free running loco of the A4 class. Also the run was interrupted by a permanent way speed limit, so I wonder what the class was actually capable of?
How about the final production CPR 2-10-4 Selkirks?