Other side of the pond...
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Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
315 was moved from a public park in Durango to be restored. It was successfully steamed in 2007 and will be operation on the Durango and Silverton this summer on a limited number of days. This is a fantastic 45 mile long 3ft gauge railway, don't hesitate to ride on it if ever you get the opportunity.
Tim
Tim
Hi,
There is a very nice book on the restoration of 315. Details can be seen at:
http://www.camdenmin.co.uk/new-items-since-booklist-67/locomotive-315-p-3703.html
Peter
There is a very nice book on the restoration of 315. Details can be seen at:
http://www.camdenmin.co.uk/new-items-since-booklist-67/locomotive-315-p-3703.html
Peter
Osgood
Western Thunderer
Ah yes...
*ahem*(adopts Nerdy Voice)
I think you'll find... that #7 is a General Electric 87t Diesel, built in 1975 and originally Algoma Steel #7, from Sault Ste Marie (Soo Line territory, in case any of you had forgotten
)
Another interesting fact is that the designation 45-ton does not necessarily imply weight. 44-tonners were a four-axle, four traction motor, dual engine center cab unit built to skirt the requirement that any engine weighing more than 45 tons needed to have a fireman. 45-ton became a designator of engines of similar design, but with only a single traction motor per truck. Given that these are of that design, but were built for private industrial railroads, the weight/crew requirements did not apply to them. So, for increased traction, most of the D&S's 45-ton engines initially weighed in at 50 tons or more.
<Nerdy Voice OFF> ... and thanks for Google....
Nice pics - if only we had a Heritage railway that was 45 miles long in the UK!!!
That's all well and good, but it's still an ugly mother..........
Caggers
Western Thunderer
Tim,
There cannot have been much wrong with it as these my pictures were taken in August 2007. Unless my pictures were taken after the restoration???
Cheers Simon
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
Caggers, I believe your pictures were taken at the end of the restoration, something like $350k went into the restoration plus free labour so a lot must have been done. Isn't it a brilliant part of the USA, great scenery and loads of railway interest between Denver and Durango.
Tim
Tim
Hi,
Regarding matters on the other side of the pond, may I refer you to the following?
CNJ Bronx Terminal http://www.bronx-terminal.com/
Peter
Regarding matters on the other side of the pond, may I refer you to the following?
CNJ Bronx Terminal http://www.bronx-terminal.com/
Peter
mickoo
Western Thunderer
Yup, been following that for a few years now, very accomplished work
and trying to think of a reason to make something similar for UK prototype LOL, I've seen some track work nearly as complex as that in Europe but cannot recall seeing something like that in the UK.
Caggers
Western Thunderer
Jordan,
The link you are looking for is http://www.bronx-terminal.com/?cat=24
Or select the 'Cutting Gaps' from the menu on the right of his website...
Cheers Simon
The link you are looking for is http://www.bronx-terminal.com/?cat=24
Or select the 'Cutting Gaps' from the menu on the right of his website...
Cheers Simon
Osgood
Western Thunderer
I do find the Bronx knot quite amazing! Interesting to note that the track layout includes a point and severed rails which appears to have been old track cut when a new layout was superimposed on top - this adds to the apparent complexity.
Here's a complex tram line junction seen a week ago in Basel, Switzerland. The crude sketch plan lower left shows the layout.
The interesting thing here is that despite a similar level of complexity to the Bronx knot, the perfect symmetry and uniformity of the tram junction renders it quite characterless, dull and uninspiring in comparison to the delightful chaos of the random flowing curves of Bronx.
Here's a complex tram line junction seen a week ago in Basel, Switzerland. The crude sketch plan lower left shows the layout.
The interesting thing here is that despite a similar level of complexity to the Bronx knot, the perfect symmetry and uniformity of the tram junction renders it quite characterless, dull and uninspiring in comparison to the delightful chaos of the random flowing curves of Bronx.