The Lartigue Project
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simond
Western Thunderer
That is as splendidly daft as the real thing - which is worth a visit - they have a museum, and you can ride on it.
Young Mr D did not get to drive...
though they did let him blow the whistle
The story of the railway is worth a look.
The loco is, sadly, a diesel hydraulic, dressed in the “skin” of the 0-3-0. I was interested to note that the locos originally had a booster on the tender.
It’s not completely daft, of course, the intent was to develop a railway system that could be used in the desert.
Young Mr D did not get to drive...
though they did let him blow the whistle
The story of the railway is worth a look.
The loco is, sadly, a diesel hydraulic, dressed in the “skin” of the 0-3-0. I was interested to note that the locos originally had a booster on the tender.
It’s not completely daft, of course, the intent was to develop a railway system that could be used in the desert.
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I saw this, and another of Tim's layouts, at the Oxfordshire Narrow Gauge Modellers open day last weekend; it really does run well.
There's a lot of detail in this thread on NGRM Online (though you need to be a member to view it):
Simon.