Stocking filler?

Yes an NG15 does have an appeal.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the S.African external driving seat is unlikely to feature on the WHR ..... probs a tad on the chilly side at these latitudes.

 

Picture here: https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Steam/narrowgaugesteam/postindependenceng/Slide51.jpg.html

 

Splendid shot. Cheers muchly Ken. The best I have are monochrome pix in an old volume on Indian 2'-0" and 2'-6" gauge.

As conversion of the last stretch to 5'-6" gauge was only a couple of years back, any idea if there's anything in the way of frames, bogies, wheelsets or even a complete diesel still kicking around for sale?

 

Probably also not recommended due to the loading gauge...

 

The NGG16s still had them when they only ran to Dinas. They are an interference fit with the rest of the railway.

134 will have the cab extended so you probably wouldn't be able to reach anything even if it did have one.

Suprisingly, Porthmadog is often one of the hottest places in the UK.

 

Call me a pedant but I think that mainstream opinion goes with Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The ampersand does not feature

Both Darjeeling and the Himalayas are at the top end of the line.

 

Cheerfully conceded. OP amended accordingly.

 

This just showed up on my Facebook feed
https://www.facebook.com/1000589494...eeehGLSBiWrNFoQup1HZJ1Q9s3BoXl/?sfnsn=scwspmo

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Loco was delivered to the Little Braxted Railway near Witham last week, according to a post on their Facebook page earlier.

 

Henschel 16045 was bought by the Little Braxted Railway, Essex.

https://www.facebook.com/1000589494...eeehGLSBiWrNFoQup1HZJ1Q9s3BoXl/?sfnsn=scwspmo

 

Another one has escaped! Hulleras De Sabero 0-6-0T no. 3 "Olleros" (Couillet 1318/1900) has been delivered to the Pairi Daiza Zoo Park Railway in Belgium.

https://www.facebook.com/1000634713...woM1peJw1SCwsqTgefzkB41pdutpLiniousAMxCpYBjl/

 

I wonder what else might be for sale?

 

At first glance they appear to be thinning the collection of duplicates?

 

That is so unspoilt. It looks like if you were feeling brave you could pop some water and a fire in and give it a drive.

 

That's exactly what I thought! That's come straight out of service and been put in a shed for 50 years. The only thing that's been touched is the worksplates have been repainted.

 

All the Sabero locos are basically as they came out of traffic. That doesn't mean they don't need a fair amount of work to make them usable of course, but it is an easier starting point than something dumped outside for 50 years.

Not all of the collection was rescued in that good a condition unfortunately. Hopefully this year a fair chunk of it will go on display in Aber too.

Tim

 

A certain 50cm gauge loco in Italy followed a similar rationale.

 

Sounds like there’s an interesting story there?


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Here she is in the museum. A quick proof test and she came to Novegro a few years ago. Photo from the museum website: Museo Franco Risi.