Locomotive Quiz #12

LegomanBill May 28, 2013

  1. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

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    Its been a little while, so here is a new locomotive.
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    What is this?
    Who owned it?
    When was it built?
    What is special about this loco?
     
  2. fitz

    fitz TrainBoard Member

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    That's a tough one. Looks British, or some other European origin, with the buffers on the pilot. The steam chest, cylinder configuration is odd. Looks like a Wootton type firebox, but the drivers look American. No clue.
    :eek:hboy:
     
  3. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    What is it? Looks like an 0-10-0T steam shunter.

    Perhaps something from an area such as India?
     
  4. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

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    Yes, it is an 0-10-0. However, it is not from India (But think of one of the main countries that built steam locomotives for them).
     
  5. algernon

    algernon New Member

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    Yay, one I can answer (mostly) off the top of my head!

    Great Eastern Railway 0-10-0T, called the 'Decapod'; was the first 0-10-0 built in the UK. It was built to demonstrate that steam could be just as good at accelerating as the newfangled electric traction.

    I can't recall for certain what year it was built, though I do know that it was later rebuilt as an 0-8-0. I'm pretty sure it was built in the early 1900s - 1902 comes to mind, although I'm not sure if I'm just making it up.
     
  6. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

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    You are correct! You even got the right build date, 1902. Congrats.
     

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