Hard working 4-8-2

Good to see steam locomotives still employed in 2015. Wonder how many find work world-wide  in 2019?   Got a kick out of the stoic burro who stood his ground (at  2:39) while all his compatriots were fleeing for their lives!    Interesting trucks on the tender of the first 4-8-2 with leaf springs on the outside of the truck frame, whereas the 2nd 4-8-2 had good old Buckeye trucks. Pleasing whistles.

Interesting video. Those 4-8-2s did have an American look to them. Thanks for posting.

mark s posted:

Good to see steam locomotives still employed in 2015. Wonder how many find work world-wide  in 2019?   Got a kick out of the stoic burro who stood his ground (at  2:39) while all his compatriots were fleeing for their lives!    Interesting trucks on the tender of the first 4-8-2 with leaf springs on the outside of the truck frame, whereas the 2nd 4-8-2 had good old Buckeye trucks. Pleasing whistles.

If I where a very rich man I,d buy them ship them over here.And make them a bit more american.And would most likely have to regauge them thou.Not sure of there gauge.

seaboardm2 posted:

mark s posted:

Good to see steam locomotives still employed in 2015. Wonder how many find work world-wide  in 2019?   Got a kick out of the stoic burro who stood his ground (at  2:39) while all his compatriots were fleeing for their lives!    Interesting trucks on the tender of the first 4-8-2 with leaf springs on the outside of the truck frame, whereas the 2nd 4-8-2 had good old Buckeye trucks. Pleasing whistles.

If I where a very rich man I,d buy them ship them over here.And make them a bit more american.And would most likely have to regauge them thou.Not sure of there gauge.

SAR is Meter Gauge (3'6".)

Standard gauging these locomotives would be a little more involved than just spreading the gauge.  Outside of transportation,  bringing the boilers up to current FRA standards, the cylinders would have to be moved outwards to provide clearance for the drive rods. 

It would probably be more cost effective to pull a couple of Frisco or IC 4-8-2's out of parks/museums and rebuild them.

Rusty

Interesting history on these.  Original design was South African Railways Class 19D built from 1937-1949.  Apparently the ones in Botswana are currently out of service and for sale as the operation shut down in 2016.  However a fair number are still operational. 

6 European countries built these locomotives for export. 

Thanks for sharing!

Rusty Traque posted:

seaboardm2 posted:

mark s posted:

Good to see steam locomotives still employed in 2015. Wonder how many find work world-wide  in 2019?   Got a kick out of the stoic burro who stood his ground (at  2:39) while all his compatriots were fleeing for their lives!    Interesting trucks on the tender of the first 4-8-2 with leaf springs on the outside of the truck frame, whereas the 2nd 4-8-2 had good old Buckeye trucks. Pleasing whistles.

If I where a very rich man I,d buy them ship them over here.And make them a bit more american.And would most likely have to regauge them thou.Not sure of there gauge.

SAR is Meter Gauge (3'6".)

Actually the SAR is "Cape Gauge", which is 3 foot 6 inches. Meter gauge is 39.37 inches.

Standard gauging these locomotives would be a little more involved than just spreading the gauge.  Outside of transportation,  bringing the boilers up to current FRA standards, the cylinders would have to be moved outwards to provide clearance for the drive rods. 

It would probably be more cost effective to pull a couple of Frisco or IC 4-8-2's out of parks/museums and rebuild them.

Rusty

Hot Water posted:

Rusty Traque posted:

seaboardm2 posted:

mark s posted:

Good to see steam locomotives still employed in 2015. Wonder how many find work world-wide  in 2019?   Got a kick out of the stoic burro who stood his ground (at  2:39) while all his compatriots were fleeing for their lives!    Interesting trucks on the tender of the first 4-8-2 with leaf springs on the outside of the truck frame, whereas the 2nd 4-8-2 had good old Buckeye trucks. Pleasing whistles.

If I where a very rich man I,d buy them ship them over here.And make them a bit more american.And would most likely have to regauge them thou.Not sure of there gauge.

SAR is Meter Gauge (3'6".)

Actually the SAR is "Cape Gauge", which is 3 foot 6 inches. Meter gauge is 39.37 inches.

Standard gauging these locomotives would be a little more involved than just spreading the gauge.  Outside of transportation,  bringing the boilers up to current FRA standards, the cylinders would have to be moved outwards to provide clearance for the drive rods. 

It would probably be more cost effective to pull a couple of Frisco or IC 4-8-2's out of parks/museums and rebuild them.

Rusty

 

Ya but are they inside buildings if not there rusted solid by now.

seaboardm2 posted:

Ya but are they inside buildings if not there rusted solid by now.

Rusted solid. 

Really? 

Even this poor little 2-6-0 which hasn't seen a roof over its head since its life on the Beveir & Southern around 70 years ago is hardly "rusted solid."

Rusty

The more rust the more money its gonna cost.To get the thing running.

Tell that to the guys restoring 2926 which is almost operational.