Red Devil?

No, but I have been tempted on occasion to do an SAR locomotive.  My current favorite among foreign locomotives is the Chinese QJ 2-10-2.  I tried to get dimensional data from Qiang Ge, but no luck.

Good book on African steam: The Sunset of Steam, by Dennis Moore.

The chinese loco's are allright - just not my taste.  I have lots of political things to say about China that are not correct for the forum but as locomotive looks go I just don't care for the red drivers and corrogated elephant ears. 

I am interested in the SAR engines for the looks and for acquiring a model that represents high technology steam.   I'd love to own a mth Chapelon -designed pacific as well but I can't offered $1100 for an engine. - sigh....

How about posting a photo of the prototype so we can see what you are talking about? Is this one of the condensing locomotives?

Good point

And here is a bit more..

http://www.trainweb.org/tusp/wardale.html

Here's some video. Don

http://youtu.be/99MADUckaQQ

Thanks for the video. Like those "fire holes" on the Red Devil. South Africa had some really impressive steam power for 42" gauge.

That is a very interesting loco.  Thanks for the video.  I think I would pass on it for my layout though - too much red.  Very intriguing though.

Now, in our country we had "Red Devils" operating, too.  The High Speed interurban cars on the Cincinnati and Lake Erie were often referred to as Red Devils.  They weren't quite as bright red as that 4-8-4, but they were pretty fast.  One early publicity movie showed them racing an airplane, and, of course, winning.  They were supposedly geared for 110 MPH, but the problem was that by 1929 when they were delivered, the track conditions on the C&LE had deteriorated to the point where anything approaching that speed would have been not only uncomfortable but also unsafe.

At least two of them still exist in trolley museums in the country.

Paul Fischer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmLVVbGzydE

One of the best steam vedios I've seen, stack talk and spinning wheels.

Dan

I read much of Wardale's book (pretty heavy going), and to read someone on the subject

of steam traction (as it's called) as a living subject, rather than a moribund "used

to be" subject was fascinating.

The Red Devil 4-8-4's and it's siblings are very handsome locos (got that Niagara look),

and as they are 3.5' gauge are a very good size. Notice the people around the loco:

the scale indicates that this 4-8-4 is about the size of a N. American Mikado.

3.5'/42" gauge works out to be, in O-scale (1:48), very nicely to S-gauge, I believe.

So...scratch building O-scale S. African (etc) using S-gauge running gear and all that

beautiful S-gauge track that's available - what a nice idea.

Your scenery could include elephants, lions and wildebeest. 

My favorites are East African Railways Class 59 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 Beyer-Garratts

holy sheep **** batman! thats one purdy locomotive! i want one!

That is the only locomotive I would buy regardless of the price. My all time favorite engine. Narrow gauge to boot.

I have seen those on a show called great railway jearnys.I think some of those locomotives where built in the us and shiped to sa.But that was years ago thou.

Also very impressive engines.  I personally really like the NGG16's.  Big power in a little package.

NGG-16

meter gauge 4-8-2  -  2-8-4, of East Africa Railways, just so folks can see what you mean.  They are impressive sir....