Geared steam locos

Just to point out they were not all that big, one of the sugar mills in Qld Used to have a shay on a pedestal out front - 2'6" gauge and other dimensions to match. Probably weighed under two tonnes. I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is now in a museum, but I saw it probably twenty years or more ago, can't remember which town.

John

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is now in a museum

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I think shays are a brilliant looking loco but have never seen one.

Does anybody know of one in a museum or the likes, anywhere in Australia?

isnt there one down where they hide puffing billy,

theres a model one that gets around at the granchester model railways.

Drivesafe. "Does anybody know of one in a museum or the likes, anywhere in Australia?"

Yep, there's one at Puffing Billy. You did not watch the clip I posted did you?:):):D
Regards
Robbo

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Just to point out they were not all that big, one of the sugar mills in Qld Used to have a shay on a pedestal out front - 2'6" gauge and other dimensions to match. Probably weighed under two tonnes. I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is now in a museum, but I saw it probably twenty years or more ago, can't remember which town.

John

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Proserpine???

Shay, Climax and Heisler were for me, the most interesting of narrow gauge railway locos ever.
They proliferated in the narrow gauge logging railways in the Pacific North west Coast of the USA and immortalised in photographic images by Darius Kinsey.

I've had the pleasure, some years ago to visit the USA and travel on a couple of the narrow gauge railroads in Colorado and New Mexico.
The Durango-Silverton and Cumbres-Toltec.

Had a special rail adventure back in 2001 in New York. But that's off topic being standard gauge and diesel.

Cheers,
Richard

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Originally Posted by robbotd5

Drivesafe. You did not watch the clip I posted did you?:):):D
Regards
Robbo

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Hi Robbo and yes you’re right, I saw the heading about a CLIMAX so I didn’t watch the clip.

I have done so now, and now know where I will be visiting next time I’m down south.

Cheers and thanks.

There,s one not to far from you possibly the one JD was talking about:)

Shay Locomotive - Sunshine Coast Council

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Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

There,s one not to far from you possibly the one JD was talking about:)

Shay Locomotive - Sunshine Coast Council

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Looking at the pictures I would say that this is certainly the one I remember, although it is a bit bigger than my memory. One feature I clearly remember, not shown in the pictures, is the exposed bevel gears on each axle being very wide, and with the teeth worn nearly off.

John

Some years ago, we took our kids to a model railway at Galston. If I remember correctly, there was a shay there at the time, but of course, very small. I think the track is 4"gauge.

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