Thread: Big Beyer Garratt 6029 restored at last

Originally Posted by Pickles2

The Bellarine Railway have one that they are going to restore. One of the Society's members said that it wasn't going to be a lot of work relative to that carried out on some other locos.
Pickles.

There's a lot more of it! Also a very late design in the history of steam, which probably means a lot of extra bits and pieces that simply did not exist when most were designed.

John

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Does any one know of the whereabouts of 6042? The last I saw of it was in Cowra. It was alive and well and housed in a Round House. But that was back in the 70s.
Cheers, Billy.

If anybody here knows, it would probably be Mark (Isuzutoo-eh).

6042 is here:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33....!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Yep,
Moved to the Lachlan Vintage Village in the 1970s who then went broke. I believe it is owned by the Dorrigo Rail museum who have left it there.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Scouse

6042 is here:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33....!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Thanks for that. A sad sight to see. The LVV was a great idea, which started out with real promise, then fizzled. I didn't think any of the engines would be sent back there.

For those who may be interested, there is a Railway Calendar for 2016, on sale at newsagents.

The front cover is a great picture of 6029.