What Is This Lovely Beast?

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What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby 2railjon » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:21 pm

It at least appears to be foreign!
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby Robert » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:29 pm

A low speed freight brute that's for certain...Sarge will know.

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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby 2railjon » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:44 pm

Robert, that was my first impression, but why would a freight hauler be sitting in what appears to be a passenger terminal?
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby rex desilets » Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:29 pm

A guess: Chinese QJ class 2-10-2, w/o smoke lifters.*
Why in a passenger station? Who knows? Dual service???

* I read that three were imported into the US. Exercise for the devoted student: where are they?
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby sarge » Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:53 pm

Beats the shit out of me, but it really smacks of Soviet practise at first glance.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby rex desilets » Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:05 pm

The Chinses 2-10-2 was derived from a Soviet version.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby De Bruin » Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:47 pm

Agreed though I believe this is the origional Russian version due to the skyline casing around the stack and forward dome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_l ... e_class_LV
The details around this photo; specifically the broad gauge track and the emblem on the station wall to the left lead me to think the shot may be in Mongolia.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby ScaleCraft » Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:30 am

One in Connecticut...Hope Valley? I can get more specifics.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby stephen neill » Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:09 am

One of the Chinese steam engines is in Boone, Iowa. I road in the cab about 15 years ago.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby E7 » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:15 am

I think we should all go over to OGR and start a thread whining for someone to import it! :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby 2railjon » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:14 am

E7 wrote:I think we should all go over to OGR and start a thread whining for someone to import it! :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:43 am

I'm still stuck on "lovely"..............

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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby John Webster » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:13 pm

I believe one was on the line that ran over the Kinzua bridge.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby bob turner » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:21 pm

I think the Boone and Connecticut locomotives were Mikados. The Chinese QJ is a handsome machine. I hope one of them made it here.
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Re: What Is This Lovely Beast?

Postby robert. » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:52 pm

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