It was closed by South African Railways in 1986 and then leased to the Alfred County Railway, which went bankrupt in 2004.The Banana Express continued under Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway operations, having a temporary permit from Transnet and ceased operations in 2005. The last one, number 17, was built in 1915. Primary source material. [11], The Puffing Billy Railway, located in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, Australia, purchased NG129 in August 1996 from ACR shareholder Peter Newton. Received a new 10 year boiler ticket, some mechanical work and a full repaint into SAR / SAS colors during the year 2019. Six of the locomotives, including one of the Garratt locomotives, as well as at least one example of each type of rolling stock, have been restored to working order on the Puffing Billy Railway. NG127 from Peter Newton in November 2011. [17][note 3] The final built to a Beyer-Peacock design, in 19671968, were eight 2ft (610mm) gauge South African Railways class NG G16 locomotives. 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In 2017, at least four establishments still operated or were restoring ex-SAR Class NG G16 Garratts. Re-entered service in October 2022 after overhaul and the fitting of a Hunslet built boiler shipped from Australia ex 129. Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours, which operated railways in British East Africa and the Uganda Protectorate from 1929 to 1948, acquired 77 Garratts between the same years. Fifteen special excursion carriages, classed NBH, were built to cater for the tourist traffic. [55] It was a 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotive, designed in Australia and constructed by a number of Australian railway workshops. Both locomotives are managed by ARMF, a non-profit organisation which also holds the only main line repair workshop for historical railway vehicles on broad gauge network.[60]. The first boiler overhaul was quickly completed along with other work at a cost of 60,000 GBP and the locomotive seen in steam at Statfold in February 2020. Lionel Weiner's definitive book Articulated Locomotives lists Garrets in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil, but none in US, Canada, nor other western hemisphere countries. Both the Colac and Crowes lines entered Beech Forest yard from the same end, creating a junction. All were built by Beyer, Peacock except for the 52 class, which was built by, This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 17:01. [4] However, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed in 1955 and, with the co-operation of the Victorian Railways, began to operate tourist services over the remaining usable section of the line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations. [4], In 1975, one 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt NG class No. The final Garratt locomotive built at Gorton works, South African Railways NG/G16 No.143 is also now at the Welsh Highland Railway. This decision appears to be a combination of unfamiliar maintenance processes and politics. Australian Standard Garratt; B Category:Bagnall; Baldwin 608; Baldwin Class 10-12-D; Bangladesh Railway Class 2300; Blake Dean Railway 'Baldersdale' No. The Beyer-Garratt was particularly well-suited for rail lines of narrow gauge with lightly laid tracks because the weight of the locomotive was spread over a considerable distance. Ending 16 Jan at 12:53PM GMT 14h 28m Click & Collect. In 1968 the last Beyer-Garratts to be newly built were eight 2'-0" narrow gauge (610 mm) S.A.R. This may have been the lowest temperature operation of a Garratt type. A 2-8-2+2-8-2 based on the South African Railways GE class was constructed on 3ft6in (1,067mm) gauge for West Africa and Rhodesia, while a heavier class of 4-8-2+2-8-4 was constructed for East African Railways. The design also provides more driving wheels per unit of locomotive weight, permitting operation on lightly engineered track. They later became the GT class on the Bengal Assam Railway. Hornby 4F. In the movie Big World! The company then proposed a Garratt design based on, but a little heavier than, the design for New South Wales, with capacity to negotiate curves of 99ft (30.18m) radius and 1 in 25 gradients. Local residents had long lobbied for a railway, as all goods had to be brought in by bullock cart over rough terrain. The last order the Victorian Railways placed with the company was in 1925 and covered the two narrow gauge articulated locos. The last steam locomotive built for the South African Railways. NG87 and Beyer, Peacock-built numbers NG130, NG138 and NG143, are used for operational purposes. "K1" was the world's first Beyer-Garratt locomotive. Many went to Zambia Railways in 1967 when Rhodesia Railways surrendered the lines in Zambia to its government. Narrow Gauge Garratt Locomotive Photos NGG16-126 to NGG16-156: Updated 04-01-2008: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Photos NG6-106 to NG15-124: Updated 12-07-2006: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives Photos NG15-132 to NG15-148: Updated 10-08-2009: Narrow Gauge Steam Miscellaneous Locomotive Photos: Narrow Gauge Railroads. The locomotive is a fictional resin and modification by evilcro. The broad-gauge WT was a 2-8-4T tank loco built for the busy and heavy suburban trains around Calcutta, before those lines were electrified. NSWGR AD60 6029 was restored to operating condition in Canberra. When Beyer, Peacock ceased trading, the locomotive was sold to the Ffestiniog Railway, who initially proposed to cut it down to meet their loading gauge. Hornby 1P Single Wheeler. [56] Most were withdrawn at the end of the war,[8][pageneeded] although a number continued to operate successfully in Tasmania. Since no other overseas manufacturers were available to supply them, they were built by Hunslet-Taylor in Germiston using boilers supplied by their overseas principals, the Hunslet Engine Company in England. All pictures with no details on belong to They entered service in 1929. G41 spent its entire life on the Crowes line, whilst G42 was originally allocated to the Walhalla line, then transferred to the Crowes line, and is currently running on the Puffing Billy Railway. 'Beyer-Garratt' was a brand name referring to Garratt locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. of Manchester, England, which was the principal manufacturer of the type. GMA/M 4126 remains the only Cape Gauge Garratt in operating condition in the entire country. From 2008 they have completely rebuilt it, including re-gauging it to 2ft6in (762mm) as additional capacity at a time of increasing passenger loadings. Books about Garratt Locomotives. [citation needed], The Welsh Highland Railway in Wales has five Class NG G16 locomotives. 509 of Mainline Steam Trust Plimmerton (under restoration), and South African Railways GMAM class No. Sixty-five ASG locos were built in 1943-44 . A further advantage is that the firebox and ashpan are not restricted in dimensions by running gear; the ashpan can have much larger capacity than on a normal locomotive, allowing longer continuous runs without needing to stop and empty the ashpan to clear combustion products from the grate. [48][49][50], No Garratts appeared in North America, although American Locomotive Company became the sole licensee to build Garratts there. When they were designated Class NG G16, the "NG/G13" was altered to "NG/G16" by milling out the 3 and riveting on a 6, as shown. O16.5 gauge - 1:43 O gauge scale model on 16.5mm narrow gauge track. The last of the narrow-gauge lines to open was the 26-mile (41.8km) line to the gold mining town of Walhalla, in 1910. [2][4], After the Official Languages of the Union Act No 8 of 1925 was passed on 8 May 1925, bilingual English and Afrikaans cabside number plates began to appear on SAR locomotives, initially inscribed "SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS" at the top and "SUID AFRIKANSE SPOORWE" at the bottom. NG153. The two other parts, one at each end, have a pivot to support the central frame; they consist of a steam engine unit - with driving wheels, trailing . This design was slightly different in that the coal bunker was located on the boiler frame and both machines only holding the watertanks. [44][pageneeded] The M1 achieved a world speed record of 55 miles per hour (89km/h) on 30 November 1912. Spain had a varied collection of Garratts from most builders; Beyer, Peacock themselves only building a pair of 3ft6in (1,067mm) 2-6-2+2-6-2s for Rio Tinto in 1929. They were numbered in the range from NG109 to NG116. 300.00 New. [citation needed], Seventy Garratts were constructed by Beyer, Peacock for the War Department, to three standard designs. Several Australian Garratts have been restored to operating condition. [5] Garratts operating at higher speeds had one advantage over the Mallet design on account of the geometry of the design. A Workshop Item for Train Simulator. The principal benefit of the Garratt design is that the boiler and firebox unit are slung between the two engine units. Buy Plastic Narrow Gauge Model Railway Locomotives and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! The Crowes branch saw a single mixed train daily. Sold to the Puffing Billy Railway by ACR shareholder Peter Newton in 1996. This model is based on the beautiful South African NG G13 locomotive. Trains had to be turned to run down the Crowes branch and a balloon loop was provided at the other end of the yard. Back in operation by April 2019 after a boiler retube. Hornby 2P. [1][2], The Beyer, Peacock locomotives ordered by the SAR, numbers NG109 to NG116 and NG125 to NG131, were shared more or less equally between the Natal and Langkloof lines. Five B class 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratts went to the Burma Railway Company between 1924 and 1927, with seven more built by Krupp of Germany in 1929. The major disadvantage of a Garratt (shared with all tank engines) is that the adhesive weight decreases as the water is used from the front tank and coal from the rear bunker. Bachmann Box Vans. The 300 class class 4-8-2+2-8-4 type Garratt locomotives were built for use on the South Australian Railways narrow gauge system between Port Pirie and Broken Hill hauling heavy ore trains. For a number of years it was on loan to the National Railway Museum and was exhibited in York. Rhodesia Railways class 15A No. Notable locomotives was the last remaining Australian Standard Garratt and the narrow gauge Clyde-GM G-8 numbered D1. Traffic grew to require up to 7 trains a day each way by the mid-1920s. Located in the former Humewood Road (Port Elizabeth) Narrow Gauge diesel depot in good external condition. The Australian Standard Garratt (ASG) locomotive was designed by the Commonwealth Land Transport Board. Their 5-foot (1.5 m) diameter driving wheels were at the time the largest on any narrow-gauge locomotive in Australia. [7] The class GH and class U Union Garratts of the South African Railways were examples. [2], When the four Natal narrow gauge systems were closed down by the SAR, the Weenen and Mid-Illovo lines were lifted, but the Harding line was privatised as the Alfred County Railway (ACR), operating out of Port Shepstone. NG129's restoration was planned to coincide with the next time that no. Also on the metre gauge, the Ferrocarril de la Robla bought two pairs of 2-6-2+2-6-2s, the first from Hanomag of Germany in 1929, the second from Babcock & Wilcox of Bilbao in 1931. [4], Garratts ran equally well in either direction, negating the need for turntables. Three meter gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 were delivered to the Antofagasta and Bolivia Railway in 1929, followed by six more in 1950. [8], The Cockerill-built locomotives were delivered with bilingual cabside number plates inscribed "NG/G13" and with the older style Afrikaans "SUID AFRIKANSE SPOORWE" at the bottom. [33], Mauritius had three standard gauge 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratts that were built in 1927. It was also the last to close, finally succumbing in June 1962, although the line had been truncated in 1954. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Of these, the closest was the Union Garratt, a type originally prompted by the perceived necessity for a rigid connection between a bunker or tender and a firebox fed by a mechanical stoker. Situated in India, this engineering masterpiece which rises a total of 6,850 feet over it's 50 mile length, was constructed between 1878 and 1881. . During the 1870's, a growing consortium viewed narrow gauge railroads as a cost effective and more efficient alternative to what became America's standard; 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches. They were withdrawn in the 1950s due to the rapid decline in freight traffic caused by the increasing competition from road transport.[51]. The engines delivered 51,580lbf (229.44kN) of tractive effort, which was too powerful for the drawbars on the rolling stock. Garratt locomotives produced as much as twice the power output of the largest conventional locomotives of railways that introduced them, reducing the need for multiple locomotives and crews. Further whereabouts of this machine are unknown, but it is presumed scrapped. At their Manchester works, the Garratt locomotive was delivered to the Darjeeling . [61][citation needed] In early 2011 Zimbabwe 15th class 398 was also delivered to New Zealand for restoration to operating condition by Steam Inc. As of December 2020 there is only one place in the World where one can with reasonable confidence view a Garratt in daily operating service. It was fitted with a new boiler and restored to full running order on the Welsh Highland Railway by September 2008. In Spain, a 2-8-2+2-8-2 number 282F-0421, nicknamed "Garrafeta", occasionally ran in the Lleida area but no longer. However, particularly in the 1920s, the traffic generated by the narrow-gauge lines was appreciated by the railways and the lines survived for up to 60 years before closure. In 1995 it was removed from York to commence restoration in Birmingham. [2][7], The final order for eight locomotives in 1967, numbered in the range from NG149 to NG156, turned out to be the last new steam locomotives to be ordered by the SAR. Boyd, Oakwood Press. [22], Rhodesia imported 246 3ft6in (1,067mm) gauge Garratts of four different wheel arrangements: 2-6-2+2-6-2s of the 13th, 14th and 14A classes; 4-6-4+4-6-4s of the 15th class, 2-8-2+2-8-2s of the 16th, 16A, and 18th classes; and 4-8-2+2-8-4s of the 20th and 20A classes. 009 WELSH HIGHLAND Railway Garratt - EUR 304,54. An initial decision to build the lines in 2ft (610mm) gauge was changed to 2ft6in (762mm) gauge for the Victorian lines. The locomotives weigh 36 long tons (36.6t; 40.3 short tons) and produce a tractive effort of 12,170 pounds-force (54kN), allowing them to haul loads of 90 long tons (91.4t; 100.8 short tons) up grades of 1 in 30 (3.33%). Traffic demands on other narrow-gauge lines sometimes required the G14 to take up the slack. British usage of Garratts was minimal. . A depression in the early 1890s brought a halt to the rapid expansion of railways in Victoria. No. Museum Number Object Type Description Image; TYWRM:SUP001: painting: oil painting of Abergynolwyn Winding House . Subsequently, a further two lines were built, the Moe to Walhalla line, and an extension from Beech Forest to Crowes. These were delivered in 1926 and were numbered G41 and G42. NG140, is used as a source of spare parts while four locomotives, Cockerill-built no. Directory of UK railways, large links page and articles on worldwide narrow gage railroads ex South African Railways Beyer Peacock Garratt at Waunfawr Remaining large components re-assembled using 116 boiler for static display at Ixopo by January 2019. 1 12 th - 21 st April 2014 Newsletter Despite some editorial glitches at the last minute our last newsletter went down very well and we appreciate all the very kind comments that we received regarding the presentation and content. [31][32][33] A class of four 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotives, the GE class, was built for Burma Railways in 1949,[33] but was diverted to the Assam Railway in India. - SL. NGG16 - 126 2-6-2+2-6-2 Beyer Peacock 1950. A French-built Algerian Railways Garratt holds the world speed record for an articulated locomotive at 132 kilometres per hour (82mph). [citation needed], The British-owned 5ft6in (1,676mm) gauge Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway operated twelve Garratt 4-8-2+2-8-4 oil-fired locomotives, numbers 48514862, built by Beyer, Peacock in 1929. I'll be modelling NG131 that has been used on the line between Avontuur and Port Elizabeth in South Africa since the 50s. Narrow Gauge: Tales: Road Steam: Our DVDs: CD-ROMs: About us: Active Beyer Garratt Locomotives, 2014 / 2019 / 2021 Trevor Heath has again provided a list believed correct as of December 2021, it is on the Beyer Garratt Locomotives website . It is currently in use at the Puffing Billy Railway near Melbourne. No. 18. Scrap condition. Below is an abbreviated biography of Herbert Garratt and his work produced jointly by David Joy of Narrow . The 30.5-mile (49.1km) line was built as a narrow-gauge line because it was thought that it might be extended into the mountainous country to the south, but this extension never happened. These are Cockerill-built no. Nearly 44 miles (70.8km) long, this was the longest of the narrow-gauge lines. Emile D. Badawy & John Sargent: NZRLS: Train Hobby Publications: 1978: 1998: ISBN -908573-05-7: Soul of A Railway, System 3: Cape Midland, based in Port Elizabeth, Part 4: Loerie to Assegaaibos. The bogie design is a significant mechanical difference between the NG/G13 and . In Algeria, 29 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratts, constructed between 1936 and 1941 by the Socit Franco-Belge de Matriel de Chemins de Fer at Raismes in Northern France, operated until the Algerian independence war caused their withdrawal in 1951. The Afrikaans spelling conventions were changed from time to time in the early years. Initial plans were for the railways to be constructed in 2ft (610mm) gauge, but following correspondence with British railway engineer Everard Calthrop, amongst others, a change was made to 2ft6in (762mm) gauge.[2]. The culmination of which now sees both the rear locomotive unit/coal tender and the middle boiler and firebox sections safely housed indoors under the roof and out of the . Great Savings & Free Delivery / Collection on many items These were mainly based in the Rockhampton area. First run. [2][4], These pre-war locomotives, like the earlier Class NG G13 locomotives, were built with riveted coal and water bunkers and with elliptical tops on the water tanks. [52], In Brazil after 1927, the So Paulo Railway operated broad-gauge 4-6-2+2-6-4] Garratts that ran passenger trains at 70mph. Later some 31ft 4in (9,550mm) side opening carriages were built to cope with increasing traffic. This class, designated 231-132BT, was streamlined and featured Cossart motion gear, mechanical stokers and 1.8m (5ft 11in) driving wheels, the largest of any Garratt class. By the time the railway closed, the timetable listed only one train each way a week, and most of the traffic was pulpwood. . [16], In 1911, Beyer, Peacock & Company built six 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratts for the Western Australian Government Railways. They were all out of service by the late 1960s. The South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive. Only the boiler cradle and cab are today genuine 156. Australian Standard Garratt; B Category:Bagnall; Baldwin 608; Baldwin Class 10-12-D; 4083 at Mercer Auckland with the Mainline Steam Trust awaiting restoration. Sudan operated at least one 4-6-4+4-6-4 Garratt. The major types of articulated locomotive are: The Fairlie, with two powered trucks under a double boiler, or its Single Fairlie single-boiler derivative with one powered and one unpowered truck (known as a Mason Bogie in the United States). [45] Their eight cylinders proved a nightmare to maintain, and after several fatal and disastrous derailments in the late 1920s, mainly due to inadequate trackwork, they were withdrawn and scrapped. Garratt Locomotives of the World, (1987), A.E. The last known fate of all the Class NG G16 locomotives, as of October 25th 2022, are shown in Table I. While the tramway used the same gauge as the railway, there was no physical connection, timber being transhipped by hand. The Compania Minera de Sierra Minera also bought a pair of metre-gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2s in 1930. narrow gauge loco conversion kit for bachmann skarloey. Photos Page 2 NGG16-126 to NGG16-156, Copyright is alive and well, please is now at Paton County Narrow Gauge Railway . Hornby 0F Pug. [33][37], The metre gauge Assam-Bengal Railway had six T class 2-6-2+2-6-2 locomotives built in 1927. D&RGW Railroad Steam Locomotive No. In total the event saw 11 locomotives in action comprising Beyer-Garratt NG/G16 Nos. The Warburton line was built in broad gauge, however authority was given for the construction of the other three lines. As of 2020[update], the Nairobi Railway Museum held two of them. Garratt first approached Kitson & Company with his design, but his idea was rejected, perhaps because that company were already committed to the Kitson-Meyer articulated design. H.W. The first Garratts in Spain, however, were four metre gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2s built for the Ferrocarriles Catalanes in 1922 by Socite Anonyme St. Leonard of Lige, Belgium. They were superseded by diesel power in 1963.[43]. Due to abandonment of the line in 1938, the locomotive was sold to a metal merchant, who in turn sold it to an engineers' bureau, that sold it in 1941 to Germany. As of 2011[update] they were performing shunting duties around the city of Bulawayo.[23][24]. Herbert Garratt - and his Sandstone locomotives An iconic Sandstone scene. [1][2], The seven Beyer, Peacock locomotives ordered by the Tsumeb Copper Corporation, numbers NG137 to NG143, were initially distributed between the Umzinto, Port Shepstone and Avontuur lines, but in 1964 the three that went to the Langkloof were also transferred to Natal. The arrival of the Great Depression and competition from motor vehicles saw traffic decline to a point where only one train each way operated over the line three days a week. The two other parts, one at each end, have a pivot to support the central frame; they consist of a steam engine unit with driving wheels, trailing wheels, valve gear, and cylinders, and above it, fuel and/or water storage. The two engines were classified as G class, numbered G41 and G42; the latter engine has been restored. Garratt Locomotives of the World by A.E.Durrant: TYWRM:SUP520: book: Rhiwbach Slate . Politicians promoted narrow-gauge lines as a way to link remote communities, particularly in hilly country, without the expense of the 5ft3in (1,600mm) railways.
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It was closed by South African Railways in 1986 and then leased to the Alfred County Railway, which went bankrupt in 2004.The Banana Express continued under Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway operations, having a temporary permit from Transnet and ceased operations in 2005. The last one, number 17, was built in 1915. Primary source material. [11], The Puffing Billy Railway, located in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, Australia, purchased NG129 in August 1996 from ACR shareholder Peter Newton. Received a new 10 year boiler ticket, some mechanical work and a full repaint into SAR / SAS colors during the year 2019. Six of the locomotives, including one of the Garratt locomotives, as well as at least one example of each type of rolling stock, have been restored to working order on the Puffing Billy Railway. NG127 from Peter Newton in November 2011. 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In 2017, at least four establishments still operated or were restoring ex-SAR Class NG G16 Garratts. Re-entered service in October 2022 after overhaul and the fitting of a Hunslet built boiler shipped from Australia ex 129. Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours, which operated railways in British East Africa and the Uganda Protectorate from 1929 to 1948, acquired 77 Garratts between the same years. Fifteen special excursion carriages, classed NBH, were built to cater for the tourist traffic. [55] It was a 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotive, designed in Australia and constructed by a number of Australian railway workshops. Both locomotives are managed by ARMF, a non-profit organisation which also holds the only main line repair workshop for historical railway vehicles on broad gauge network.[60]. The first boiler overhaul was quickly completed along with other work at a cost of 60,000 GBP and the locomotive seen in steam at Statfold in February 2020. Lionel Weiner's definitive book Articulated Locomotives lists Garrets in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil, but none in US, Canada, nor other western hemisphere countries. Both the Colac and Crowes lines entered Beech Forest yard from the same end, creating a junction. All were built by Beyer, Peacock except for the 52 class, which was built by, This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 17:01. [4] However, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed in 1955 and, with the co-operation of the Victorian Railways, began to operate tourist services over the remaining usable section of the line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations. [4], In 1975, one 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt NG class No. The final Garratt locomotive built at Gorton works, South African Railways NG/G16 No.143 is also now at the Welsh Highland Railway. This decision appears to be a combination of unfamiliar maintenance processes and politics. Australian Standard Garratt; B Category:Bagnall; Baldwin 608; Baldwin Class 10-12-D; Bangladesh Railway Class 2300; Blake Dean Railway 'Baldersdale' No. The Beyer-Garratt was particularly well-suited for rail lines of narrow gauge with lightly laid tracks because the weight of the locomotive was spread over a considerable distance. Ending 16 Jan at 12:53PM GMT 14h 28m Click & Collect. In 1968 the last Beyer-Garratts to be newly built were eight 2'-0" narrow gauge (610 mm) S.A.R. This may have been the lowest temperature operation of a Garratt type. A 2-8-2+2-8-2 based on the South African Railways GE class was constructed on 3ft6in (1,067mm) gauge for West Africa and Rhodesia, while a heavier class of 4-8-2+2-8-4 was constructed for East African Railways. The design also provides more driving wheels per unit of locomotive weight, permitting operation on lightly engineered track. They later became the GT class on the Bengal Assam Railway. Hornby 4F. In the movie Big World! The company then proposed a Garratt design based on, but a little heavier than, the design for New South Wales, with capacity to negotiate curves of 99ft (30.18m) radius and 1 in 25 gradients. Local residents had long lobbied for a railway, as all goods had to be brought in by bullock cart over rough terrain. The last order the Victorian Railways placed with the company was in 1925 and covered the two narrow gauge articulated locos. The last steam locomotive built for the South African Railways. NG87 and Beyer, Peacock-built numbers NG130, NG138 and NG143, are used for operational purposes. "K1" was the world's first Beyer-Garratt locomotive. Many went to Zambia Railways in 1967 when Rhodesia Railways surrendered the lines in Zambia to its government. Narrow Gauge Garratt Locomotive Photos NGG16-126 to NGG16-156: Updated 04-01-2008: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Photos NG6-106 to NG15-124: Updated 12-07-2006: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives Photos NG15-132 to NG15-148: Updated 10-08-2009: Narrow Gauge Steam Miscellaneous Locomotive Photos: Narrow Gauge Railroads. The locomotive is a fictional resin and modification by evilcro. The broad-gauge WT was a 2-8-4T tank loco built for the busy and heavy suburban trains around Calcutta, before those lines were electrified. NSWGR AD60 6029 was restored to operating condition in Canberra. When Beyer, Peacock ceased trading, the locomotive was sold to the Ffestiniog Railway, who initially proposed to cut it down to meet their loading gauge. Hornby 1P Single Wheeler. [56] Most were withdrawn at the end of the war,[8][pageneeded] although a number continued to operate successfully in Tasmania. Since no other overseas manufacturers were available to supply them, they were built by Hunslet-Taylor in Germiston using boilers supplied by their overseas principals, the Hunslet Engine Company in England. All pictures with no details on belong to They entered service in 1929. G41 spent its entire life on the Crowes line, whilst G42 was originally allocated to the Walhalla line, then transferred to the Crowes line, and is currently running on the Puffing Billy Railway. 'Beyer-Garratt' was a brand name referring to Garratt locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. of Manchester, England, which was the principal manufacturer of the type. GMA/M 4126 remains the only Cape Gauge Garratt in operating condition in the entire country. From 2008 they have completely rebuilt it, including re-gauging it to 2ft6in (762mm) as additional capacity at a time of increasing passenger loadings. Books about Garratt Locomotives. [citation needed], The Welsh Highland Railway in Wales has five Class NG G16 locomotives. 509 of Mainline Steam Trust Plimmerton (under restoration), and South African Railways GMAM class No. Sixty-five ASG locos were built in 1943-44 . A further advantage is that the firebox and ashpan are not restricted in dimensions by running gear; the ashpan can have much larger capacity than on a normal locomotive, allowing longer continuous runs without needing to stop and empty the ashpan to clear combustion products from the grate. [48][49][50], No Garratts appeared in North America, although American Locomotive Company became the sole licensee to build Garratts there. When they were designated Class NG G16, the "NG/G13" was altered to "NG/G16" by milling out the 3 and riveting on a 6, as shown. O16.5 gauge - 1:43 O gauge scale model on 16.5mm narrow gauge track. The last of the narrow-gauge lines to open was the 26-mile (41.8km) line to the gold mining town of Walhalla, in 1910. [2][4], After the Official Languages of the Union Act No 8 of 1925 was passed on 8 May 1925, bilingual English and Afrikaans cabside number plates began to appear on SAR locomotives, initially inscribed "SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS" at the top and "SUID AFRIKANSE SPOORWE" at the bottom. NG153. The two other parts, one at each end, have a pivot to support the central frame; they consist of a steam engine unit - with driving wheels, trailing . This design was slightly different in that the coal bunker was located on the boiler frame and both machines only holding the watertanks. [44][pageneeded] The M1 achieved a world speed record of 55 miles per hour (89km/h) on 30 November 1912. Spain had a varied collection of Garratts from most builders; Beyer, Peacock themselves only building a pair of 3ft6in (1,067mm) 2-6-2+2-6-2s for Rio Tinto in 1929. They were numbered in the range from NG109 to NG116. 300.00 New. [citation needed], Seventy Garratts were constructed by Beyer, Peacock for the War Department, to three standard designs. Several Australian Garratts have been restored to operating condition. [5] Garratts operating at higher speeds had one advantage over the Mallet design on account of the geometry of the design. A Workshop Item for Train Simulator. The principal benefit of the Garratt design is that the boiler and firebox unit are slung between the two engine units. Buy Plastic Narrow Gauge Model Railway Locomotives and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! The Crowes branch saw a single mixed train daily. Sold to the Puffing Billy Railway by ACR shareholder Peter Newton in 1996. This model is based on the beautiful South African NG G13 locomotive. Trains had to be turned to run down the Crowes branch and a balloon loop was provided at the other end of the yard. Back in operation by April 2019 after a boiler retube. Hornby 2P. [1][2], The Beyer, Peacock locomotives ordered by the SAR, numbers NG109 to NG116 and NG125 to NG131, were shared more or less equally between the Natal and Langkloof lines. Five B class 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratts went to the Burma Railway Company between 1924 and 1927, with seven more built by Krupp of Germany in 1929. The major disadvantage of a Garratt (shared with all tank engines) is that the adhesive weight decreases as the water is used from the front tank and coal from the rear bunker. Bachmann Box Vans. The 300 class class 4-8-2+2-8-4 type Garratt locomotives were built for use on the South Australian Railways narrow gauge system between Port Pirie and Broken Hill hauling heavy ore trains. For a number of years it was on loan to the National Railway Museum and was exhibited in York. Rhodesia Railways class 15A No. Notable locomotives was the last remaining Australian Standard Garratt and the narrow gauge Clyde-GM G-8 numbered D1. Traffic grew to require up to 7 trains a day each way by the mid-1920s. Located in the former Humewood Road (Port Elizabeth) Narrow Gauge diesel depot in good external condition. The Australian Standard Garratt (ASG) locomotive was designed by the Commonwealth Land Transport Board. Their 5-foot (1.5 m) diameter driving wheels were at the time the largest on any narrow-gauge locomotive in Australia. [7] The class GH and class U Union Garratts of the South African Railways were examples. [2], When the four Natal narrow gauge systems were closed down by the SAR, the Weenen and Mid-Illovo lines were lifted, but the Harding line was privatised as the Alfred County Railway (ACR), operating out of Port Shepstone. NG129's restoration was planned to coincide with the next time that no. Also on the metre gauge, the Ferrocarril de la Robla bought two pairs of 2-6-2+2-6-2s, the first from Hanomag of Germany in 1929, the second from Babcock & Wilcox of Bilbao in 1931. [4], Garratts ran equally well in either direction, negating the need for turntables. Three meter gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 were delivered to the Antofagasta and Bolivia Railway in 1929, followed by six more in 1950. [8], The Cockerill-built locomotives were delivered with bilingual cabside number plates inscribed "NG/G13" and with the older style Afrikaans "SUID AFRIKANSE SPOORWE" at the bottom. [33], Mauritius had three standard gauge 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratts that were built in 1927. It was also the last to close, finally succumbing in June 1962, although the line had been truncated in 1954. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Of these, the closest was the Union Garratt, a type originally prompted by the perceived necessity for a rigid connection between a bunker or tender and a firebox fed by a mechanical stoker. Situated in India, this engineering masterpiece which rises a total of 6,850 feet over it's 50 mile length, was constructed between 1878 and 1881. . During the 1870's, a growing consortium viewed narrow gauge railroads as a cost effective and more efficient alternative to what became America's standard; 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches. They were withdrawn in the 1950s due to the rapid decline in freight traffic caused by the increasing competition from road transport.[51]. The engines delivered 51,580lbf (229.44kN) of tractive effort, which was too powerful for the drawbars on the rolling stock. Garratt locomotives produced as much as twice the power output of the largest conventional locomotives of railways that introduced them, reducing the need for multiple locomotives and crews. Further whereabouts of this machine are unknown, but it is presumed scrapped. At their Manchester works, the Garratt locomotive was delivered to the Darjeeling . [61][citation needed] In early 2011 Zimbabwe 15th class 398 was also delivered to New Zealand for restoration to operating condition by Steam Inc. As of December 2020 there is only one place in the World where one can with reasonable confidence view a Garratt in daily operating service. It was fitted with a new boiler and restored to full running order on the Welsh Highland Railway by September 2008. In Spain, a 2-8-2+2-8-2 number 282F-0421, nicknamed "Garrafeta", occasionally ran in the Lleida area but no longer. However, particularly in the 1920s, the traffic generated by the narrow-gauge lines was appreciated by the railways and the lines survived for up to 60 years before closure. In 1995 it was removed from York to commence restoration in Birmingham. [2][7], The final order for eight locomotives in 1967, numbered in the range from NG149 to NG156, turned out to be the last new steam locomotives to be ordered by the SAR. Boyd, Oakwood Press. [22], Rhodesia imported 246 3ft6in (1,067mm) gauge Garratts of four different wheel arrangements: 2-6-2+2-6-2s of the 13th, 14th and 14A classes; 4-6-4+4-6-4s of the 15th class, 2-8-2+2-8-2s of the 16th, 16A, and 18th classes; and 4-8-2+2-8-4s of the 20th and 20A classes. 009 WELSH HIGHLAND Railway Garratt - EUR 304,54. An initial decision to build the lines in 2ft (610mm) gauge was changed to 2ft6in (762mm) gauge for the Victorian lines. The locomotives weigh 36 long tons (36.6t; 40.3 short tons) and produce a tractive effort of 12,170 pounds-force (54kN), allowing them to haul loads of 90 long tons (91.4t; 100.8 short tons) up grades of 1 in 30 (3.33%). Traffic demands on other narrow-gauge lines sometimes required the G14 to take up the slack. British usage of Garratts was minimal. . A depression in the early 1890s brought a halt to the rapid expansion of railways in Victoria. No. Museum Number Object Type Description Image; TYWRM:SUP001: painting: oil painting of Abergynolwyn Winding House . Subsequently, a further two lines were built, the Moe to Walhalla line, and an extension from Beech Forest to Crowes. These were delivered in 1926 and were numbered G41 and G42. NG140, is used as a source of spare parts while four locomotives, Cockerill-built no. Directory of UK railways, large links page and articles on worldwide narrow gage railroads ex South African Railways Beyer Peacock Garratt at Waunfawr Remaining large components re-assembled using 116 boiler for static display at Ixopo by January 2019. 1 12 th - 21 st April 2014 Newsletter Despite some editorial glitches at the last minute our last newsletter went down very well and we appreciate all the very kind comments that we received regarding the presentation and content. [31][32][33] A class of four 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotives, the GE class, was built for Burma Railways in 1949,[33] but was diverted to the Assam Railway in India. - SL. NGG16 - 126 2-6-2+2-6-2 Beyer Peacock 1950. A French-built Algerian Railways Garratt holds the world speed record for an articulated locomotive at 132 kilometres per hour (82mph). [citation needed], The British-owned 5ft6in (1,676mm) gauge Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway operated twelve Garratt 4-8-2+2-8-4 oil-fired locomotives, numbers 48514862, built by Beyer, Peacock in 1929. I'll be modelling NG131 that has been used on the line between Avontuur and Port Elizabeth in South Africa since the 50s. Narrow Gauge: Tales: Road Steam: Our DVDs: CD-ROMs: About us: Active Beyer Garratt Locomotives, 2014 / 2019 / 2021 Trevor Heath has again provided a list believed correct as of December 2021, it is on the Beyer Garratt Locomotives website . It is currently in use at the Puffing Billy Railway near Melbourne. No. 18. Scrap condition. Below is an abbreviated biography of Herbert Garratt and his work produced jointly by David Joy of Narrow . The 30.5-mile (49.1km) line was built as a narrow-gauge line because it was thought that it might be extended into the mountainous country to the south, but this extension never happened. These are Cockerill-built no. Nearly 44 miles (70.8km) long, this was the longest of the narrow-gauge lines. Emile D. Badawy & John Sargent: NZRLS: Train Hobby Publications: 1978: 1998: ISBN -908573-05-7: Soul of A Railway, System 3: Cape Midland, based in Port Elizabeth, Part 4: Loerie to Assegaaibos. The bogie design is a significant mechanical difference between the NG/G13 and . In Algeria, 29 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratts, constructed between 1936 and 1941 by the Socit Franco-Belge de Matriel de Chemins de Fer at Raismes in Northern France, operated until the Algerian independence war caused their withdrawal in 1951. The Afrikaans spelling conventions were changed from time to time in the early years. Initial plans were for the railways to be constructed in 2ft (610mm) gauge, but following correspondence with British railway engineer Everard Calthrop, amongst others, a change was made to 2ft6in (762mm) gauge.[2]. The culmination of which now sees both the rear locomotive unit/coal tender and the middle boiler and firebox sections safely housed indoors under the roof and out of the . Great Savings & Free Delivery / Collection on many items These were mainly based in the Rockhampton area. First run. [2][4], These pre-war locomotives, like the earlier Class NG G13 locomotives, were built with riveted coal and water bunkers and with elliptical tops on the water tanks. [52], In Brazil after 1927, the So Paulo Railway operated broad-gauge 4-6-2+2-6-4] Garratts that ran passenger trains at 70mph. Later some 31ft 4in (9,550mm) side opening carriages were built to cope with increasing traffic. This class, designated 231-132BT, was streamlined and featured Cossart motion gear, mechanical stokers and 1.8m (5ft 11in) driving wheels, the largest of any Garratt class. By the time the railway closed, the timetable listed only one train each way a week, and most of the traffic was pulpwood. . [16], In 1911, Beyer, Peacock & Company built six 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratts for the Western Australian Government Railways. They were all out of service by the late 1960s. The South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive. Only the boiler cradle and cab are today genuine 156. Australian Standard Garratt; B Category:Bagnall; Baldwin 608; Baldwin Class 10-12-D; 4083 at Mercer Auckland with the Mainline Steam Trust awaiting restoration. Sudan operated at least one 4-6-4+4-6-4 Garratt. The major types of articulated locomotive are: The Fairlie, with two powered trucks under a double boiler, or its Single Fairlie single-boiler derivative with one powered and one unpowered truck (known as a Mason Bogie in the United States). [45] Their eight cylinders proved a nightmare to maintain, and after several fatal and disastrous derailments in the late 1920s, mainly due to inadequate trackwork, they were withdrawn and scrapped. Garratt Locomotives of the World, (1987), A.E. The last known fate of all the Class NG G16 locomotives, as of October 25th 2022, are shown in Table I. While the tramway used the same gauge as the railway, there was no physical connection, timber being transhipped by hand. The Compania Minera de Sierra Minera also bought a pair of metre-gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2s in 1930. narrow gauge loco conversion kit for bachmann skarloey. Photos Page 2 NGG16-126 to NGG16-156, Copyright is alive and well, please is now at Paton County Narrow Gauge Railway . Hornby 0F Pug. [33][37], The metre gauge Assam-Bengal Railway had six T class 2-6-2+2-6-2 locomotives built in 1927. D&RGW Railroad Steam Locomotive No. In total the event saw 11 locomotives in action comprising Beyer-Garratt NG/G16 Nos. The Warburton line was built in broad gauge, however authority was given for the construction of the other three lines. As of 2020[update], the Nairobi Railway Museum held two of them. Garratt first approached Kitson & Company with his design, but his idea was rejected, perhaps because that company were already committed to the Kitson-Meyer articulated design. H.W. The first Garratts in Spain, however, were four metre gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2s built for the Ferrocarriles Catalanes in 1922 by Socite Anonyme St. Leonard of Lige, Belgium. They were superseded by diesel power in 1963.[43]. Due to abandonment of the line in 1938, the locomotive was sold to a metal merchant, who in turn sold it to an engineers' bureau, that sold it in 1941 to Germany. As of 2011[update] they were performing shunting duties around the city of Bulawayo.[23][24]. Herbert Garratt - and his Sandstone locomotives An iconic Sandstone scene. [1][2], The seven Beyer, Peacock locomotives ordered by the Tsumeb Copper Corporation, numbers NG137 to NG143, were initially distributed between the Umzinto, Port Shepstone and Avontuur lines, but in 1964 the three that went to the Langkloof were also transferred to Natal. The arrival of the Great Depression and competition from motor vehicles saw traffic decline to a point where only one train each way operated over the line three days a week. The two other parts, one at each end, have a pivot to support the central frame; they consist of a steam engine unit with driving wheels, trailing wheels, valve gear, and cylinders, and above it, fuel and/or water storage. The two engines were classified as G class, numbered G41 and G42; the latter engine has been restored. Garratt Locomotives of the World by A.E.Durrant: TYWRM:SUP520: book: Rhiwbach Slate . Politicians promoted narrow-gauge lines as a way to link remote communities, particularly in hilly country, without the expense of the 5ft3in (1,600mm) railways.
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