Grungy Green Engine
When I was a child, 'Thomas the Tank Engine' books were still relatively new. 'Henry the Green Engine' was my favourite. Later I was given a Hornby Dublo model electric train set, which was hauled by the 4-6-2 'Dutchess of Montrose', also in green livery. So green steam engines were always favoured.
As a new widower, I am doing unaccustomed things. This photo was taken on a visit to the amateur-run Newport Railway Museum in Melbourne, to divert both my 2.9yo grandson and me. Contrasting light and cramped conditions make photography a bit difficult. Here is some info about this 'verdigris' veteran:
The Victorian Railways T-class locomotives were a classic British inside-cylinder 0-6-0 designed for mixed traffic duties. The pattern locomotive was supplied by Beyer Peacock & Co, Manchester in 1873, followed by a further 18 examples manufactured locally by the Phoenix Foundry Co, Ballarat. Another 4 Beyer Peacock built examples joined the fleet in 1923 when the private Deniliquin and Moama Railway Co was taken over by the Victorian Railways.
The T-class proved very successful on goods and mixed traffic duties and gravitated to light lines towards the end of their careers. T 92 and T 94 survived until 1951 as shunters at the Newport Power Station, where they proved well suited to the sharp curves at this location.
Grungy Green Engine
When I was a child, 'Thomas the Tank Engine' books were still relatively new. 'Henry the Green Engine' was my favourite. Later I was given a Hornby Dublo model electric train set, which was hauled by the 4-6-2 'Dutchess of Montrose', also in green livery. So green steam engines were always favoured.
As a new widower, I am doing unaccustomed things. This photo was taken on a visit to the amateur-run Newport Railway Museum in Melbourne, to divert both my 2.9yo grandson and me. Contrasting light and cramped conditions make photography a bit difficult. Here is some info about this 'verdigris' veteran:
The Victorian Railways T-class locomotives were a classic British inside-cylinder 0-6-0 designed for mixed traffic duties. The pattern locomotive was supplied by Beyer Peacock & Co, Manchester in 1873, followed by a further 18 examples manufactured locally by the Phoenix Foundry Co, Ballarat. Another 4 Beyer Peacock built examples joined the fleet in 1923 when the private Deniliquin and Moama Railway Co was taken over by the Victorian Railways.
The T-class proved very successful on goods and mixed traffic duties and gravitated to light lines towards the end of their careers. T 92 and T 94 survived until 1951 as shunters at the Newport Power Station, where they proved well suited to the sharp curves at this location.