Brett_Wiebold
Mason Bogie 3
My latest project; a DSP&P 2-6-6T Mason Bogie!
These engines were some of the earliest power on the South Park line; able to handle bad track and tight curves, but small and ultimately too weak to cope with the harsh mountain grades. By 1894, all of them had been replaced by heartier 2-6-0s and 2-8-0s.
This model features the functionality of the original engines, with the drive wheels mounted to a separate frame that rotates beneath the boiler like later articulated engines. This made the Bogies very flexible, but maintenance intensive and fragile... Here's hoping if I ever build this one, it won't suffer from the same flaws :P
Mason Bogie 3
My latest project; a DSP&P 2-6-6T Mason Bogie!
These engines were some of the earliest power on the South Park line; able to handle bad track and tight curves, but small and ultimately too weak to cope with the harsh mountain grades. By 1894, all of them had been replaced by heartier 2-6-0s and 2-8-0s.
This model features the functionality of the original engines, with the drive wheels mounted to a separate frame that rotates beneath the boiler like later articulated engines. This made the Bogies very flexible, but maintenance intensive and fragile... Here's hoping if I ever build this one, it won't suffer from the same flaws :P