01-31-2012, 08:42 PM
Interesting project!
If I may humbly suggest a build date closer to 1920, as 2-10-0s didn't really begin to become common until WW1...and non-Stephenson's gear didn't become common in the US until the 20th century (steam pressure was the driving force in the change) ...but then again, who's to say that your railroad's operating department wasn't ahead of the curve? The first 2-10-0 was built long before then and Mason Bogies used Walschertes Valve Gear in the 1870s (Stephenson gear wasn't conducive to the bogie design).
I'm looking forward to more pics and background on the locomotives!
If I may humbly suggest a build date closer to 1920, as 2-10-0s didn't really begin to become common until WW1...and non-Stephenson's gear didn't become common in the US until the 20th century (steam pressure was the driving force in the change) ...but then again, who's to say that your railroad's operating department wasn't ahead of the curve? The first 2-10-0 was built long before then and Mason Bogies used Walschertes Valve Gear in the 1870s (Stephenson gear wasn't conducive to the bogie design).
I'm looking forward to more pics and background on the locomotives!
Michael
My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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