The following message has been received from Chris Kisch:-
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If anyone requires any assistance with spare parts for Ailsa Craig engines used in Hunslet diesel locomotives, please do not hesitate to contact me at the following address: [email protected]
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My father used to own the company up until 1963. He still assists (as a hobby) all owners of Ailsa Craig engines. I can help with the Company details, but he still has some spares which will still be useful.
The feature on Lawley Steam Locomotives on page 2 of the previous issue (No.2 Summer 2000) provided some further information from other readers, this is reproduced below:-
From Ted Polet: It is with great interest that I read of the Lawleys in your narrow gauge pages. The live steam 0-6-0 is the first of the 0-6-0 type I saw in model form.
Thanks to Ted Polet for these two photographs.
From Ben Fisher: Re the item on the Lawley locos, there's quite a bit more about them in the recent-ish book on the Beira, �The Narrow Gauge Enigma� (author's name eludes me as my copy's at home). I'd be interested to know what's happening about the two Lawleys imported to the UK recently in one of
those large consignments of locos from Mozambique which are slowly being sold on. I heard the pair were for a specific buyer but no word seems to
have leaked out about who it might be. As a reminder and for new readers, a brief account of the locos is printed here which was supplied by Hannes Paling and published in the previous issue:- The Lawley's were originally built for the Beira railway a 222 mile 2 foot line between the port of Beira on the East African coast, a Potugese colony and a settlement in the then named Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) named Umtali. George Pauling's company built the line . George Pauling's works manager was a person with the name of Alfred Lawley, the engines were named after him namely the "Lawley's" The first engines were built by Brush from about 1894, there were some variations some of a 0-6-0 tender configuration and some as the first 4-4-0 but with 4 wheel tenders, most were 4-4-0 with six wheel tenders. Some had straight running boards while some had stepped running boards. I think the variations were due to several manufacturers building them each I presume making some improvements? About 46 of these diminutive locomotives were built.
In the accompanying photos I have another model Lawley for you, a 4-4-0 which I built about 6 years ago in 009 scale, entirely from styrene. It has
a powered tender which needed to be made slightly longer than it should be to accommodate the power unit, but otherwise it is as near to scale as
possible. The model was inspired by a drawing and article which appeared in the Continental Modeller magazine around 1993. It includes a smoke unit,
headlight and a light in the firebox.
Narrow Gauge Steam in Argentina ...
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Some years ago, Herbert Sebraneck saw an article in �Trains� magazine (1984?) about a series of NG steam engines which were still working in ore service somewhere in Argentina. They were exact copies of a Lima T&P; 2-10-2, IIRC, and were shipped circa 1954 with all tooling, molds, jigs, etc., to keep them supplied with parts. Does anyone have any idea whatever happened to them? Some of the above details are probably inaccurate, but I know it was Argentina.
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If you can help please contact Herbert by E-mail at [email protected]
Details about the 734th Railway COA during WWII in Europe required ...
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An E-mail from an unknown person has been received who was wondering if anyone has any information on the 734th Railway COA
during WWII in Europe.
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This person can be contacted by E-mail at [email protected]
Details about a German built, Henschel locomotive and train required ...
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A message from Rui Souza Roza of Porto, Portugal has been received as follows:-
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I want to know if anyone has any informatiosn about a Henschel train that operated in Porto, Portugal between 1882 and 1914. The owner was the company,
Companhia de Carris de Ferro do Porto.
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Does anyone know if some of these trains still survive? and where are they now? The train was like a box.
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Can you help Rui Souza Roza, please forward any information to him at the following E-mail address: [email protected]
Details about model shops in UK or Europe that stock German Outline H0e by mail order required ...
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Jerry Christie asks if anyone can give him the names of any model shops in UK or Europe that are good (and reliable) for obtaining German Outline H0e by mail order. At the moment those stocking Bemo are of particular interest. The names of any good internet shops are also of interest.
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If you can help him, Jerry can be contacted by E-mail at [email protected]
From Ben Fisher:-
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Noted your new site with interest - I�ll add it to my links pages next time I update them.
Some complimentary messages about the �South Tynedale Railway� Internet Pages.
From Ray Watson, Brunswick, Maine, USA:-
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I just wanted to write and say what a fine WEB pages you have about the Railway. Just very wonderful and informative. Thanks very much from a Rail Fan in the America.
Now go to Page 2 for more photos of metre gauge trains in Brazil, more narrow gauge steam locos in Spain and a narrow gauge line in France.