Only two are operable currently apparently.

I'm somewhat surprised that so many still exist. Most US steam locos were cut up for scrap very early on after they were retired from service.

:-P


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DjOL2we8ko

wonder how comes i knew the end of that clip

The exciting thing when I was a kid was to see the heavy freight Beyer-Garretts run by the NSW railways. They were a 4-8-4+4-8-4 configuration capable of pulling over 1100 tons on some lines.

http://www.abloodyparaplegic.com/mod...ss-Garratt.jpg

http://grapevine.com.au/~datashet/DS...-Thumbnail.gif

Nice pics ElAurens looks like a beast. Shame they have to dead head with the diesels, kind of defeats the whole purpose, they could at least stick the diesels on the back of the train. WTE Galway, i think someone in canberra is restoring one of those 60 class garretts,http://blog.project6029.com/.

Awesome

I donated some money.

The Beyer-Garrets and the South African condensing locomotives (sorry forget the name) are some of the most interesting types made anywhere.

This film follows the progress of Jubilee class steam locomotive 5605 'Cyprus' , owned by the London Midland & Scottish Railway, as is passes through the railway workshops during an overhaul in the 1938.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXUdQwQUF48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IriyBa1X5ww

Check out some of the others as well, like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YblqW...feature=relmfu

In germany we have a broadcast called "Eisenbahn-Romantik".

Over 750 shows of 30 min. length. It shows from old locomotives to modern trains around the world and even covers the modeltrains. A good docu-series.

They have also a youtube-site.

I LOVE Trains...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQhdxwWtiew


LOL, no but seriously, I just purchased Railworks 3: Train Simulator 2012 during Steam's sale last week for $3.20 US. I enjoyed Railworks 2 for about a month of evaluation play, but couldn't see shelling out for full price. I couldn't resist $3.20.

Thanks for the photos!! Love the big, old, dirty trains....love the mechanics of them.