Mystery Locomotive at Virginia Water

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Mystery Locomotive at Virginia Water
Topic Started: 8 Apr 2009, 06:51 PM (250 Views)
P Scott	8 Apr 2009, 06:51 PM Post #1
Cleaner Posts: 162 Group: Friends of MRMT Member #60 Joined: November 24, 2006	I have been passed this photograph to try and identify the locomotive and/or railway. All we know it was taken on 7th June 1938 by photographer J F O'Neill, at Virginia Water in Surrey. Any ideas please? I have never heard of a railway there. Looks like an odd beast.... Peter S. Attached to this post: Mystery_Loco.jpg (94.74 KB)



colinpeake	9 Apr 2009, 07:29 AM Post #2
MRW Digest Editor Posts: 1,659 Group: MRMT Trustees Member #6 Joined: August 15, 2006	Peter, that looks like one of the locos that used to run on the post-Bullock era 18" line at 'California in England' which I think was that way on. There was an article (by Rex Hora?) with an illustration of it in an old TNG. This could either be the same line, or perhaps a later one elsewhere? Colin
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P Scott	11 Apr 2009, 07:56 PM Post #3
Cleaner Posts: 162 Group: Friends of MRMT Member #60 Joined: November 24, 2006	Colin, many thanks - spot on! "The Narrow Gauge" No.159 (page 26) has an excellent article about the railways there by Rex Hora (who incidentially also lives in my home town!). There is a picture there of the locomotive - actually a view from the other side. So, it was an 18in gauge 4-6-0 steam outline locomotive powered by a 14NHP petrol engine and was built in 1938. I suppose Virginia Water and California in England are not that far apart in the great scheme of things! Many thanks again Colin - go to the top of the class! Peter S.


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