wow, thats a serious project. Best of luck to all involved. looks lkie you have some impressive facilites as well if that gantry crane is anything to go by. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Grant" <leegrant@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:21 AM Subject: [modeleng] Beyer Garratt My local railway historical society here in Canberra has finally started restoring to running order the massive Beyer Garratt articulated steam locomotive 6029.When in NSWGR service, this 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 giant weighed 265 tonnes (including 18 tonnes of coal and 40 tonnes of water) and had a tractive effort of 63,000 lbs (280kN) - equivalent to about 3,000 horse power. The Society have put some pictures on their web site of the work so far. http://www.arhsact.org.au/6029/pictures.php Lee MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.