[modeleng] Re: Hudswell Clarke - update

 Wow a 1959 Austin A40 Farina  i had one of them 10 year ago
 a merry xmas and a happy new year to all
 Kenny
 Skye

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Sheppard" <peter.sheppard@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Hudswell Clarke - update


> Since posting the pictures of the Hudswell Clarke locomotive, I have been
> doing some digging to find out some more details.  I was particularly
> looking for pictures of the missing pony trucks and side rod arrangements.
>
> Last week I struck pay dirt!  Through Stanley Fish & Co Books, I was put
in
> touch with a gentleman (Andrew Neale) in Leeds.  When I described the
> locomotive, 2-6-2, jackshaft drive, mining locomotive, he immediately
> exclaimed that is Junin (pronounced Hunin) which was built in the 1930's
and
> was one of the very early diesel powered locomotives (some years ahead of
> the mainline versions).  It was 2'6" gauge and was sent to Chile to move
> guano across the desert (they had problem with steam locomotives and water
> in the desert).
>
> This means that my locomotive is quarter scale!  (No wonder it is such a
big
> beast)  It was also interesting to find out that this model is known about
> in Hudswell Clarke circles as well.  (I'd better do a good job then!)
>
> I was also told that as it was on such historical significance, in the
last
> few years the locomotive had been brought back to the UK and now resided
in
> a museum in Leeds.
>
> So, a result!
>
> I am now planning a trip to Leeds in the new year to have a closer look at
> the original, and to take some measurements and pictures!
>
> A happy Christmas to one and all.
>
> I finish work today and start with my new employer in 2006.
>
> Oh and I've just bought a 1959 Austin A40 Farina (another project), I must
> sort out this speech defect - the inability to say "No!"
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter
>
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