One question I forgot to ask, did any of the G5's have the Elesco Feed water
heater, I know a couple (1201) had the Worthington "Coffin" style and 1278 has
an Elesco type but I have not seen a shot of 1278 or any other G5 with and
Elesco in service (was it added at steamtown??) The vast majority seem to have
had no feedwater heater at all. The more I can find out, the more options we
could possibly get.
All G5’s had feed water heaters. No modern locomotive was built without one
because the fuel efficiency and performance gains were hard to ignore.
G5a 1200-1201 – Worthington feed water heater
G5b/c 1202-1272 – Elesco exhaust steam injectors
G5d 1273-1301 – Elesco feed water heaters
The G5’s were all dimensionally similar. The G5c/d’s tender had a rounded
upper valence on the tank like the F1a Jubilees while the G5a/b did not.
The CPHA’s Library has several drawings for the G5c/d’s. All the significant
ones that you’d need to build a model – erecting (side and cross elevations),
tender, tender truck, stencil and more. Most of the G5 collection is not
scanned but a manufacture’s project would certainly bump the pile to the front
of the queue. Your manufacture is welcome to contact us for drawings or help
with finding experts.
Jeff Pinchbeck
CPHA, Vice Chairman
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