#anyway. i love the story of how sir haydn was built from the three Corris Hughes locomotives
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traintober - day 12/13 - something borrowed, something new
"In 1921, the Corris acquired a fourth locomotive from Kerr Stuart and No.2 became a standby. No. 1 had received a new boiler in 1913, which had seen little use, and in 1922 the railway began the process of creating one working locomotive from components of the other two Hughes locos. Evidence suggests that the resulting locomotive had: frames made up of plates from Nos. 1 and 3; the boiler and saddle tank of No. 1; the cab and bunker of No. 3; and possibly motion parts from No. 2." (wikipedia)
#ttte#ttte sir handel#ttte peter sam#been busy so today's one is simple#anyway. i love the story of how sir haydn was built from the three Corris Hughes locomotives#sir handel was built *for* MSR. but perhaps his parts werent made just for him#capy's graffiti#capy posting#traintober 2023
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