Best narrow guage design.
 

What is the best narrow guage loco type ever built?
Steam, diesel or electric.
My personal view is the leek and Manifold locotype.
See this picture:
http://freespace.virgin.net/hanson.m...inting1web.jpg

I am currently reguaging this design in my CME capicity.
This is my final job change for the moment by the way.

I think this type deserves to live again.

How about this?????????:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwnma...eature=related

Yes they are to be treasured.
I would like to see that one at launceston if it is still there.

The vale of Rhiedol tanks are wonderful. If only they could be persuaded to lend one to the ffestiniog line or somewhere like that.

I quite like the locos built by exmoor steam railway.
Their general design which is adpated for many different guages is wonderful.
It is good, but I am not sure if it is the best however as although modern, the cylinders look a bit small.

best NG loco design
 

Maybe I am biased, but for me it has to be the Double Fairlie! (despite the problems keeping the feeds to the bogies steam tight!) I also have a soft spot for K1. (if it had been cut down to fit the FfR it would have needed 3ft high footplate crew!)

I am also very fond of the Rivers Irt, Mite and Esk (in no particular order)

Quite a few years ago Evan Davies and Mountaineer (the Alco) paid a working visit to the VoR - going up the last bit into Devil's Bridge was noisy! I asked about an exchange and was told that the VoR locos were out of gauge for the FfR.

In my view it's hard to beat the old Darjeeling and Himalayan B class.

http://martin-grosberg.fotopic.net/p57462286.html

Lynton and Barnstaple Manning Wardles (as modified) perhaps? Or the Lough Swilly Kerr Stuart 4-6-0T's. But for my money, the Isle of Man Beyers.

Well we are going to see the new L&B loco 'Lyd' on the Ffestiniog in a year or two which i look forward to.

Not quite on topic, but these two links might prove interesting to some.

http://www.pell.portland.or.us/~efbrazil/ferropart.html

http://www.pell.portland.or.us/~efbr...ecauville.html

I love narrow gauge railways, the quirkier and more shambolic the better. :)

NG design
 

Been thinking about the diesel side - it has to be John Southland / Douglas Ferrieria on 15"

As for electric - a GreenBat - wonderful little things.

Sounds interesting! Got any links?

Greenbat
 

some info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbat

I had use of the Ratty one at the Gateshead Garden Festival in 1989/1990, mainly as works shunter!

I do like NG15s and I'm looking forward to the restoration of one on the WHR.

Powerful and capable of long journeys without looking as ugly as the NGG/16s

How about this metre-gauge 2-10-2T?
http://daverowland.fotopic.net/p54749421.html

Or how about this 3'-6" gauge 4-8-2 + 2-8-4

Well if you want diesel, I'll go for the Soviet TU2 class

http://martin-grosberg.fotopic.net/p2085591.html

There are many wondeful locos to be seen.
DSY011 are any of that garratt class still in service?

I have not heard of any running on normal service since 2007. There has been some Garratt activity since then but not main line. The last I heard was that there were no trains running in Zimbabwe as they had no fuel for the Diesels, no power for the Electrics and no parts for the Steam locos. This is all second hand info so I can't guarantee it is correct.

For me it would have to be the K1. Not the most attractive shape for an engine but none the less very likeable.

Mmmmm let me see....

It has to be the fifteen Beyer, Peacock 2-4-0T's of the Isle of Man - but I am 101% biassed... hehehe :):):)

S.L.R No. 85 is the classic example of the cliche "what looks good is good".

How about a simple little Garratt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EAR_59_class

Thought they were all rather (?too) complicated!

(Sorry to fans)

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