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Regular poster 233 posts Norman46 Regular poster 233 posts
Norman46
It. Is surely the only one of its kind, but it exists nonetheless. On the Discover Live Steam website, there is listed for sale a standard gauge 56.5" steam speeder. Approximately the size of a Fairmont speeder, it has an oil-fired vertical boiler and a two-cylinder vertical steam engine. For a mere $95,000 it can grace a set-off near you. http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/discoverforsale/forsale/1_allan3/index.htm#standard
Norman Modeling L&N in HO circa 1953 We don't stop playing with trains because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing with trains. Webmaster for http://www.locallocomodelrr.org
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RandallG Super User 772 posts
RandallG

That would keep the mailbox

That would keep the mailbox at a height that the mailman wouldn't need a ladder to drop off mail. 
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farmerted New member 8 posts
farmerted

Video of the steam powered speeder

I saw this speeder at Santa Rosa's Wunderkammer Festival a couple weeks ago. They did several runs in between the handcar races with different "Steam Candy" on board each set. Not the greatest video ever, but

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It reminds me of a scaled-up version of the BAGRS Project Loco.

 

-Jonathan
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Bernd MRH Author 6,450 posts
Bernd

Here's a prototype

According to this post it's a prototype.

http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30265&whichpage=3

Scroll to the very bottom.

Bernd

New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black Diamonds - NCSWIC

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farmerted New member 8 posts
farmerted

There's two prototypes for everything...

Well, that's interesting... Thanks to Bernd for finding the pic of another steam speeder!

I wonder what is the history on that one? It is smaller than the one in NorCal, and appears to be narrow gauge. I vaguely recognize the passenger car in the background of the photo but cannot make out the lettering.

-Jonathan
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Bernd MRH Author 6,450 posts
Bernd

Found another

One with a bit of more history.

http://www.railroadheritage.org/index.php?P=FullRecord&ResourceId=1262

Bernd

New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black Diamonds - NCSWIC

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