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One for the Kiwi's (although there doesn't look much left to salvage)

Found this (apparently) E1A conversion while chasing geared & chain driven steam log hauling engines.

These one have survived http://trainrover.blogspot.co.uk/2016/0 ... ernal.html

Amazingly adaptive folk down there in the antipodes


And one for Brian later in the year ? an E27N conversion in Victoria

http://transpressnz.blogspot.co.uk/2013 ... toria.html

An Alaskan tree trunk line http://www.skagitriverjournal.com/S-W/B ... t-SS20.jpg

Must be April 1st, a Monorail? http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model ... -loco.html

Anorak mode OFF Bovril drained, Mars bar consumed.............

Great stories and pictures Rick, you are obviously well "trained".

Groan !

Hope you have not been 'Dorised' Brian - I have been trying to solve an intermittent fuel failure problem since Tuesday when it moved from an intermittent to a solid failure to start - I was dodging out between rain during the storm but gave up after the third time a gust tried to separate me from something vital by slamming the bonnet down

Think I have sussed it today, a previous owner has done some hot wiring to the fuel pump and it appears an intermittent contact at a crimp, which came apart in me hands, is the culprit - have remade the joint and fingers crossed, seem to have solved it.

I've long been fascinated by the traction engine type of locomotive, NZ used a lot in their logging and made a lot either from scratch or adapted / converted from other steam gear, the interweb is wonderful IF you can get the search engines to search what you want rather than what they choose.

Some of the i/c units designed to run on tree trunk rails are fascinating, not all Fordson based but quite a proportion, glad you enjoyed the links

heres an other at the yarra vally muesuem its a goer they have a short bit of track for it. It and the marysville are much the same both f/s this one rebuilt in 38 by mm they apear to have reversing diffs there are others about williams town vrhs have no1 in broad gauge http://www.westonlangford.com/images/photo/122321/

Where abouts is the museum Brockwood? Another one to visit in September possibly?

Now that one looks much more engineered than 'cobbled together' Brockwood

Its at the Upper Yarra Museum Address: Old Railway station, Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction VIC 3797 not far out of melbourn