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Title: very first Shay locomotive
Post by: Bill Gill on January 31, 2022, 08:39:06 AM

Here's a 3.5 minute YouTube video with a brief history of the Shay including a nifty photo of the very first one.
It looks like something waiting to be modeled by someone here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G7mHfIaWjE

Title: Re: very first Shay locomotive
Post by: Les Tindall on February 01, 2022, 01:52:18 AM

The Shay salesman even managed to sell one over here in the UK, it went to a steelworks in Wolverhampton, West Midlands (only lasted 4 years though, I guess the fitters didn't understand this wierd machine!). One of the highlights in my life was "footplating" a working Shay at a sugar factory in the Philippines back in 1978.
Les

Title: Re: very first Shay locomotive
Post by: Barney on February 01, 2022, 05:04:01 AM

Thanks for the info ' Bill very nice and useful
Barney

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