6030 Gosford

Thanks, Graham.

I agree, about getting more power within the wheelbase ... I'm impressed by most of the articulated locomotive designs, so I have a soft spot for Fairlies and Mallets as well.

The SAR Garratts on the WHR are massive in comparison to the Double Fairlies.

Although I had a good laugh a few years ago.
There is a steep and winding climb out of Beddgelert on the WHR, on the way to Rydd Ddu. This featured in a "King of the Hill" competition, various pairings and individual engines tried their wheels ... all weights etc carefully standardised to calculate the drawbar power. Most people expected one or other of the SAR Garratts to carry off the crown. The turn-up for the books was that "Penrhyn Ladies" [Hunslets "Blanche" & "Linda"] were the winners ...

Nah.. That's an LMS Garratt on a coal train out of Toton Yard.. These Class 60s were rather impressive machines, to say the least..

Thanks Tractacus. Impressive enough be the among last steam loco type used in revenue service on a government railway in Australia and the last n the state, New South Wales, in early 1973. Plenty more photos of them here and many more others to come.

A great photo of this Garratt, Graham. I grew up in Brisbane, near the interstate line, and we used to see these from time to time.