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Re: Dean Goods 0-6-0 tender locomotives & Rod 2-8-0's
- Subject: Re: Dean Goods 0-6-0 tender locomotives & Rod 2-8-0's
- From: "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:23:34 +1000
- Newsgroups: uk.railway,aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
- References: <8ecj3g$8aq$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:7335
Three are 3 Robinson 2-8-0's in Australia, 1 at a museum near Newcastle - NSW,
and 2 at Dorrigo - NSW. And before any groups in the UK start thinking of
organising a raiding party to get them, you can't. (unless you can change the
law regarding to the export of historical items over here)
How many does the UK have?
Chris
"." wrote:
> I am trying to research as to whether any one knows anything about any of
> William Dean's 0-6-0 tender engines being shipped over seas duriing the
> first world war and subsequently ending up lost at sea due to the U'boat
> warfare.
>
> I know there are 8fs and Jintys in the Red Sea and heard one rumour of GCR
> Robinson 2-8-0s being somewhere out there on the bottom so to speak.
>
> Any clues or knowledge would be most welcome
>
> DRA