Re: Locomotives of the Blue Mountains

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

David Martin <d_martin@mountains.net.au> wrote in message
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> I have begun work on a Blue Mountains locomotive section, at
> http://info.mountains.net.au/rail/roster/loco1.htm .
>
> Can anyone help with information etc?
>
> What is the meaning of "Mogul" and "Consolidation"?
This is the list of names according to one of my books

4-4-0           American
4-4-2           Atlantic
4-4-4           Jubilee*
2-6-0           Mogul
2-6-2           Prairie
2-6-4           Adriatic*
4-6-0           Ten-wheeler
4-6-2           Pacific
4-6-4           Hudson or Baltic
2-8-0           Consolidation
2-8-2           Mikado
4-8-0           Mastodon*
4-8-2           Mountain
4-8-4           Northern
4-6-6-4       Challenger

According to the book, the ones marked with * were not frequently used.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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