Preserved Garratt Locomotive at Summerlee
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Preserved Garratt Locomotive at Summerlee
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 5 Nov 2011
A large articulated 2-8-4+4-8-2 steam locomotive made by the North British Locomotive Company at Springburn in 1956. It was used for freight traffic by South African Railways. It is 3'6" gauge, 90 ft long and weighs 190 tons. It does not seem in quite as good condition as when photographed by Tam Nugent 3 years earlier Image, and the surrounding fence rather spoils the view.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.865681
Longitude
-4.032702