I did a goggle search for 'oddball locos' and came up with this site :
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/you ... all-trains
There are some really whacky ones on there... a diesel Shay anyone? - but this contraption really takes the biscuit!
The photo file is labelled as Patiala State Monorail System and intrigued me so much that I went googling again and found a video of it moving!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bY52E8UMOw
Patiala is between Lahore and Delhi, BTW
They don't come much more odd ball than this one!
Re: They don't come much more odd ball than this one!
I found this site a long while ago and it is still there.
http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCO ... coloco.htm
There is always someone who thinks he can build a better mousetrap, but most of the examples on the site above fall into the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' category.
Australians have a term 'bush engineering', which often involves the use of fencing wire and baling twine. Probably the best railway examples being Kiwi timber tram locos.
http://www.trainweb.org/nzgearedlocomotives/
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Graeme
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Re: They don't come much more odd ball than this one!
Another one of Stephenson's 'concept' locomotives....
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
Re: They don't come much more odd ball than this one!
Another brilliant build, Peter. No idea how I missed this thread, I'm just playing catch-up.
Of course, the next step is to motorise it and lay an extension from Brockhampton to New Delhi.....
Rik
Of course, the next step is to motorise it and lay an extension from Brockhampton to New Delhi.....
Rik
Re: They don't come much more odd ball than this one!
They do have some wacky ideas on locos over in India. Don't you just love them.
ROD
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