Garratt at the South Arbury Railway

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:42 pm

But £1,500 is a lot of money, I'm sure for many people it was the cheapest way to get an NGG16, I want to see an NG15 in 16mm now

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steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:19 pm

I want to see this Garratt that i have made up

Its called a Beyer Mallet. Bassicly its 2 chassis with a tank on top then a immense boiler then another 2 chassis with a tank on top

Wouldnt that be great!!!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:44 pm

That makes no sense Jimmy, becuase Beyer only manufacture it, so a Beyer Mallet, is just a Mallet built by Beyer Peacock!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:47 pm

I know that. It juts sounds good

I thoguht that when i came up with the name

garratt100 · Post by **garratt100** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:38 pm

SillyBilly wrote:But £1,500 is a lot of money, I'm sure for many people it was the cheapest way to get an NGG16, I want to see an NG15 in 16mm now !

You want an NGG15?

Well, just watch the Accucraft website for announcements...

Also, if you're wanting a coal fired one, keep your ear to the ground too...

Chris.

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:09 am

To qualify as a Mallet loco one of your drive units would need to be fixed, whilst the other can articulate. In a Garratt both units articulate. And if I've got it right a Saxon Meyer has a fixed and an articulated unit, but the cylinders are both in the middle of the loco.

Chris Cairns.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:23 pm

garratt100 wrote:
SillyBilly wrote:But £1,500 is a lot of money, I'm sure for many people it was the cheapest way to get an NGG16, I want to see an NG15 in 16mm now !
You want an NGG15?

Well, just watch the Accucraft website for announcements...

Also, if you're wanting a coal fired one, keep your ear to the ground too...

Chris.

I don't want one, just want to see one!

But your right, it probably is likely that Accucraft will produce one.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:10 pm

Whats the differance between a NGG16 and a NGG15?

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:10 pm

By logic the NGG15s smaller but i dont know

garratt100 · Post by **garratt100** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:41 pm

steamyjim wrote:Whats the differance between a NGG16 and a NGG15?

A '16' is a 2-6-2 2-6-2 Garratt, a '15' is a straight 2-8-2 loco with a bogie tender.

If you include the tender, they are both almost the same length!

The Welsh Highland Railway has examples of both types.

Chris.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:30 pm

Were they numbered in order of when they were introduced?

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:30 pm

WHAT ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!

http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/ga ... allet.html

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:50 pm

Oh, my lord!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:26 am

Now that would have some power!!!!!

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:28 am

steamyjim wrote:Whats the differance between a NGG16 and a NGG15?

There is no such thing as an NGG15. The correct term is NG15.

NG stands for Narrow Gauge, NGG stands for Narrow Gauge Garratt.

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