Intresting Garratts

[ptlrcecil]

All I saw was one pic but It was only half built at the time.

[steamyjim]

I like the K1s

[South-Trethevy]

A bloke used to Roundhouse Billy chassis on his Locobox Darj...

http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/bgpix/ce01.jpg

Then used the 2 chassis left over and put a Cheddar Models boiler in making a veritcal Garrat!

http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/bgpix/ce02.jpg

I wouldn't call that a vertical garratt more like a shay or meyer.

[SillyBilly]

Then used the 2 chassis left over and put a Cheddar Models boiler in making a veritcal Garrat!
http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/bgpix/ce02.jpg

I wouldn't call that a vertical garratt more like a shay or meyer.

It's deffinatley a vertical boilered Garratt, there is no gearing, so it's not a Shay, I can't remember what a Meyer is like, but that engine certainly isn't one!

[South-Trethevy]

i remember a meyer is 2 articulated bogies directly attached like wllr no 6 monarch!
so yes it is a garratt,

[Chris Cairns]

A Saxon Meyer has both the power units facing the same direction, and I think one is articulated and the other one fixed (not got access to my reference books at present).

As already stated the above photo is of a Garratt type loco.

Chris Cairns.