Standard Gauge Baldwin Gas Mechanical

Osgood

Osgood

Western Thunderer
King Crab said:
It's looking very good.

I have various drawings for the Baldwin but all without dimensions.
Can you say what the wheelbase is?
And maybe some dims of the cab?
Thanks in advance

P
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The subject of this build is the 50hp, but there was an almost identical 35hp.

The Wheelbase of 50hp was 4ft, from what I can see from photos pretty sure the 35hp was the same.
From photos the only difference in cab was the 50hp had higher front screens (higher bonnet) and no cut-out in the bottom front of side panels.
That should help you work out what drawings you have.

There is a very nice side, front and rear elevation in Narrow Gauge To No Man's Land by Richard Dunn (Benchmark Pub) - a most informative study of the WW1 U.S. Army 60cm gauge railways in France, including plenty of images of gas mechanical mayhem.

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Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Western Thunderer
Cracking job on the Baldwin. There’s one over in this country that came back as a standard gauge one and is being converted back to narrow gauge.

Should anyone have access to the latest issue of Voie Libre magazine, in an article on the ex-WD stock in use after the war is a cracking photo of one of the standard gauge conversions like this in service. Best not post a screenshot for copyright reasons.

Thanks,
Andrew
 
Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Western Thunderer
simond said:
Andrew,

does your reference to "this country" and "Voie Libre" suggest France?

The Tacot des Lacs near Fontainbleau had a couple, one of which was (30 years ago) standard gauge, and there's an NG one here Dépliant 2025 — tacot-des-lacs.fr

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Simon
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Simon, the ‘this country’ one is at Apedale (I’d had a brain fart whilst replying at work earlier and couldn’t remember the name of where it was at), it’s a standard gauge one converted in very much the same way as this model that has been brought back over from Switzerland. (Have a mate who volunteers at Apedale who filled in the gaps for me). More details here:
avlr.org.uk

96 Baldwin 48378 of 1918

Loco as arrived at "standard gauge"taken after standard gauge wheels and buffers removedSitting pretty for Tracks to the Trenches 2018just after being moved to the end of Midway siding This locomotive was an example of how the manufacturing might of the United States came to the aid of Great Brit
avlr.org.uk

I get Voie Libre electronically, the photo in this issue doesn’t say where it is working, it’s an article about the companies who dealt with WD surplus stock after the war ended.

Cheers
Andrew
 
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