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Locomotives on a train!

Locomotives on a train!
Hauling this unusual train is 'Trangkil' No.4 at Statfold Barn Farm Railway. A comprehensive multi-gauge private railway near Tamworth, Stafffs, during 2007.
Trangkil was the last industrial steam locomotive built in Britain by Hunslet & Co. of Leeds in 1971.

Trangkil was originally built to 750 mm gauge and supplied by Robert Hudson for use on the Trangkil sugar mill estate on the island of Java in Indonesia, where it worked for 33 years until made redundant by dieselisation and then was returned to the UK in 2004 to become part of the Statfold collection. During a thorough overhaul in the Statfold workshops this loco was re-gauged to 2’0” (610 mm).

A scan from my original Kodak slide.

Ian Wood, , funtor, and 16 other people have particularly liked this photo


26 comments - The latest ones
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome and unique capture!

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7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you, William.
7 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Love this !
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Pam J club
There are few of us that do!
7 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
Definitely a different viewpoint - very nice !
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to StoneRoad2013 club
I appreciate your positive input. Thank you.
7 years ago.
 * Didier 85 *
* Didier 85 *
Superbe composition !!!
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to * Didier 85 *
Merci beaucoup, Didier!
7 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Lovely image of this old steam train.
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Many thanks, Jaap!
7 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
This a a smashing image Neil................perfectly composed with beautiful colours! A testament to the quality of the original slide I think..!!
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Keith Burton club
Thank you kindly, Keith. Yes it is a quality slide. Kodak finally got it right with these Kodachrome 64 slides, then less than two years after this was taken, Kodak announced they were shutting down all Kodachrome processing labs worldwide!
7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Well taken indeed, Neil. I remember steam engines like this in the sugar-growing regions here.
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to tiabunna club
Many thanks, George. It is news to me that sugar is grown Down Under!
7 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Polyrus
Yes, it's a major crop from northern NSW right up the Queensland coast.
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to tiabunna club
Many thanks for that!
7 years ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Great capture. I remember reading about this engine being built in the Railway Magazine back in 1971. Nice to know it's back home and steaming again.
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete club
Many thanks for that, Pete. I wish I could recall what I had read in the seventies!
7 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
I just love that engine!!
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Eunice Perkins club
That's nice to know, Eunice. I'm sure it has a long list of admirers ;-)
7 years ago.
 Ste
Ste
What a lovely shot you have here for sure and most certainly heading for my fav's with a Y.S

Best wishes .. Steve
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Ste
Many thanks for your most positive input, Steve. Most appreciated.
7 years ago.
 menonfire
menonfire club
Wunderbar dieses tolle Foto !
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to menonfire club
Vielen Dank, Maik!
7 years ago.
 funtor
funtor
Fantastic scene of this old steam train!
7 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
Thank you, Thomas!
7 years ago.

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