Paddleducks
Large Paddler Builds => General discussion (Large) => Topic started by: Roderick Smith on November 13, 2008, 12:35:17 PM
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These are less relevant for Eddy's search for a prototype, so I am placing them here.
SL Puke has been illustrated in the Research forum.
These two were running on a farm at Glenbrook (60 km south of Auckland) over a major Mar.02 celebration for the 30th anniversary of Glenbrook Vintage Railway. All sorts of steam and vintage machinery was assembled, including vehicles, tractors, traction engines and horse ploughs; Tiger Moths made joyflights. Over Easter 1972, I had been on the memorable steam tour from Wellington to Auckland, delivering two J or Ja locos from South Island to GVR; I just had to be back for this anniversary.
Enclosed: SL Gypsy and SL Romany.
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor