Engines

OK, another train spotter blog. This time a real one. Close to the Peace Bridge to the south of UB is a small but absolute wonderful out door museum….of old railway engines.

As soon as a I clapped eyes on this beauty I thought of Dr. Zhivago!!! I know, wrong era. According to the plaque and my dodgy Mongolian, she is a P-36A, built in 1956. She weighs in at 133 tons, is capable of 100 km/hr. and can develop 1500 bhp. Neat

Check out the Star.

And here we have a CZ – 116 from 1935, weighing in at 90.8 tons and capable of 115 km/h.

Nice paint jobs. The green chap is a TEM-1 from, I think, 1956 weighing in at 123.9 tons (very precise), and capable of 93 km/hr. His friend in the grey livery is a TE-2 from 1959 at 170 tons. This engine is half of the complete unit, the two parts being coupled. He also has an interesting badge for a nose,

Uncle Joe.

The cutest engine had to be this narrow gauge, but where from? A bit of research will need to be done on this one. The plaque will also need more research. She is a “159 Steam Engine” built in 1937, weighing 16 tons and capable of pulling 139 tons.