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Steam Locomotive
(Mallet)
Reserved Out! |
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NORFOLK & WESTERN Class
Y-6, Y-6a, Y-6b 2-8-8-2
Compound Articulated Locomotives |
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Faced with the need to move more and more coal, in 1936 the N&W started to develop it's own version of the "modern"
steam locomotive. In true N&W fashion, and in it's own Roanoke shops, the modernization of the true compound engine Mallet got underway!
Based on development of the original U.S.R.A. 2-8-8-2's, the N&W Y-6 series of true Mallets were the pinnacle of these workhorses.
These were as modern as could be! Higher capacity boiler, cast steel frames with integral cylinders, American multiple front-end throttle, Worthington
4-1/2-BL feedwater heater, roller bearings, Berkley stoker, oh my!
Well suited to mountain terrain's heavy grades and sharp curves, with inherent slow speed and a wide range of work, these locos became
the workhorses of the N&W! The Division Point and Boo-Rim Precision will bring you these long awaited modern Mallets that
were so common on the tracks of the N&W. We will offer this LIMITED EDITION project in different numbers of all sub-classes. As is usual, lighting is
included. With a limited number of pieces to be produced, you are well advised to contact your dealer to reserve yours!
| As usual, we are indebted to those folks who publish the information and photos we need. We urge you to buy their books and photos. |
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- Model Railroader Cyclopedia - Volume 1: Steam Locomotives ed. by Linn H. Westcott (1960, Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee)
- N&W: Giant of Steam by Lewis I. Jeffries (1980, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder)
- Norfolk & Western Railway - Pocahontas Coal Carrier by Richard E. Prince (1980, R.E. Prince, Millard)
- Memories of Norfold and Western Power by Paul Carleton (1994, D. Carleton Railbooks, Dunellon, FL)
- Norfolk & Western: Diesel's Last Conquest by William E. Warden (1991, TLC Publishing, Lynchburg, VA)
- Norfolk & Western Steam - The Last 25 Years by Ron Rosenberg (1973, Quadrant press, New York, NY)
- Norfolk & Western ... Steam's Last Stand by Mallory Hope Ferrell (2007, Hundman Publishing, Mulikteo, WA)
- Also, thanks to the historical societies and collectors who preserve the drawings and photos!
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January 17, 2010: Class Y-5 added.
January 7, 2011: Pilot models arrived and being reviewed.
March 1, 2011: Road numbers selected
March 5, 2011: Project is reserved out/sold out!
March 9, 2011: Y-5 deferred, number changes highlighted
March 15, 2011: Additional locomotive and tender data added
July 7, 2011: Models arrived and shipping!
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| N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1930-1932) Class Y-5 Rebuilds, Road Numbers 2101-2119 |
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DP-9018 N&W Class Y-5 #2109 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2101-2119) as rebuilt in 1942
with Type G (ex-A) 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, exposed sand lines, circa 1950s, cab vents |
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| N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1936-1940) Class Y-6, Road Numbers 2120-2154, 58" drivers |
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DP-9020.2120 N&W #2120 Class Y-6 2-8-8-2 Mallet with Type H (ex-B) #220052, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye roller-bearing trucks, cab side vent, circa 1950s, first Y-6 type built |
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DP-9020.2136 N&W #2136, Class Y-6 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2120-2148) with Type H (ex-B) #220057, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye roller-bearing trucks, covered sand lines, circa 1950s |
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DP-9020.2145 (was DP-9021) N&W #2145, Class Y-6 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2120-2148) with Type H (ex-C) #220062, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye roller-bearing trucks, cab ventilator, covered sand lines, circa 1950s (#2166 shown) |
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| N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1942) Class Y-6a, Road Numbers 2155-2170, 58" drivers |
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DP-9022.2156 N&W #2156, Class Y-6a 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2155-2170) with Type C #220082, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye friction-bearing trucks, cab side vent, circa 1950s, covered sand lines, cab vents (as it went to the St. Louis Museum of Transportation), only surviving Y-6 |
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DP-9022.2157 N&W #2157, Class Y-6a 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2155-2170) with Type C #220083, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye friction-bearing trucks, cab side vent, covered sand lines, circa 1950s, cab vents (#2165 shown) |
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| N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1948-1952) Class Y-6b, Road Numbers 2171-2200, 58" drivers |
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DP-9024.2195 N&W #2195, Class Y-6b 2-8-8-2 Mallets (Series 2171-2200) with Type I #220175, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye roller-bearing trucks, covered sand lines, circa 1950s |
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DP-9024.2197 N&W #2197 Class Y-6b Mallet 2-8-8-2 (Series 2171-2200) with Type I #220177, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye roller-bearing trucks, circa 1950s, tested against FT set |
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DP-9024.2200 N&W #2200 Class Y-6b Mallet 2-8-8-2 (Series 2171-2200) with Type I #220180, a 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender w/"doghouse" and Buckeye roller-bearing trucks, covered sand lines, circa 1950s, last Y-6 built |
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| N&W Roanoke Shops-built/modified (1952-1954) Auxiliary Tenders (also known as "A-Tanks" or "canteens") Road Numbers 160201-160293 |
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DP-9029 N&W Auxiliary Water Tenders ("A-tanks" or "canteens"), 1950s, randomly picked. 6 different numbers in two types of trucks are offered: numbers 160223, 160232, 160287, 160219, 160244, 160288. |
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