THE LARGER OF THE ASTER SHAYS

[main131]

I am not sure how many of these 'LARGE SHAYS' were made by ASTER but here in the UK you just don't see many running. Always best to picture from their RH running side to appreciate the best of the running gear and motion. Vertical movement always gets a bit getting used to!I believe this larger Shay was standard rather than narrow gauge?
See this one running.
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[funandtrains]

This type of large standard gauge Shay was known as a "West Coast Shay".

 

[Tony]

I'l have to get some new glass's from the title i was wondering why someone was posting about Large Ashtrays.....lovely loco so worth clicking on non the less

 

[main131]

I'l have to get some new glass's from the title i was wondering why someone was posting about Large Ashtrays.....lovely loco so worth clicking on non the less

I believe the Shays did have large ashtrays. I understand that they were referred to as 'pans'
May your garden get longer! yours main131

 

[JoelB]

This type of large standard gauge Shay was known as a "West Coast Shay".

With all due respect funandtrains, the prototype for this engine was not a Pacific Coast Shay, which were 90-ton engines built to a standard design. The Aster model is of the last Shay ever built by Lima in 1945, a 150-ton engine for the Western Maryland Railroad. It runs in preservation on the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia.

 

[main131]

This type of large standard gauge Shay was known as a "West Coast Shay".

With all due respect funandtrains, the prototype for this engine was not a Pacific Coast Shay, which were 90-ton engines built to a standard design. The Aster model is of the last Shay ever built by Lima in 1945, a 150-ton engine for the Western Maryland Railroad. It runs in preservation on the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia.

The history of the Shay's is interesting particularly with the little known fact that one was ordered and actually ran in the UK.
It was referred to as 'The Beast of Bilston' and was built to British standard gauge for Alfred Hickman Ltd. Staffordshire Steel and Iron works Bilston, England in 1900.
Manufactured by the Lima Locomotive Company Ohio USA works No 618
The picture below was based on that engine and converted from the Bachmann version, reworked and repainted into Gauge 3 and runs on 64mm track.

 

[JoelB]

This type of large standard gauge Shay was known as a "West Coast Shay".

With all due respect funandtrains, the prototype for this engine was not a Pacific Coast Shay, which were 90-ton engines built to a standard design. The Aster model is of the last Shay ever built by Lima in 1945, a 150-ton engine for the Western Maryland Railroad. It runs in preservation on the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia.

The history of the Shay's is interesting particularly with the little known fact that one was ordered and actually ran in the UK.
It was referred to as 'The Beast of Bilston' and was built to British standard gauge for Alfred Hickman Ltd. Staffordshire Steel and Iron works Bilston, England in 1900.
Manufactured by the Lima Locomotive Company Ohio USA works No 618
The picture below was based on that engine and converted from the Bachmann version, reworked and repainted into Gauge 3 and runs on 64mm track.

And here it is (taken from www.shaylocomotives.com):