28.2.18

Gene Parsons

Ga eerst even naar dit stukje op het blog en bekijk de video met Gene Parsons op de door hem gebouwde locomotief. Intussen heb ik antwoord op de vraag hoe hij de machine gebouwd heeft:
"The design of the locomotive was scaled down by an old timer named Gene Allen about 60 years ago from a prototype Wabash loco built around the turn of the last century.  I bought drawings from Gene and some wheel, cylinder and various other castings about 15 years ago. I changed the design from a Mogul (2-6-0) to a Ten Wheeler (4-6-0).I did all the machine work, built the boiler and finally assembled and ran the locomotive after 13 years of many hours of "spare" time.  Great fun!!"