Garratt locomotive

  • Beyer Garratt K1: A 1979 Railway Magazine Archive Extract

    Beyer Garratt K1: A 1979 Railway Magazine Archive Extract

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    An extract from a July 1979 issue of The Railway Magazine describing the world’s first Garratt locomotive and its restoration at York. The text includes details of its history, design, and technical specifications. The world’s first Garratt locomotive THE world’s first Garratt locomotive—built in Manchester seventy years ago for service in Tasmania—has been formally presented…

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