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P&R 507 8 years 8 months ago #4674

Will Jamison
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Recently at an auction I bought several box lots of locomotives and cars. When I got home I sorted through them and found this gem hidden towards the bottom.
Apparently it's a Aristocraft from 1957, missing the bell and tender drawbar. The tender appears to be original although unpainted and looks as if it never was. I took it apart, cleaned and lubed it, then tested it. It ran fine with the performance expected of a 1957 open frame motor.
The prototype was ordered by the P&R, however they were unable pay for it so it was sold to a company in England. However it was lettered for the P&R, so briefly it was one of theirs.
The photos are of the prototype, another fully lettered model, and the one I bought (red tender).
Not really sure what I'm going to do with it. It is a neat locomotive though.

Will Jamison

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P&R 507 8 years 7 months ago #4726

dave1905 OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 22 Thank you received: 2	What type wheel arrangement is it?
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