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26: 559:) gauge lines. With the usual American liberty, Baldwin Drawing Office produced their "version Americaine" of these locomotive types. The first C n2t (based to Decauville design) came out in November 1914 and the first batch of 2′C n2t in January 1915. Only two more batches were built for the French. 697:
in Coomera, Queensland, Australia. This locomotive worked on a sugar mill in Mackay and prior to the opening of Dreamworld in 1981 after purchase was heavily modified, including a tender, Wild-West style chimney, and conversion to oil-firing. The locomotive was retired from active service in 2013 and
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When the Great War broke out in August 1914 the French lost most of their locomotive building capacity in the Northern France to the German-occupied area. Therefore, the French Army demanded fast replacement of the locomotive building capacity for their useful 2′C n2t type which had proved to be
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decided to adopt the type as its principal military steam locomotive, and Baldwin started production in 1916, building 495 locomotives between October 1916 and April 1917. All were delivered except for nine which were lost at sea.
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for the WHHR as Baldwin 590, works No. 45190 (WDLR 608) is currently at the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways (having been restored in 2018), and works No. 44657 is undergoing restoration at the SBR.
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Three steam locomotive type drawings were sent to Baldwin Works (finance guaranteed by the French Government) for production of C n2t, 2′C n2t, and light Mallet B′B n4v for
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received fifty locomotives, numbered NWR No 1–50, many of which later operated at sugar mills in various parts of the country. British narrow-gauge railways which used them included:
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Three class 10-12-D locomotives were rebuilt as high-power diesel locomotives in France in 1954. One of these was preserved and now resides at Tacot des Lacs.
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factory type 73. Weidknecht used these drawings and built similar 11-ton locomotives with subcontracted boilers, presumably built by S.A.Energie, Marcinelle.
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Light Military Railways in Morocco. A little heavier 14-ton type was designed and an order was placed for Weidknecht to produce these locomotives for the
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Some of the class found during war their way to other theatres of war than Europe. Baldwin 45163–45222 from batch No 1001–1104 were renumbered by the
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have produced the Baldwin Class 10-12-D in 009 gauge in 10 liveries with liveries including War department livery,
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Four Baldwin Class 10-12-D locomotives have been preserved in the UK, all of which had been imported from India:
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After the war many of these locomotives were sold and went on to work in France, Britain and India. Indian
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No. 779, (Works No.44657 of 1917), repatriated in March 2013, at Workshop X - Killamarsh Dec 2020
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liveries. Minitrains also produce models of the similar Baldwin War Department 2-6-2PTs in 009.
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during the British 1917 offensive against the Turks. After the war most of them remained in
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No. 608, (Works No.45190 of 1917) repatriated along with No.779 in 2013, currently at the
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4 known preserved. 1 Preserved in rebuilt form. More known to exist abandoned.
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No. 778 is operational at its home base, No.794 has been restored at the
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One other locomotive, 633 (Baldwin 45215 of 1917), is preserved on the
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a reliable locomotive type for the lightly laid military railways.
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9 in × 12 in (229 mm × 305 mm)
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476 US gal (1,800 L; 396 imp gal)
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The French military circles became interested in this
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is now on display outside the Central Park Station.
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War Department Light Railways locomotive works list
870: 562: 813:"The latest from our OO9 Narrow Gauge range" 528: 523: 516:Weidknecht delivered 10 more in 1913 for 483:locomotives as early as in 1900–1901 for 356:Nos. 608, 633 (Australia), 778, 779, 794, 225:0.75 long tons (0.76 t) (see text) 209:14.5 long tons (14.7 t) (see text) 899:Railway locomotives introduced in 1916 884:Railway Operating Division locomotives 871: 850: 748: 463: 859: 853:Light Railways of the First World War 575: 760: 611: 418: 107: 438:. They were built in 1916–1917 to 13: 864:. Croydon, Surrey: Plateway Press. 799:le site officiel du Tacot des Lacs 675:No. 794, (Works No.44699 of 1917) 666:No. 778, (Works No.44656 of 1917) 518:Chemins de fer Militaires du Maroc 163:1 ft 4 in (0.406 m) 14: 910: 819:. 23 October 2017. Archived from 500: 478: 201:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 889:600 mm gauge railway locomotives 24: 677:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway 651: 592:No 581–640 and were shipped to 385:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway 835:"Bachmann debuts 'OO9' models" 827: 805: 787: 776: 761:Down, Chris (September 1967). 754: 668:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway 375:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway 297:6,328 lbf (28.15 kN) 32:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway 1: 763:"Motney Hill to Orchard Farm" 735: 586:War Department Light Railways 434:for service in France during 432:War Department Light Railways 319:War Department Light Railways 635:Snailbeach District Railways 335:Snailbeach District Railways 241:178 psi (1.23 MPa) 7: 722:Snailbeach District Railway 10: 915: 563:For the British War Office 520:numbered (W1-W5 and 1-5). 505:locomotive type for their 485:Chemins de fer du Calvados 468:The Belgians had designed 30:No. 778, preserved at the 704: 529:For the French Government 524:Baldwin built locomotives 391: 360: 352: 344: 314: 309: 305: 291: 286: 282: 265: 255: 245: 237: 229: 221: 213: 205: 192: 167: 157: 126: 115: 95: 86: 81: 77: 65: 55: 47: 42: 38: 23: 18: 513:gauge lines in Morocco. 428:Baldwin Locomotive Works 60:Baldwin Locomotive Works 851:Davies, W.J.K. (1967). 684:Vale of Rheidol Railway 188: in (0.597 m) 860:Neale, Andrew (1988). 855:. David & Charles. 730:Welsh Highland Railway 625:Welsh Highland Railway 430:(USA) for the British 327:Welsh Highland Railway 714:Ashover light railway 644:Rainham Cement Works 640:Ashover Light Railway 618:North Western Railway 407:Baldwin Class 10-12-D 380:Statfold Barn Railway 339:Ashover Light Railway 323:North Western Railway 19:Baldwin Class 10-12-D 823:on 13 November 2017. 487:. The prototype was 879:Baldwin locomotives 817:Bachmann Europe Plc 718:Glyn Valley Tramway 710:Bachmann Branchline 630:Glyn Valley Tramway 464:Origins of the type 331:Glyn Valley Tramway 287:Performance figures 894:4-6-0T locomotives 662:Ffestiniog Railway 582:British War Office 576:Use outside Europe 569:British War Office 365:Ffestiniog Railway 612:Peacetime service 424:steam locomotives 403: 402: 399: 398: 301: 300: 278: 277: 73: 72: 906: 865: 856: 843: 842: 831: 825: 824: 809: 803: 802: 791: 785: 780: 774: 773: 770:The Narrow Gauge 767: 758: 752: 746: 726:Southern Railway 558: 556: 555: 551: 548: 540: 512: 504: 502: 482: 480: 471: 459: 457: 456: 452: 449: 441: 422: 420: 307: 306: 284: 283: 187: 186: 182: 179: 152: 150: 149: 145: 142: 134: 111: 109: 79: 78: 40: 39: 28: 16: 15: 914: 913: 909: 908: 907: 905: 904: 903: 869: 868: 847: 846: 839:Hornby Magazine 833: 832: 828: 811: 810: 806: 795:"La Collection" 793: 792: 788: 781: 777: 765: 759: 755: 747: 743: 738: 707: 654: 614: 578: 565: 553: 549: 546: 544: 543:1 ft  542: 538: 531: 526: 510: 495: 473: 469: 466: 454: 450: 447: 445: 444:1 ft  443: 439: 413: 409:was a class of 383: 378: 373: 368: 293:Tractive effort 238:Boiler pressure 184: 180: 177: 175: 147: 143: 140: 138: 137:1 ft  136: 132: 102: 88: 43:Type and origin 34: 12: 11: 5: 912: 902: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 867: 866: 857: 845: 844: 826: 804: 786: 775: 753: 751:, p. 147. 740: 739: 737: 734: 706: 703: 680: 679: 673: 670: 664: 653: 650: 649: 648: 642: 637: 632: 627: 613: 610: 596:to be used in 577: 574: 564: 561: 530: 527: 525: 522: 465: 462: 401: 400: 397: 396: 393: 389: 388: 362: 358: 357: 354: 350: 349: 346: 342: 341: 316: 312: 311: 303: 302: 299: 298: 295: 289: 288: 280: 279: 276: 275: 274:(slide valves) 269: 263: 262: 259: 253: 252: 249: 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 231: 227: 226: 223: 219: 218: 215: 211: 210: 207: 203: 202: 196: 190: 189: 172: 165: 164: 161: 155: 154: 130: 124: 123: 120: 113: 112: 100: 93: 92: 89: 87:Configuration: 84: 83: 82:Specifications 75: 74: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 49: 45: 44: 36: 35: 29: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 911: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 876: 874: 863: 858: 854: 849: 848: 840: 836: 830: 822: 818: 814: 808: 800: 796: 790: 784: 779: 771: 764: 757: 750: 745: 741: 733: 731: 727: 723: 719: 715: 711: 702: 699: 696: 693: 688: 685: 678: 674: 671: 669: 665: 663: 659: 658: 657: 647: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 622: 621: 619: 609: 607: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 583: 573: 570: 560: 535: 521: 519: 514: 508: 503: 498: 492: 490: 486: 481: 476: 461: 437: 433: 429: 426:built by the 425: 421: 416: 412: 408: 394: 390: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 363: 361:Current owner 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 317: 313: 308: 304: 296: 294: 290: 285: 281: 273: 270: 268: 264: 260: 258: 257:Cylinder size 254: 250: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 222:Fuel capacity 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 197: 195: 191: 173: 170: 166: 162: 160: 156: 131: 129: 125: 121: 119: 116: •  114: 110: 105: 101: 99: 96: •  94: 90: 85: 80: 76: 68: 64: 61: 58: 54: 50: 46: 41: 37: 33: 27: 22: 17: 861: 852: 838: 829: 821:the original 816: 807: 798: 789: 778: 769: 756: 744: 708: 700: 689: 681: 655: 652:Preservation 615: 579: 566: 536: 532: 515: 493: 467: 411:narrow gauge 406: 404: 251:Two, outside 198: 159:Leading dia. 749:Davies 1967 606:Middle East 590:Middle East 539:600 mm 511:600 mm 470:600 mm 440:600 mm 436:World War I 392:Disposition 272:Walschaerts 206:Loco weight 133:600 mm 69:1916 - 1917 873:Categories 736:References 692:Dreamworld 507:Decauville 370:Dreamworld 267:Valve gear 230:Water cap. 174:1 ft 66:Build date 48:Power type 602:Palestine 460:) gauge. 353:Preserved 345:Nicknames 315:Operators 247:Cylinders 214:Fuel type 194:Wheelbase 557: in 458: in 348:'Yankee' 199:Coupled: 151: in 91:​ 695:Railway 552:⁄ 453:⁄ 183:⁄ 146:⁄ 122:2′C n2t 56:Builder 705:Models 489:Tubize 472:gauge 382:(779) 377:(778) 372:(633) 367:(608) 310:Career 169:Driver 766:(PDF) 598:Sinai 594:Egypt 497:4-6-2 475:4-6-2 415:4-6-0 387:(794) 128:Gauge 104:4-6-0 98:Whyte 51:Steam 728:and 646:Kent 600:and 567:The 405:The 217:Coal 171:dia. 584:to 118:UIC 875:: 837:. 815:. 797:. 768:. 724:, 720:, 716:, 608:. 588:, 545:11 446:11 419:PT 337:, 333:, 329:, 325:, 321:, 176:11 139:11 108:PT 841:. 801:. 554:8 550:5 547:+ 541:( 501:T 479:T 455:8 451:5 448:+ 442:( 185:2 181:1 178:+ 153:) 148:8 144:5 141:+ 135:(

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Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Whyte
4-6-0
PT
UIC
Gauge
Leading dia.
Driver
Wheelbase
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Tractive effort
War Department Light Railways
North Western Railway
Welsh Highland Railway
Glyn Valley Tramway
Snailbeach District Railways
Ashover Light Railway
Ffestiniog Railway
Dreamworld
Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
Statfold Barn Railway
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
narrow gauge
4-6-0
PT

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