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Steeple Cab Locomotive

Steeple Cab Locomotive

Years Released: 1959 1961 1962 1963 (Model Year pages)
Model released for 4 years.

Model: Steeple Cab Locomotive
Running Number: None
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives

Locomotive Class: 0-4-0 Steeple Cab

Designer: Tri-ang Railways
Class Information: After “Rocket” won the Rainhill Trials in 1829 the future of railway steam technology was entrenched for many years to come. Innovations in design continued to keep pace with increased demand, but one negative of steam propulsion could not be ignored; the safety aspects of steam locomotives in confined areas such as tunnels. The earliest practical solution to over-come this problem came in the form of over-head electrical propulsion. By 1895, a 675-Volt DC was devised by General Electric for working the 1-1/4mile Howard Street tunnel adjacent to the new passenger railway terminal in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. More...
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-0

Model Information: Operates either from the track or, at the flick of a switch, from the overhead wires.
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:

1959 1961 1962 1963

Company: T.R. - Transcontinental
Logo: T.R. Shield
Logo Years: ---

Livery: T.R. Various

Livery Details: Various liveries based on Canadian and Australian outline railways.
Company Information: Tri-ang Railways company name given to worldwide outline models.

Model Ranking:
Current: 573 - July 2020
Previous: 631 - June 2020
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Model Year Details (4)

YEAR	CAT	MODEL
1959	R.254	Steeple Cab Locomotive
1961	R.254	Steeple Cab Locomotive
1962	R.254	Steeple Cab Locomotive
1963	R.254	Steeple Cab Locomotive

Related Service Sheets (8)

NO	SERVICE SHEET NAME	ISSUE DATE
19	Chassis, Motor, Pantographs Etc. - R.252, R.254	January 1960
19 (Addendum)	Chassis, Motor, Pantographs Etc. - R.252, R.254 with Addendum	January 1961
OPSS1	Overhead Power Supply System - Page 1 & 2	1961
OPSS2	Overhead Power Supply System - Page 3 & 4	1961
OPSS3	Overhead Power Supply System - Page 5 & 6	1961
OPSS4	Overhead Power Supply System - Page 7 & 8	1961
OPSS5	Overhead Power Supply System - Page 9 & 10	1961
OPSS6	Overhead Power Supply System - Page 11 & 12	1961