The Garratt Locomotive
Latest updates to this website
19/11/2009
New book (Books)
Link to The Ultimate Steam Page - L.D.Porta's Garratt proposal for ACE3000 (proposals)
15/11/2009
Corrected identity of Nepal #6 (pics 4)
29/10/2009
APC Garratt moved from PBR(Menzies Creek Museum) to Bellarine Peninsula Railway (survivors)
22/10/2009
Changed Nepal Photograph (miniature)
23/09/2009
Another miniature NG/G16 (miniature)
16/09/2009
New "old" William Francis kit back on the Market (model)
06/08/2009
3 more pictures added (miniatures)
17/06/2009
More(!) identified in Angola(survivors)
26/12/2008
Location update (Survivors - Zambia)
25/12/2008
Added a 5" gauge GEA from South Africa (miniatures)
21/12/2008
Angola - added a photograph from Catete Dump (survivors)
16/12/2008
Angola - Fixed link to Jamie Grieves' photographs of Huambo dump
Miniature - more information about the GB from Les Wood
12/12/2008
Angola - John Middleton has spent some time analysing the photographs supplied by Andy Chalmers of the dump at Catete which contains 10 Garratts and other locos
Angola - Catete count seems to be certain 22 locomotives
10/12/2008
Bolivia - most confirmed (all the following from John Middleton)
Angola Possibly a 2nd Krupp 550 class at Catete? and three BP 500 class - photographs taken 07/12/08 by Andy Chalmers via John Middleton
Angola Catete count is now thought to be 20 locomotives
South Africa RR 605 scrapped 11/08 + 4088 scrapped
South Africa 2387 original plinthing report in error? - certainly doesn't exist
Mozambique 972 now at Maputo
More South African location changes
07/12/2008
Zambia. 703/704/733 (at Lusaka) scrapped on site early 2007 - information from Peter Bagshawe (survivors)
Angola Possibly a second Krupp 550 class at Catete? Down to interpretation of photographs.
Angola At least 3 more class 10's at Kuito (Better Google Earth coverage)
02/11/2008
Correction to CF Luanda list(thanks Peter Bagshawe)(Survivors)
31/10/2008
Krupp Garratt at Catete now identified (and some other survivors)(Survivors)
Corrected Graham Kelseys name (non-comm)
corrected works number of Brazilian Loco in Recife (survivors)
added link to Phil Parker's Blog for building the Avondale Kit(Model)
25/09/2008
Some pictures taken at the Garratt 50 (in spite of the weather)(Various)
Colour pitures of Benguela 10A(Pics 2)
29/08/2008
New home page photograph (entry page)
Redone Burma survivors (survivors)
01/08/2008
Added a picture of a Reseau Breton Mallet (other artic)
Added Shay picture (other artic)
21/06/2008
Another Youtube video by Jamie Grieve (survivors)
added link for 6029 restoration site (survivors)
02/06/2008
South Africa survivors - 3 scrapped & location changes
14/05/2008
Created a new section to showcase other types of articulated steam locomotives
But didn't get much done before my flatbed scanner died (intense smell of elctrical burning) now to buy a new one.
11/04/2008
Added photograph of another miniature (miniatures)
Added a photograph of an early LGB Garratt (model)
Added more to Angola Survivors (and a link to photographs) (survivors)
17/03/2008
Corrected builder of the ASG model (non comm)
Amended the location of GF Class 2416 (survivors)
17/03/2008
Added a scratch built ASG model (non comm)
Added a link to the results of my own modelling efforts (no Garratts)
15/03/2008
Added table of identified locomotives & a bit more information - Angola(Survivors)
08/03/2008
More found in Huambo, Angola(Survivors)
16/01/2008
Added a picture of 509 in New Zealand(Survivors)
05/01/2008
One more Angolan survivor identified
Rhodesian Railways 14A 509 arrives in New Zealand
20/12/2007
Added 3 more books
Added another miniature
Added another model
02/12/2007
More Angola News - 3 definite identities (survivors)
Added three more books (books)
Another miniature (miniature)
Location updates SA 2' gauge (survivors)
29/10/2007
Angola updates - now 15 known survivors (survivors)
28/09/2007
Added a photograph of a 5" gauge S. A. R. class GB (Miniatures)
06/09/2007
Added a photograph showing 2 CF Angola survivors (Survivors)
Updated the Zimbabwe section of Surviving locomotives(Survivors)
29/07/2007
Added a photograph of the CF Benguela survivor (Survivors)
Added three more photographs of non-commercial models (non-comm)
27/07/2007
A new survivor in Angola - CF Benguela example dumped on a siding at Tchinguar seemingly having been hit by a rocket
but not too badly damaged
24/06/2007
Egg on face time - I had swapped the identities of the BNR locomotives preserved in India
Thanks to Helen Stephenson for pointing this out
07/05/2007
Corrected works numbers of Zimbabwe 14A Class survivors
Unknown surviving Tanzania/EAR 56 Class now identified as 5602
07/05/2007
One planned model has been cancelled
Accucraft details updated, model is available - assuming these are not sold out......
27/02/2007
Added two pictures of Malcolm Savage's scratch built 5.5mm/foot models
Added details of "Thundering Smoke" by R. G. Pattison
30/01/2007
Changed the picture of the PLM Algeria 231-132BT class
Added one more brochure and a Queensland Railways Operating Manual
21/11/2006
More pictures of the ex Bengal Nagpur #811 can be found here
There are several shots from 17/11/2006. Thanks to Jimmy Jose for the link
The owner of the LGB picture has been in contact so now credit can now be given to Stan Silverman - link to his site with the picture
Two more miniatures added - one is diesel powered!
12/09/2006
The ex Bengal Nagpur 4-8-0+0-8-4 #811 at Kharagpur workshops has been steamed more details here
Another miniature, courtesy of the Model Engineer for July 17th, 1941!
10/08/2006
At last! A picture on one of the ex SB&CR 2-6-0+0-6-2's(Miniatures)
Another Alco advertisment (Publicity)
According to one of my informants the ex Bengal Nagpur 4-8-0+0-8-4 #811 at Kharagpur workshops is being revived and might be steamed this month
20/06/2006
Two pictures "hot off the press" of the new Garratt at the end of the world under test earlier this month. Loco will be painted blue and named in due course
Photographs taken by the builder, Phil Girdlestone, and recieved via Shaun MacMahon and Trevor Heath.
08/06/2006
This should upset a few people. There have been rumours of GWR Garratt designs and now there are two here!(Proposals)
20/05/2006
Two unusual Garratt remnants found along the G & Q by Jack Neville.. (Occasionally things go wrong)
A very rare photograph - two Ansaldo Garratts being shipped...... (Occasionally things go wrong)
Updated captions in Pictures 3 and 5
20/04/2006
Identity confirmed for locomotive at Kharagpur Workshop in India (Survivors)
Added link and more detail for Mamod based 2-4-0+0-4-2 (Non Commercial models)
Added correction to geographical error in one picture (Proposals)
The new FCAF Garratt was shipped from Durban and is expected to arrive in May. Builder confirmed as Girdlestone Rail
10/03/2006
I did change the location for NG/G 16 #87 but forgot to update this page.....
Added picture/link for Michael Guys' miniature 2-4-0+0-4-2 (Miniature page)
03/01/2006
Changed photograph of Guest, Keen & Baldwins loco (Pics 4)
Added link to Railway Gazette website (Publicity page)
03/01/2006
Replaced photographs of South African GD (pics 2) and Sudan Railways 250 class (pics 5)
More South African survivors moved, information from Geoff Pethick
Some more appeals for help added to the miniature page, and this section moved to the top of the page
24/11/2005
Some more examples of advertising material
Replacement photograph of a Nigerian locomotive
Photograph of the proposed NSWGR 4-6-4+4-6-4 of 1938
A kind soul has pointed out that another Garratt is being built for the FCAF in Argentina. This story goes back at least as far as 1998 but I'd missed it. I've seen pictures but owing to contractural agreements the builders name has not been released. Completion date unknown at present.
30/09/2005
A few location changes for South African survivors
Another 3.5" gauge miniature Garratt from South Africa, this time a GF
3.5" gauge, "EAR style", freelance 2-8-0+0-8-2 in New Zealand
On 17/09/2005, Central of Aragon 101,(Euskalduna 191/1931), later RENFE 0462F0401, was removed from the Vilanova I la Geltru Railway Museum near Barcelona. It has been transferred to the ARMF workshops at Lleida for restoration to working order. The picture above shows it alongside 282F-0421 at Lleida on 17/09/2005 (Picture Oscar Urgelés via Manuel Ramos)