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This locomotive would definitely appear to be Lahey's Class A Shay, SN697,
originally built for North Mount Lyell Mining (Tasmania).
The cab and bunker style appear to match Lahey's SN697, as does the stack.
The cars appear to match the Type1 Climax skeleton bogie cars as used
exclusively by Lahey's here in Australia.
Lahey's was the only east coast logging operation I can readily recall that
regularly loaded relatively short logs 3 abreast + occasional "rider" logs
on their cars. The excess width of the Climax skeleton car bunks allowed
them to do so with some stability, whereas all other East Coast Aussie
Loggers used log bogies with relatively narrow bunks.
The LRRSA "Lahey's Canungra Tramway" book is invaluable for checking the
details of this loco. Careful study of the pics in the Canungra book may
give a fix on the location, Lahey's had a number of low "span log" style
bridges covering minor depressions and shallow creeks along their line,
(check the reflection of the fallen logs to the right of the 2nd car).
Manufacturing and other locomotive details:
http://www.shaylocomotives.com/data/lima/sn-697.htm
Happy Researching, Preserving, Modelling,
Aim to Improve,
Professor Klyzlr
January 2006
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