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Re: Oldest rail photo?
- Subject: Re: Oldest rail photo?
- From: "Stan Rothwell" <rothwell@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 01:40:16 -0800
- Newsgroups: alt.railroad,uk.railway,aus.rail
- Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
- References: <3ac07aba@iridium.webone.com.au>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au alt.railroad:88 uk.railway:1750 aus.rail:33935
"Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote in message
3ac07aba@iridium.webone.com.au">news:3ac07aba@iridium.webone.com.au...
> Today I posted a scan of a photo on alt.binaries.pictures.rail of Bangor &
> Piscataquis "Pioneer".
> This loco was a Planet type 2-2-0 built by Robert Stephenson in 1836.
>
> The photo shows Pioneer in near-original condition at an unknown location
> and unknown date.
>
> It is most probably the only photograph of a Planet in service.
>
> It may also be the oldest photo of any locomotive in service.
>
> Comments and opinions?
Where are the MU hoses?