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Union Pacific DDA40X Do-Do "Centennial" No. 6908 in a siding by the engine shed at Dobwalls Adventure <BR>

Park Forest Railroad, Cornwall. The good news is that this most unique collection of passenger carrying <BR>

miniature steam and diesel locomotives anywhere in the World and widely regarded as the premier collection <BR>

of 7¼ inch exact replicas of original locomotives built by the Union Pacific and Rio Grande railroad companies <BR>

were all sold to an English businessman, owner of Plowman’s Nursery and Plant Centre in Ferndown, Bournemouth, England. <P>


THe bad news is that he had problems with planning permission so the colloction has now been sold to Colin Rees a <BR>

transport magnet in Melbourne Australia. They will be part of a private project to build a seven and a quarter inch <BR>

railroad next to the 'Puffing Billy' Railway at Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave 3160, Victoria, Australia. <P>


The locomotives now in Australia are:- <P>


Steam <BR>
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 "William Jeffers" (Big Boy) No. X4008 <BR>
Union Pacific 4-8-2 "Queen of Wyoming" No. 818 <BR>
Union Pacific 4-8-2 "Queen of Nebraska" No. 838 <BR>
Rio Grande 2-8-2 "General Palmer" No. 488 <BR>
Rio Grande 2-8-2 "Otto Mears" No. 498 <BR>
Freelance 2-6-2 "David Curwen" No. 88 <P>


Diesel <BR>
Union Pacific DDA40X Do-Do "Centennial" No. 6908 <BR>
Rio Grande GP35 Bo-Bo "Mathias Baldwin" No. 3008 <BR>
Santa Fe FP45 Co-Co "Pioneer" No. 5908 <BR>
Amtrak liveried Co-Co + Co-Co E8 twin unit "Spirit of America" Nos. 248/258 <P>


Photographed 19th September 2001. <P>

© Adrian D. Smith. Plymouth, England.

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