Here’s an interesting pic of a locomotive taking on water from the fanciest tank I’ve ever seen. This was in Queensland, Aus. back in 1890.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/4732501438/
Pretty fancy, but I think this one has it beat. Although it probably fed a standpipe, it also has a butt load of privys and a smoke stack to boot. This is at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum in Savannah, GA. Ralph
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/SAVANNAH125M.JPG)
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Very interesting! Never seen one that combined so many different things into one structure before! I wonder if they had any trouble with water from the tank leaking into the smokestack?
Ray Dunakin said:
Here's an interesting pic of a locomotive taking on water from the fanciest tank I've ever seen. This was in Queensland, Aus. back in 1890.http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/4732501438/
Nice mix: American-style loco; British-style water tank. Presumably 42" gauge, as it’s Queensland.