Another 0-6-0 Standard Gauge Switcher, this one made by Harlen Creswell of Liberty Lines, who also made the 600e Standard Gauge Hudson. Nice strong running little steamer, once I got it sorted. Enjoy!
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beautiful locomotive, and great looking layout. thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing, David. Two awesome videos today! I really like the detail on both locomotives -- especially the slope back tender (w/back up light on this one!). The details remind me of postwar O gauge items.
Thanks Steamer Dave and Rob!
It seems likely that a lot of the motivation for these guys that made MESG was that they wanted something different than what the big companies had made thousands of. I really appreciate that they took time to research and fabricate things like slope-back tenders and unusual valve gear when it might have been easier to copy something that was already out there - but then, what would be the point?
I think I got started in MESG - well, at least beyond McCoy which I was already into - when I got this thing about a standard gauge GG-1. How come there aren't any? There's GOT to be some! So the search begins. You can only collect Standard Gauge for just so long before you really want to see something other than another Atlantic, S-2, or Bipolar.
So yeah, switchers - yay!
Amazing! That's a really beautiful little engine. I never even knew it existed - I've seen the 600E and the GG-1, but that's a new one on me.
Originally Posted by Southwest Hiawatha:
I never even knew it existed -
I didn't either. Apparently there were not nearly as many of these made as there were of the 600e.
david
David,
All of our lives we hear rumors. Thanks to your hard work and doing your homework. One rumor has been put to rest.
GOOD JOB!!
outstanding !!!!
Originally Posted by hojack:
Thanks Steamer Dave and Rob!
It seems likely that a lot of the motivation for these guys that made MESG was that they wanted something different than what the big companies had made thousands of. I really appreciate that they took time to research and fabricate things like slope-back tenders and unusual valve gear when it might have been easier to copy something that was already out there - but then, what would be the point?
I think I got started in MESG - well, at least beyond McCoy which I was already into - when I got this thing about a standard gauge GG-1. How come there aren't any? There's GOT to be some! So the search begins. You can only collect Standard Gauge for just so long before you really want to see something other than another Atlantic, S-2, or Bipolar.
So yeah, switchers - yay!
David,
If you are still looking for a Standard Gauge GG-1, contact James Hall. He had several for sale just a few weeks ago and I believe he still has some for sale.
Bob Nelson
For contrast/comparison, here's the 608's bigger brother, Creswell's better known 600e 4-6-4 Hudson. Where the switcher and its slope-back tender total 26" long, the Hudson with tender combined length is more like 35". Both these Liberty Lines locomotives are gear driven, you can hear some gear howl in this video:
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Bob, thanks. I did find a GG-1 a while back.
WOW!! That Hudson is fantastic !!!!
David, all I can say is ... "I'm sorry "!
ARNO
2 of my favorite locos in SG--awesome!!
WOW! How the heck did I miss that? I must have been sleeping! 
That's awesome!!
Arno, you're right, it's mostly all your doing, you have turned me on to some really neat trains. Some – like these two, the Glenn 0-6-0 switcher, the Hendrich and Daniels GG-1's, not to mention the Jerry Brown streamliners – plus others, are just so extraordinary in their design, detail, and craftsmanship, that they really are a very different experience. Marvelous stuff.
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Harlan, spelled as first name with two A's. Loved seeing the footage and those beautiful layouts.
M Creswell posted:Harlan, spelled as first name with two A's. Loved seeing the footage and those beautiful layouts.
I take it you are related to Harlan?
Jim
M Creswell posted:Harlan, spelled as first name with two A's. Loved seeing the footage and those beautiful layouts.
M Creswell - I apologize for being so forward, as we do not know each other. However, if you have more information you are willing to share about Harlan Creswell and the beautiful trains he made, please contact me at the email address in my profile. My request is relative to research, as I have a friend who is working to complete our deceased friend's book on trains made by Harlan and his contemporaries. Thanks!
I missed this topic before, but had seen others with still images. This may have been the first video I saw of the Creswell B6. Wow! Really a piece of rolling art, at least to me. That comes from someone with zero Standard Gauge equipment!
Tom
