Thomas A. Yorkes Taiwan Mining loco

[KEG]

Occasionally films of Taiwan Coal mining are mentioned in forums all over the place.

T.A. Yorke developed and sells a Gn15 interpretation of a loco tractor used over there. http://tomyorkegn15emporium.blogspot.de/2013/06/taiwan-mining-diesel-available-now.html

Does somebody in here knows, when and where the prototypes were built?

I am working on one of the Yorke kits at the moment






They are designed for a Black Beetle 38mm chassis, but I shortened mine, to take a 35 Hallig drive.

Have Fun

Juergen

[nonsuch]

Juergen

I can't help with specifics, but I spent a lot of my free time in 1996/7 exploring the Ping Xi coal lines and their remains. The locomotives, of which I saw four, were all similar but subtly different. There was no identification on them. All had the Chen Yu packaged single cylinder diesel which looked fairly new. I witnessed the last day's operation in October 1997 at the mine near Shih Fen which features in the commonly posted video.

I have seen somewhere on a Taiwan website two examples of a more modern version painted yellow apparently used at a gold mine.

Neil B

[franckcombe]

Hi,

Please find some link for Chinese / Taiwanese locos mine

http://youtu.be/QVD-l-pCmks

http://youtu.be/IW9yk33S69o

http://youtu.be/zDI01C_hrPA

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76521871@N ... 930903103/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du-n0E3i ... re=related

http://www.kurogane-rail.jp/wudu2/ewudu2-idx.html[/url]

[KEG]

Time to assemble the parts. They are delivered via an old Ford Pickup truck.





The painter must have grabbed the wrong tin of green. A bit darker might look better.



So this is the first Taiwanese diesel loco in Kraehwinkle. A very fine kit.


Have Fun

Juergen

[KEG]

Found some (regauged) ANDEL- Models (UK) coal wagons for the new loco to haul.









Have Fun

Juergen

[KEG]

Meanwhile the old Taiwan loco looks a bit used








I happen to offer a kit at German Ebay at the moment:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/291228153017?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_709wt_956


Have Fun

Juergen

[Nevadablue]

Do you offer vampire rabbits also?

Neat models as usual Juergen.

[KEG]

The 1 : 13 scale Sabre Tooth Rabbit is offered in the US by Moebius in their horror scenes line








Have Fun

Juergen

[tom yorke]

Might I add that this loco is still available for $50 plus shipping from;
Tom Yorke, 210 Pitch Lake Ct, Roswell, GA 30076. checks or PayPal.

Tom

[KEG]

The small Taiwan loco found a home in one of my cardboard loco sheds, discribed elsewhere in this forum.



I mounted one of the shed´s sidewalls with little magnets, so I have easy access, when further detailing the inside.


Have Fun

Juergen

[Carlo]

Yes that's it.
Thanks, Carlo

[Gnu Bee]

Love the sabre toothed rabbit, but how do you know its 1:13th scale, how did they measure one?

[chris stockdale]

Love the sabre toothed rabbit, but how do you know its 1:13th scale, how did they measure one?

... very carefully.

Cheers,

[KEG]

We don´t measure the sabre tooth animals, we simply breed them in scale at the local Swamp Dragon Farm
Click on the pictures to see them larger.






The above labatory is in 1 : 13, but sometimes, the animals jump over to the Gn15 layout.

Have Fun

Juergen