Del Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I found this pocket watch in a vintage/retro store, and wondered what the loco was? It's lettered USSR, and I know Sekonda as a company was set up in the 60s to sell Russian watches in the UK. But a quick search for 4-8-2 locos doesn't bring up anything Russian. Looking at what was built, it looks very much like a Czechoslovakian CSD Class 475.1, but are there any other likely candidates? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 For comparison, this is an actual 475.1 Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 In "Russian Steam Locomotives" (only) one Russian 4-8-2 is mentioned. A Tsjech 476.0 Class 4-8-2 built in 1951 was presented to the Sovjet Union as a token of Friendship. It had no further classification but the name "DRUG" (Russian for Friend). Regards Fred Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I think the resemblance is very strong, so much so that I wouldn't be even looking for other candidates! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 22 hours ago, Taigatrommel said: I think the resemblance is very strong, so much so that I wouldn't be even looking for other candidates! Depending upon how you look at it, a Czech class 498.0 or even a Polish Pu29 also have similarities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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