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Birds of Paradise - Gould & Elliot

Battles of the Civil War

Jungle Cats

Sphinx Screensaver

Portraits of American Presidents

Crane Engine No. 16, "Hercules" 0-6-4 Tank. A very useful and special type of locomotive with crane, built at Swindon, and intended for working in yards where heavy loads have to be lifted. The
cylinders are placed inside the frames, and water is carried in
the "Pannier " tanks. The Company possesses three of these
engines, named "Hercules," "Cyclops,"and "Steropes." The total weight in working order is 68 1/2 tons, and the crane is capable of lifting anything from 6 to 9 tons. The crane is worked by a separate donkey engine. Great Western Railway.

Electric Locomotive: Engine No 13__4-6-4. A high speed electric locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel formation. Has three pairs of motors,
and current is collected by the pantagraphs mounted on the roof at each end of the middle compartment. Has been constructed to haul 450 tons on a level track at an average speed of 65 miles per hour. Built at Darlington and has been working on the Newport- Shildon
line. Weight in working order 102 tons. L.&N.E. Railway.

Electric Locomotive No. 402__0-6-0-0-6-0. A very powerful electric locomotive of the 0-6-0-0-6-0 type built for the metre gauge.
Current is collected from the overhead wires by means of
pantagraph gear. The motors develop 1,200 horse power. This
railway is about 250 miles long, and is operated electrically. The engineering difficulties encountered in making the line were enormous. On one twelve mile stretch there are fifteen
tunnels with a total length of 13,000 feet and a viaduct 700 feet long. Rhaetian Railway.