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American Gauge 1 Locomotive
“Grasshopper 1830” Powered by the powerful “Andreas” oscillating twin cylinder engine. Gas
fired using lighter gas. Isolated wheels. Length 200mm, Height 125mm, Weight 350 grams. |
| American Gauge 1 Locomotive Finished Model Price: £ 260.00p |
American Gauge 1 Locomotive Kit Form Price: £ 245.00p |
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| American Gauge O Locomotive. Finished Model. Price: £ 260.00p |
American Gauge O Locomotive. Kit Form. Price: £ 245.00p |
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| American OO Gauge Locomotive Finished Model Price: £ 155.00p
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American OO Gauge Locomotive Kit Form Price: £ 145.00p
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After the “York” had won a competition, the owners of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road Co. ordered eighteen further locomotives from the manufacturer Grillingham & Winans. Because of the strange appearance of the vertical boiler, vertical cylinders and silt formed push rods the locomotive acquired the nickname “Grasshopper.” On 24th August 1835 a Grasshopper locomotive hauled the first train to Washington. Under the name Columbus 1836 the company G & W built a Grasshopper for the Leipzig-Dresdener Eisenbahn, the first locomotive that was exported from America to Germany.
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