Ekhem Railway - VGJ 20 Gp loco
This article was published Mar 10, 2023.
Started working on a much bigger loco, the swedish Gp loco which has one wheel in the front and four driving axles, there the last is moving sideways. It was originally built for the VGJ railway, but several more three foot railways did order them too later on. When SJ took over most railways in Sweden, even more was ordered, so it was quite a common loco for many years.
First time I saw this locomotive was around 2006 when a couple of other swedes did a kit. First there was a HOn3 version and later on also a On3s version. (On3s is 1:45 FineScale on 19.8mm gauge track). Sadly the guy behind the O scale version died back in 2010, so I decided to do my own in CAD and print it instead.
So far the first beta version of the tender is made and also sent for a test print. The locomotive will follow.
To be continued ...
/Henrik