20th Class Boiler Unit

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Ian Roberts
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20th Class Boiler Unit

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Attached is a photo of the boiler unit of a 20/20A Class garratt in the streets of Birkenhead, England on its way from Gorton to Birkenhead Docks for shipping.

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Taken using a Kodak Brownie 127 about 1955 when I was 13.

Which routing did these garrats follow to reach Rhodesia and were they assembled at the port(s) to make the trip.

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Nathan Berelowitz
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Very interesting photo. I reckon John Middelton could help, or John Battwell. I will try contact them.
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Lol, you should have asked me yesterday. I took the Rhodesian Railway book back to its owner today. I seem to recall reading that some locos were assembled at Salt River and some of the earlier ones were sent via Beira.
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