Talk:Trinidad Government Railway
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In 1956 when I started my five year apprenticship at the mechanical workshop of the trinidad Government railways I found out that the railway had 26 steam locomotives, 5 diesel electrics, 1 "straight" diesel, and a steam rail car. The majority of the steam locomotives were of the 4-6-0 type built by the Montreal locomotive works of Canada which also supplied 3 2-8-0 which did all the heavy work. There were also 2 4-6-0's built by the English firm of Armstrong and Whitworth. The other steam locos were English built 4-4-0's built by the Kitson Engine co. of Leeds, then two shunting engines of the 0-6-0 type built by the Hunslet Engine co. of Leeds, which also built the 0-8-0 'straight" diesel. Outside of the shop in the yard was the rusting away of an old 4-6-0 American locomotive awaiting repairs. This loco was a Baldwin built type brought to the railway by the Americans when they took over the operations of the railway during the war. 209.94.192.194
