Model - Colorado and Northwestern Railway Climax Locomotive
Production date
1982
Country
Japan
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Description
A Gauge 1 (1:24 scale) locmotive and truck painted black with a silver smokebox and a red cowcatcher and cabin roof.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways Model Locomotive
Maker
Production date
1982
Production place
Measurements
W595mm (combined)
H170 x W445 x D105mm (locomotive)
H120 x W175 x D105mm (tender)
H170 x W445 x D105mm (locomotive)
H120 x W175 x D105mm (tender)
Media/Materials description
Metal
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Signature/Marks
C & N RY \ 2
CLIMAX
CLIMAX MFG. CO. \ 2 \ COORY F.R.
CLIMAX MFG. CO. \ DECEMBER 1897 \ CORRY F.R.
2
CLIMAX
CLIMAX MFG. CO. \ 2 \ COORY F.R.
CLIMAX MFG. CO. \ DECEMBER 1897 \ CORRY F.R.
2
History and use
The model is a Climax C Class three-truck locomotive built for the Colorado and Northwestern (C&N) Railway. The locomotive was built by the Climax Manufacturing Company in 1897 especially for the C&N 3ft gauge line running from Boulder up into the mountains.
The locomotive was sold and bought numerous times by other railroad companies after C&N sold it in 1899. These other companies included; the Pacific Contract Company of Skagway, Alaska, the White Pass & Yukon Railway and the Maytown Lumber Company of Rochester and Maytown, Washington.
Aster produced two versions of this model in 1982, an electric and a gas fired version. They produced 500 of the sets in total.
This model is part of the T-House model rail collection which is of national and international significance due to the size, quality and scope of the collection
The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10,000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition.
The collection was donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Shin Investments Pty Limited in memory of Mr Marsden “Mick” Williams (1916-2013), founder of the Allied Group of Companies and a significant contributor to the industry and economy of the Illawarra region of Australia since the 1940s.
Mr Williams was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area, and was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy. He was an intensely private man, who was nevertheless well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
The locomotive was sold and bought numerous times by other railroad companies after C&N sold it in 1899. These other companies included; the Pacific Contract Company of Skagway, Alaska, the White Pass & Yukon Railway and the Maytown Lumber Company of Rochester and Maytown, Washington.
Aster produced two versions of this model in 1982, an electric and a gas fired version. They produced 500 of the sets in total.
This model is part of the T-House model rail collection which is of national and international significance due to the size, quality and scope of the collection
The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10,000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition.
The collection was donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Shin Investments Pty Limited in memory of Mr Marsden “Mick” Williams (1916-2013), founder of the Allied Group of Companies and a significant contributor to the industry and economy of the Illawarra region of Australia since the 1940s.
Mr Williams was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area, and was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy. He was an intensely private man, who was nevertheless well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
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Registration number
R7184
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