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== The Registry ==
== The Registry ==


Russia,
Russia, Kaliningrad region


3 July 2021
5 January 2024


Dear friends:
Dear friends:


I’ve added 14 new locos this time around, but also had to delete 17. The first major deletion made a lot of sense: [[Steve Bratina]] pointed to 10 locos that were not 3.5”-gauge!
This is the first update of the directory since 30 November 2022. I have no news
regarding Chuck Balmer’s 6-8-6 PRR turbine. It was featured and on the cover of the
May/June 2023 issue of “Live Steam”.


I also took out the listing for the late Harry Quick’s exquisite 4-8-2, Locust Valley #700. James Mardiguian listed on Facebook on 25 April 2021 a photo of this engine and a Pacific in the window of a hardware store in Mahanoy City PA, where Quick lived for a long time. A sign at the bottom of the window clearly states 1”=1’. That makes sense, for #700 looks really big on a photo that was offered on eBay.
We’re now up to 693 locos – nine more than last time. I’ve also updated 20-or-so
files. I always appreciate it when I’m sent new info or corrections that always improves the
The next six deletions are much sadder: A gent in Canada has requested that I take off his six locos no reason given. Three of them are virtual icons in the history of ¾” live steam. I will indicate in the files if an entry is missing. I shall include the unlisted in my tally totals, which means we still have a positive growth of three this time around – the new total is 637 (my total number is a bit wobbly sometimes).
quality of the registry. I glean some info from the two 3 ½” sites on Facebook.


I must admit that this step seriously cuts into my enthusiasm for the project, for I have wanted to be as complete as possible.
Newbies this time include a South African 4-6-2 in British Columbia. Greg Easter’s
Kozo D&RGW 2-8-2 is now nearly complete. Both are narrow-gauge. Hewitson’s CP 4-8-4
from 1946 is running well, perhaps for the first time ever.


I feel called to announce that this registry project is now half-dead. How could I not make an update, say, if the new PRR 6-8-6 starts whirring around the track down in Cincy-land! I will also want to update if new errors are reported – I can’t stand uncorrected errors. Yet I do not intend though, at least for the time being, to add and update any other files.  
A piece of “important” trivia: Of the 46 Virginias listed, seven have outside valve gear.
An attractive addition – they’re not what the doctor (designer LBSC) ordered. Four of the 11
Challengers and Big Boys listed are in the UK.


Yet the primary reason for this half-death is another: I reside far to the east of Massachusetts and that distance has grown significantly due to Covid and the course of international politics. Does anyone in North America want to take over the project? That would be great. I would agree to help out that person, if desired.
All the best for 2024, may world peace arrive soon,


Many thanks to [[Pat Fahey]], [[Steve Bratina]], [[Keith Taylor]] and others for their considerable help! A very special thanks to [[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil]] for being a really great help and pal.
[[Bill Yoder]]
 
Godspeed to all,
 
Bill Yoder


kant50(at)gmx(dot)de
kant50(at)gmx(dot)de


* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/01Roster20210703.0-4-0_to_0-8-0.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 0-8-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/01Roster20240106.0-4-0_to_0-8-0.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 0-8-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/02Roster20210703.2-4-0_to_2-6-6T.pdf Part 2: 2-4-0 to 2-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/02Roster20240106.2-4-0_to_2-6-6T.pdf Part 2: 2-4-0 to 2-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/03Roster20210703.2-8-0_to_2-6-6-6.pdf Part 3: 2-8-0 to 2-6-6-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/03Roster20240106.2-8-0_to_2-6-6-6.pdf Part 3: 2-8-0 to 2-6-6-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/04Roster20210703.Geared_and_Upright.pdf Part 4: Geared & Upright]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/04Roster20240106.Geared_and_Upright.pdf Part 4: Geared & Upright]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/05Roster20210703.4-2-2_to_4-4-0.pdf Part 5: 4-2-2 to 4-4-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/05Roster20240106.4-2-2_to_4-4-0.pdf Part 5: 4-2-2 to 4-4-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/06Roster20210703.4-4-2_to_4-4-4.pdf Part 6: 4-4-2 to 4-4-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/06Roster20240106.4-4-2_to_4-4-4.pdf Part 6: 4-4-2 to 4-4-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/07Roster20210703.4-6-0.pdf Part 7: 4-6-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/07Roster20240106.4-6-0.pdf Part 7: 4-6-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/08Roster20210703.4-6-2.pdf Part 8: 4-6-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/08Roster20240106.4-6-2.pdf Part 8: 4-6-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/09Roster20210703.4-6-4.pdf Part 9: 4-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/09Roster20240106.4-6-4.pdf Part 9: 4-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/10Roster20210703.4-6-4T_to_4-6-6T.pdf Part 10: 4-6-4 to 4-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/10Roster20240106.4-6-4T_to_4-6-6T.pdf Part 10: 4-6-4 to 4-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/11Roster20210703.4-8-0_to_4-8-2.pdf Part 11: 4-8-0 to 4-8-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/11Roster20240106.4-8-0_to_4-8-2.pdf Part 11: 4-8-0 to 4-8-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/12Roster20210703.4-8-4.pdf Part 12: 4-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/12Roster20240106.4-8-4.pdf Part 12: 4-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/13Roster20210703.4-6-6-4_to_6-8-6.pdf Part 13: 4-6-6-4 to 6-8-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/13Roster20240106.4-6-6-4_to_6-8-6.pdf Part 13: 4-6-6-4 to 6-8-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/14Roster20210703.Foreign.0-4-0_to_2-6-4T.pdf Part 14: Foreign 0-4-0 to 2-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/14Roster20240106.Foreign.0-2-2_to_2-6-4T.pdf Part 14: Foreign 0-4-0 to 2-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/15Roster20210703.Foreign.2-8-2_to_4-6-4T.pdf Part 15: Foreign 2-8-2 to 4-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/15Roster20240106.Foreign.2-8-2_to_Garratt.pdf Part 15: Foreign 2-8-2 to Garratt]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/15Roster20210703-Unlisted-6.pdf Part 16: Locos removed from list]


== Submitting ==
== Submitting ==

Latest revision as of 12:58, 13 March 2024


The Registry

Russia, Kaliningrad region

5 January 2024

Dear friends:

This is the first update of the directory since 30 November 2022. I have no news regarding Chuck Balmer’s 6-8-6 PRR turbine. It was featured and on the cover of the May/June 2023 issue of “Live Steam”.

We’re now up to 693 locos – nine more than last time. I’ve also updated 20-or-so files. I always appreciate it when I’m sent new info or corrections – that always improves the quality of the registry. I glean some info from the two 3 ½” sites on Facebook.

Newbies this time include a South African 4-6-2 in British Columbia. Greg Easter’s Kozo D&RGW 2-8-2 is now nearly complete. Both are narrow-gauge. Hewitson’s CP 4-8-4 from 1946 is running well, perhaps for the first time ever.

A piece of “important” trivia: Of the 46 Virginias listed, seven have outside valve gear. An attractive addition – they’re not what the doctor (designer LBSC) ordered. Four of the 11 Challengers and Big Boys listed are in the UK.

All the best for 2024, may world peace arrive soon,

Bill Yoder

kant50(at)gmx(dot)de

Submitting

To register your 3/4 inch locomotive, or to provide information on the whereabouts of one, please email Bill:

  • kant50(at)gmx(dot)de

Bill requests the following information:

  • Modeled after or castings from
  • Lettering
  • Scale
  • Owner
  • Contact
  • Builder
  • Year completed
  • Year acquired by present owner

References