Norfolk & Western

[Anonymous]

thanks jim, i have just joined. cant wait to get my package from them.
i will have to look them up.
be nice to chat this side of the pond, as well as your own.
cheers jim.
rod.

[Anonymous]

i would like to thank you all, for the trouble you have taken, in helping me out.
i have reached 2200 in the steam series, must be the end of n& w steam numbering.
rod.

[BigJim]

QUOTE: have reached 2200 in the steam series, must be the end of n& w steam numbering.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean but there was a #2300. Most people refer to it as "Jawn Henry". It was a coal fired steam turbine/electric.

[Anonymous]

you know jim, the more you delve, the more you realise, just how ignorant you are.
( meaning myself ).
i have never heard of jawn henry. was she a success?
rod.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Jawn Henry (N&W 2300) was a steam-turbine electric which operated from about 1953 to 1957. It was equipped with a water-tube boiler and was schematically similar to a diesel-electric with a 4500 HP steam-turbine instead of a diesel engine. It was not considered a success, brought down by its complexities.

[BigJim]

Rod,
If you are interested in Jawn Henry, you need to get the book "Rails Remembered Vol.4" by Louis Newton. The entire book is about it's trials and tribulations.
"Rails Remembered Vol.3" concentrates on normal N&W steam locos.

[emdgp92]

I found these:

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=48191
http://paintshop.railfan.net/images/moldover/nw_jawn.html