Hillcrest #1 Shay: 2024-03-13 Trials

[@pwblackmore]

Some good shots there, Mike. Good to see the lokie out enjoying herself. As indeed you were! Thankyou

[@LowLightMike]

Thanks Peter. I will have 4 or 5 more of these to upload in the coming days. ...and then hopefully some current videos with the Shay pulling the passenger train (with passengers), sometime in July.

[@tomtwiss8506]

What an absolute beautiful locomotive! Such great shots you got, thanks for the video

[@LowLightMike]

Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching. I will have more videos and photos to share in the coming days.

[@Trip473]

A stunning piece of history. Thanks Mike for documenting all these wonderful moments!

[@LowLightMike]

Thanks very much :)

[@VancouverIsland1]

Cool video Mike

[@G777GUN]

Yep. The shay still looks like it came from a steampunk universe.

[@flippydafox3313]

Fun fact the very first Shay was built on its logging railway and was a flatbed with a boiler mounted on it

[@LowLightMike]

Thanks for mentioning that. I had read about that in Dan Ranger's "Pacific Coast Shay" book.

[@donwright3427]

Seem similar locos in Philippines once used for logging. Most reside in parks looking a little sad and unloved

[@capnkwick4286]

Were the Shay locomotives always built with just three cylinders?

[@LowLightMike]

Class A Shays had just 2 cylinders.