Yes, it’s a model - 2
3: South Australian Railways 516, a Bo-Bo shunter was built
at their Islington Workshops.
The local is switching the freight
siding at Bridgewater, South Australia. Peter Michalak built the
locomotive from a brass kit from End of the Line Hobbies. The
body sits on a modified Proto 2000 S1 chassis. The locomotive
is fitted with a TCS M1 decoder and LED lighting.
The photo was taken on Peter's exhibition layout
Bridgewater, based on the prototype main between
Adelaide and Melbourne.
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MRH-Aug 2013