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-At Monmouth Troy on May 9 1958 6431 takes water. The first of this new class was released into traffic in 1932, with initially only 6400-6409 being constructed. All were fitted with the necessary equipment to enable them to work the GWR’s push-pull trains, the apparatus consisting of mechanical rods running under the locomotive to each bufferbeam enabling the driver’s controls on the coach to be connected to the regulator on the locomotive and a long chain over the boiler top which could be connected to a similar chain on the coach to work the engine’s whistle. The fireman was responsible for managing the boiler and setting the reverser.
All were fitted with screw reversers and Automatic Train Control equipment. A second batch (6410-6424) was built in 1934-1935, followed by 6425-29 later the same year and 6430-6439 in 1937.
Elephant style, VIA 6444 with 6434, 6439 and 6446 lead VIA train 1 The Canadian across the big bridge at Parry Sound. Sadly, the 6444 was wrecked at Burlington with the loss of 3 headend crew members Feb 26/2012.
6448 The J1 Texas
The J1 locomotives were based on a design from the old Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and would remain one of the last steam types in service, running until 1957.
