Y3 Trivia

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Here’s a shot of 2049 with bell mounted on top of boiler just ahead of cab.

 

      Jim King

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Subject: RE: Y3 Trivia

 

I maybe seeing things, but the 2045 photo looks like there’s remnants of a bracket or holes at the top of the smokebox, perhaps where a bell once hung?

Phil Miller

 

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Subject: Re: Y3 Trivia

 

Good catch on 2049, Ken.

This image of 2049 is dated 1/24/41. That is a surprise

photographer R.B. Carneal at Durham NC



 

On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 1:53 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:

Here are two more:

2049 without front mount bell:

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=191598

2045

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=79835

Ken Miller

> On Dec 23, 2022, at 12:59 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:
> 
> According to the roster in the Prince book, page 151, Y-3 were number series 2000 - 2049; Class Y-3a were number series 2050 - 2079.
> 
> Jim Brewer
> 
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 12:19 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> Thx for the reply. I'm pretty certain the front number plate reads 2057 
> which means this is a Y3. Pls correct me if you see something else 
> indicating otherwise. I have a vague memory of seeing a another photo 
> somewhere of a Y3 w/o a front mounted bell. It caught my eye because it 
> was so unusual.
> 
> John Garner
> 
> 
> 
> 2087 is not a Y3. It is a Y4. As far as I know ALL Y3's had bells 
> mounted on the front. Y4's did not.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> 
> On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 08:28:07 PM CST, NW Mailing List 
> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> > wrote:
> 
> 
> Anybody care to share how many Y3's didn't have smokebox mounted bells.
> Not many I assume. Here's one.
> 
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