Reply To: 3 1/2″ gauge Caledonian Dunalastair III.

Reply To: 3 1/2″ gauge Caledonian Dunalastair III.

3 January 2020 at 08:33 #444425

Michael Dunn 1

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Good morning, Julian,

Many thanks for getting in touch about this. I do have copies of M.E. for 1901 with the articles by E.L.Pearce and there is no doubt my 'Dunalastair' was built using this set of drawings. William Phelps actually has his own story, which I'm writing up for an article about him, and the engine, for the Caledonian Association magazine. In addition to the 'Dunalastair', he also built a fully working model of a South Wales coal mine which the coal owners used for their exhibit at The Empire Exhibition. It weighed two tons! The story is an interesting one but now forgotten.

Best wishes, Michael.

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