Just wish it was one of mine, sadly never saw the WnU running. Though I did pass it once not long after the Track had been lifted. I have built an O Gauge Model of one of these out of Brass, uses an Atlas Chassis and is a superb runner.
Driver faces the other way, as if driving bunker/tender first....
The French had quite a few similar Locomotives they called them BiCabins. One was at the Bai de Somme till recently or perhaps it was in bits when we visited earlier this Year. As Gizzy says Driver looks out of the Cab Front with these and indeed Steam Trams usually (though not exclusively) having Dual Controls either end of the Locomotive.
Good point, but so was the Tralee and Dingle, the skirts were very quickly removed from the 2-6-0's. Some also had 2 Cabs and Controls also. Plus I think the other Loco which worked the Castkegregory Branch which had Skirts and I think 2 cabs for I think most of its Working Life.The thing about that Irish push-me-pull-you is that if it's a tram loco, where's its skirts? The Irish railways were pretty hot on that regulation I thought
Exactly right the C&VB was well known for that. They also had a Beyer Peacock 2-4-0 similar to the ones on the Isle of Man that was thus fitted. It came cheep from the Ballymmena and Larn Railway and had mostly Frame Work but no side sheets. A complete mess, but only in Ireland.
Pic from the Net of a Model.
If it is not it is pretty close!
