Locos on Parade: a photo the Co Director hasn't seen (yet!)

Are secondhand locos to G scale railway people like shoes and handbags to (most) women: you can never have enough?  Ann is somewhat aware of these coming into the house - she can tell it's a loco by its size and weight of the parcel at the post office but even she (nor I till tonight) has seen them displayed all together.

The two red engines (see next post) cost more than the sum of all the others put together probably (one is a loco from a starter set and hard to value seperately).  I've been lucky (or patient) with assorted ebay bargains and two of these come from a deceased estate sale - a Borsig top left, and a Porter bottom right.  The Porter was an indulgence - I liked the look of it, whilst the Borsig was to enable double headed running  - I figure same engine, same gearbox, same chip, then not so much to go wrong.  Same is true of the two Stainz although they have yet to be chipped.    

Of the locos, then the two green Stainz (top right) are not chipped, as is (not) the centre Corpet Louvet.  The others are all chipped, but only the Cambrai (bottom left) and Baltic (centre row and centre) have built in sound.  There is a sound wagon that originally came with the Spreewald that will provide sound to a matching DCC ID number.  

Didn't set out to end up with this many, but various 'bargains' happened along the way.   My favourite is still probably the Spreewald. (-2-6-0) whilst Ann likes the Zillertal (0-6-2) although once the red engines are up and going then I can see her allegiance changing. Currently she wants to see one (something) with the smoke oil.... 

The Spreewald - my favourite to date

The Zillertal - Ann's favourite to date.