Krause H Class 0-4-0
Over on the AusNarrowGauge group on Yahoo they’re discussing the possibility of producing a model of the Tasmanian H Class – a Krause 0-4-0 locomotive that was used on the 2’6″ 2 foot gauge line heading into the rough country behind Zeehan on the west coast.
Some are wondering if there would be enough interest in the locomotive to produce both a 7mm and a 1:48 kit and but there does seem to be enough interest to produce it in at least one of the scales.
This photo is used with the permission of the National Archives
A kit of this locomotive would definitely be hard to resist 
June 29th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Good day to you,
it`s nice to find out, how far some of the German exports went, or how they were constructed all over the world after the Krauss patents.
Sure, I would be interested in a superstructure only, ´cause I am into On3. So I could not have use of the wheels and such.
Any chance of getting to know the price of such one?
Hopefully, you`ll get lots of orders for your fine idea.
Greetings from Germany,
Rainer.
June 30th, 2008 at 5:57 am
G’day Rainer
Thanks for stopping by. A number of Krause locomotives made it to Australia and worked all over the continent.
Other German manufacturers had their products out here too including Hagans, Henschel and Orenstein & Koppel.
Unfortunately I can’t help you with a price on the proposed kit – I think someone on the Ausnarrowgauge list did ask for a ballpark figure but none was forthcoming.
Stuart
July 1st, 2008 at 4:30 am
As we have several still running about in parks all over the US of A I would be interested in one in On30 to match my Bachmann
Hank
July 1st, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Hello
The model Company, through Bergs Hobbies, Sydney produced a 0-4-0T Krauss, based on the Burrinjuck Tramway examples. Kit was whitemetal and brass, and retailed for $450AUD from memory.
Regards
David Maciulaitis
July 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Oops, the scale was 7mm : 1 foot.
Regards
David Maciulaitis
July 1st, 2008 at 3:44 pm
G’day Hank and David
Thanks for dropping by.
David after posting the archive photo it suddenly dawned on me that I do have a photo of a Burrinjuck Krause that I took myself. At one stage back in the late 70′s it was plinthed outside the old NSW Rail Transport Museum’s site in the No. 3 roundhouse at Enfield.
I’ll have to find it a put it up.
Stuart
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 am
Depending on the price/quality I would be interested. -
an O9/On18 version would be VERY cool ! The Gn15
guys might also be interested in a version.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Hello Everybody,
The tracks that the Krauss locos ran on were 2 foot gauge, for example the North East Dundas Tramway and the Mount Farrell Tramway.
The O Scale 6-ton Krauss is now available from Inscale Models. Details on the website and from inscale@iinet.net.au . A full etched brass kit is available for 16.5mm track. A Ready to Run model is available for 12mm, 14mm or 16.5mm track.
Ron Martin – Inscale Models (Tasmania)
May 5th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Thanks for the gauge correction Ron
Stuart
January 26th, 2012 at 11:44 am
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