Tuesday, March 24, 2009



Following No.1802 there was something of a hiatus in terms of hands on locomotive work. However Porta was far from idle! During this period he acted as long distance consultant to British born engineer David Wardale, then working on South African Railways. This fruitful relationship developed as Wardale modified two locomotives in-line with Porta’s principles. The second of these, Class 26 4-8-4 No. 3450, best known as the 'Red Devil', was named ‘L.D.Porta’ when completed in 1981.

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