smallest steam locomotive 1

May be the smallest steam locomotive in the world capable of transporting people (HAT Kobe festival, Japan).
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[cobby4321]

na thats pretty big iv driven smaller much smaller

[chottomattenet]

Look really very small for me. Also it can transport up to 15-20 people (mainly kids but and several adults) for up to several hundred meters in a single run (most probably several kilometers per day)

[cobby4321]

yea they are pretty power full little things they can pull loads up hill of about 10-15 i think its how the locomotive sits on the track e.g 0-6-0 or 2-6-4 depends on the amont of weight siting on the track

[chottomattenet]

I decoded the numbers "0-6-0 or 2-6-4" with the help of wikipedia (leading wheels, driving wheels and trailing wheels.) I never knew there are so many configurations for the steam engines. Anyway it seems similar locomotives are very popular in Japan and are one of the main attractions on local festivals.

I uploaded and one blue locomotive video from the same festival. The slightly bigger ones usually have special crew with uniforms to maintain them. For this one there were just two people.

[DAKOTA56777]

Their are much smaller scales of live steam, and yes 0-6-0 is wheel configuration, the largest steam locomotive UP's "Big Boy" is a 4-8-8-4 two sets of drivers because it's a articulated steam locomotive, or that the other drivers are not couple with the rest.