Mister No's Pics & Vids

This is in a way a sequel to my video on Pink Rosie.

A whole class of the „Jugoslavenske željeznice“ (JŽ; Yugoslavian Railways) - class 62 - was formed of 106 ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S100 Class 0-6-0T steam locomotives, surplus after the Second World War. Apparently they proved good, because  about 90 very similar examples were then built locally, by the company "Đuro Đaković" of Slavonski Brod, Croatia between 1952 and 1961.

These Yugoslav-built examples differ in minor details, but principally the use of plate frames instead of bar frames, resulting in a higher boiler pitch. This in turn leads to distinct shoulder on the steam pipes (the American-built examples having straight steam pipes) and smaller domes which have a flat top, so they are not higher than the cab roof.

Several of these engines survive, but one 62-669, built in 1960 was bought by a preservation group in England and has been modified to resemble a Southern Railway USA class, and become "No. 30075", one higher than the last British Railways example. Another one has since followed:
62-669 (built 1960) Shillingstone Railway Project "30075"
62-521 (built 1954) Shillingstone Railway Project "30076"

One beautifully decorated and painted "Rosie" (actually JŽ 62-084) is on display at the station in Gračac, Croatia, and appears at the end of this video.