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Post by ~Mad Marty~ on Sept 1, 2008 7:59:19 GMT
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Post by Christopher on Sept 1, 2008 8:50:07 GMT
I have a copy of Railway for Sale from a year ago. Quite a nice little tale with some elements that remind me of Duke The Lost Engine for some reason. Of course, I found it odd the engines not having faces, but then again I suppose the publishers didn't want this to be another "Thomas looky-likey" as with Hugh Goes Sliding. Haven't read Luke Goes Flying but it sounds like an intresting read.
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Tricky
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Post by Tricky on Feb 10, 2009 23:53:48 GMT
I bought this book at the same time as Reading Between the Lines. I agree with the comment that it is very similar to Duke and also strange that the locos had no faces. Some good illustrations to it and a tale similar to many a preserved railway too.
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OldBoiler
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Post by OldBoiler on Feb 11, 2009 0:34:35 GMT
Hello Rick. Who bought you that book? Thanks cousin Anyway i also bought that book for myself. I liked the fact that it had slight religious theme to it. I'm not that religious myself but i got the impression that the engines names came from the fact that they are the four disciples and it was a link by Christopher to his father.
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Post by stuart7 on Feb 11, 2009 12:34:29 GMT
I've read 'Railway For Sale', and it's a very good story. It feels like 'Duke The Lost Engine' mixed with the histories of the Ffestiniog and Penrhyn lines. It was great to see Christopher Awdry write something dark for a change.
Interestingly, I found out from the Sodor Enterprises Website that 'Railway for Sale' was based loosely on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway. This line is in no way connected with Penhryn on the Ffestiniog Railway, but was a quarry railway running from Port Penrhyn near Bangor to slate quarries, serving more or less the same purpose as the Penrhyn, Padarn and Ffestiniog lines.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all being quarry Hunslet engines, would have been used quite frequently at the Penrhyn and Padarn systems, and I've no doubt something like Matthew's accident must have happened in real life. At least the Sarnglas was luckier than the Penrhyn - that line closed in the early 60s. Happily, though, two of their engines, Linda and Blanche are now preserved on the Ffestiniog Railway and are still in service.
Stuart
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OldBoiler
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Post by OldBoiler on Feb 12, 2009 19:59:51 GMT
Matthew being based on the Linda and Blanche's design and not the Port or Alice class Hunslets that were found up in the quarries. Also Linda and Blanche were originally 0-4-0ST locomotives. If you can get any copies of Ivo Peters video collection then the Welsh narrow gauge (volume 7 i think) is worth a look as it shows some great scenes along the line and at both ends.
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