Nanaki
Main Line Engine
Just wolfing around.
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Post by Nanaki on Aug 15, 2008 9:16:19 GMT
I don't need mechanics, I need a driver!
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Churchy
Main Line Engine
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Post by Churchy on Aug 15, 2008 10:59:59 GMT
Pah! Call that a real thomas character? Meet Percy!
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BluePioneer
Passenger Engine
As seen on Modellers Corner
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Post by BluePioneer on Aug 15, 2008 11:31:04 GMT
Your unsightly fizz is enough to scare anybody
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Post by Jim on Aug 15, 2008 11:59:19 GMT
Heh! Those counterfeits are nuttin'. Eileen Gibb had one up on the old Rev. since '49. The character even visited Uncle Sam! Never seen Thomas shake buffers with anyone, have you?
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Jim Prower
Passenger Engine
Now as Sir Handel!
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Post by Jim Prower on Aug 15, 2008 12:59:01 GMT
Forget faces, take a gander at this beautiful girl! some real American railroading, not some dumb '50s stereotyping.
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Churchy
Main Line Engine
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Post by Churchy on Aug 15, 2008 12:59:26 GMT
This looks far better
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Post by Father Austin Purcell on Aug 15, 2008 15:53:32 GMT
Nicer minus the smoke deflectors.
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Richard
Passenger Engine
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Post by Richard on Aug 15, 2008 16:27:30 GMT
Too bad...
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Jim Prower
Passenger Engine
Now as Sir Handel!
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Post by Jim Prower on Aug 15, 2008 19:04:06 GMT
Deltic? Forget it. ALCo PA is where it's at with diesels.
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Richard
Passenger Engine
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Post by Richard on Aug 15, 2008 19:14:11 GMT
I beg to differ... E8 for life.
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Churchy
Main Line Engine
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Post by Churchy on Aug 15, 2008 19:44:36 GMT
Baby Deltics are superior:
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Richard
Passenger Engine
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Post by Richard on Aug 15, 2008 19:54:43 GMT
Not really, they were disused very early in life fir many reasons. Nothing beats a good old Prairie.
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Post by Simon A.C. Martin on Aug 15, 2008 20:05:48 GMT
Nah, this beats a prairie anyday: ;D ;D ;D One of my own pics!
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Richard
Passenger Engine
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Post by Richard on Aug 15, 2008 20:08:33 GMT
Not quite yet...
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Churchy
Main Line Engine
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Post by Churchy on Aug 15, 2008 20:12:27 GMT
Good, but +13=
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Post by Aidan on Aug 15, 2008 20:14:14 GMT
Now this is one of America's best engines...
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Jim Prower
Passenger Engine
Now as Sir Handel!
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Post by Jim Prower on Aug 15, 2008 20:14:14 GMT
EDIT: Thunder=Stolen
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Post by Simon A.C. Martin on Aug 15, 2008 20:15:31 GMT
How about something a little faster then? Again, this is one of my own photos - this is of the prototype Hybrid Drive Locomotive Hayabusa - number 43089.
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Richard
Passenger Engine
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Post by Richard on Aug 15, 2008 20:17:02 GMT
They don't call 'em 225s for nothing.
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Jim Prower
Passenger Engine
Now as Sir Handel!
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Post by Jim Prower on Aug 15, 2008 20:18:26 GMT
Actually, the 125s were slower than the "J": the latter was rumored to hit 140. how about over 300MPH, though?
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