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| (...) roads (...) In the US the yard goat is whatever power has yard duty. Yardmaster's whim, to a certain extent. Sometimes it's a relatively small engine, like a SW (which I modeled). Almost never would it be a rigid frame like, you only see those (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| (...) No, it is a smallish animal, somewhat larger than a dog that eats grass...but, in a railway context, it would be about eq. to a 08 or such like (if not a 2x class engine in the UK, american ones tend to be 1500 HP and up. James (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| (...) In Britain all railway lines are designated up or down - then fast or slow. All lines go 'up' to London - how they work out lines parallel to London I don't know. Is a goat a shunter, a bit like 7760? Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Tim Courtney writes: <schnip> (...) So it's final? Great! I'll be here next year, too (my parents got an extension on their sabbatical) so I'll see ya 'round! -Shiri fut .loc.us.ma.bos (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| Oh, and here's something I DON'T quite agree with (...) A lead track often runs down parallel to the main. It is usually connected to the main by a crossover that faces the opposite way you'd expect and is at the opposite end you'd expect Something (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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