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(...) Actually, I heard it from a Aussie...you just have to remember, that the word use is ~50 years out of date. How many people would name the "gay" 90's like that now? (1890's...) James P (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm gonna bet the "knocker up" is a mostly UK term as well. I think it would elicit snickers from grown men in the US (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can break it down a bit, to forward and rear brakeman, and add: Ganger/Platelayer (UK term) Signalman Towerman Crossing Gate Attendent Dispatcher Station Master Porter Knocker Up (used to go and wake crew prior to shifts) Cleaner Ther's a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I recall Fireman, Brakeman, Conductor and Engineer (if you stretch it a little: box car jumping hobo) How many other names for workers are there? Or better yet job specific titles. Steam, Diesel/Electric, Elevated or whatever. (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Shaun, (...) Someday, I will try to come up with a similarly cool steam engine design ... Greetings from Germany, Horst (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You could also power a power transistor with it :) That'd take up less room... I'm not too sure as to the best approach. Perhaps a friendly Email to digitrax would get a answer as to possible approaches? James (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's good! For a while there I thought I had no control over my lights. But of course no modeler would put up with that! (...) Yes. But, from what I can glean from the web site, the DN142 is the same size so it will work. I was laying awake (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's a great site I use alot: (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope. You can turn the output on/off, but which one of the 2 is selected is dependant on direction (you have 2 discrete outputs, but can only get them on when the motor is going in the right direction, and then you action F0). So, the brakes (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words! (Pardon the pun) I actually did all of those. Sorry we didn't get some close-ups of the boat dealership. It had some nice touches, I thought. Large (5 stud tall) anchor on the roof next to the sign; inside: a deal (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.wa)
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