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(...) If anything could convince me to hold onto my train stuff it would be knowing the great sets could be reproduced like this in other color schemes. (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
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(...) I have posted 8 of Ryan's pictures (with his permission) here: (URL) Big pictures and real quick html coding, nothing fancy. (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Engine Speed Regulation
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(...) (yes, they do regulate power, but I'm used to models not full size, where the water is of more concern usually than the power. Larry, take a look at (URL) some pics of my engines. For info, the Britannia (the green railway engine!) is very (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Engine Speed Regulation
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Well, James corrected me and he's right(1). The Throttle is a restrictor (if you look up throttle, one meaning is to cut off airflow) in the steamline. Restricting the flow reduces the pressure in the steam chest. However most valve gear (cf. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Home layouts
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(...) I finally got around to putting some pictures of my layout (and other stuff) on my webpage.. (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the explanation! (Wow, so it is really possible to explain how the steam engine works without using a single picture!) (...) This looks like the PWM (pulse width modulation) method RCX uses to control its motor powers. Why the steam (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: California Lego Train Club
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(...) I would like to join CLTC but i could only attend if in the So Cal area. i live in chatsworth just north of LA matt morgan (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.fno)
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| | Re: Level Crossing Barrier
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On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, James Powell (<FKJFJv.JHv@lugnet.com>) wrote at 21:26:19 (...) Or phone LEGO Consumer Service (UK) on 0990 070809 :-) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Level Crossing Barrier
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(...) This is generous offer and I'd like to take you up on it. Before I do, what are the possibilities of getting a replacement direct from Lego themselves? People here (Lugnet in general) often talk of Lego providing replacements for missing items (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: New Engine Pics
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Hi Jim, Unfortunately, the engine is a better looker than it is a runner. Being pushed by the motor in the tender, combined with the doubled flanged, spoked wheels and low "tie-scraping" pilot pivot bar, (one of the compromises to get a lot of open (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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