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Is there a current or recent set that has the Slope Brick 45 2x6x2/3 (ldraw #2875) train roof pieces in black, ala Metroliner? I found a couple in something I just parted out, but didn't note which set it was. (Doh!) If this is already addressed in (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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Of course, more wasn't better. More wheels meant less weight per wheel thus protecting rails which couldn't support that much weight. Generally speaking, this is why Euro..er stuff has more wheels per pound than US stuff. So actually, less is (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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For steam engines with the most total wheels I think the title might go to some of the Garratt locomotives in Africa and Australia. Some of them had wheel arrangements of 4-8-4+4-8-4 for a total of 32. Only 16 of the wheels were powered however. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Does anyone have reference pics of a Virginian X-A?
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I am going to attempt to construct one in ldraw & I want reference pictures. (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) Looking at this web site: (URL) since it doesn't specifically have a category for most driving wheels, may not include the engine with the most driving wheels (though one would expect such an engine to rank in the top 10 by at least one of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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