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Hello Was reading your argument over Trains in USA against those in the America, of course size of the countries and room have a lot to do with it, don't forget that most countries here are smaller then 90% of the States with a population, that (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Part repairs
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I've got 3 train plates (6x28 I think), which have a permanent bend in them [one has the long sides flexed out a bit], and I was wondering how I should go about straightening them out. Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) Europeans actually use their trains, though :) If there's anything dinky in Europe, it's there trucks. No king-of-the-highway road-hogging 18 wheelers :) --Bram (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New trains by Ben
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(...) It makes my 440 look crap by comparison. (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) Wellllll....now, my handy dandy books show Mallard at 126 MPH and... In 1906 a steam powered car built by the Stanley brothers of Newtown, Massachusetts, and driven by Fred Marriott, set a new world land speed record of _127.66 mph_ at Ormond (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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Jonathan Reynolds <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:FsM7IH.An2@lugnet.com... (...) conversation...Hmmm... (...) was (...) to (...) As they no longer make steam engines as the industry standard, it is unlikely to be broken. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) Your trains are dinky. There isn't much else that needs to be said, really. :-) ++Lar (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) thus (...) speaking, (...) wasn't (...) Running Joke? EuroTrash? Of course, As a responsible adult I would NEVER entertain the prolification of such a damaging line of conversation...Hmmm... ...who was it who invented the steam engine and the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New trains by Ben
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I like your 4-4-0 very much. It is simple, elegant, and happy. I particularly like the cow catcher and the lantern. While many train MOCs have astonishing details, this simple locomotive looks like something Lego can and should make into an actual (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | new (old) tank car design
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Pic of new tank car design (based on BenF's triangular lattice plate find) on PNLTC Gal under freight. (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 1x2x3 white train windows?!
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(...) You've got good eyes! later, James Mathis (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 1x2x3 white train windows?!
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Looking at the new "Super Sport Coverage" soccer set, it sure looks to me like it includes two white 1x2x3 train windows! Go to www.zanybrainy.com and search for 'super sport coverage', and follow the link to the larger image. I suppose it's too (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Hopper/engine plates
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I have several black 16x6 plates with large holes in the middle A couple have buffers moulded in as used in blue hopper wagons the rest do not and not sure what these were used in (other hoppers?, engines?) What sort of value do these have? Are they (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) Sorry, it's a running joke about American superiority over "Eurotrash"-- it wasn't meant to make sense... -John (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New trains by Ben
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Ben, (...) took a (...) No problem, I have been there many times, I am sure my page is filled with errors (Well, I know there are many errors!), I will get to it eventually. Looks like some phenomanal trains though. Keep up the great work! It's a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New trains by Ben
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Sorry Scott, I was uploading the larger images in the background and it took a little longer then expected. They are all up now. Enjoy. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New trains by Ben
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Ben, Wow, these are really nice trains. The only bigger picture that worked, however, is the 4-4-0 General, all the others crash. Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Soon: The Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New trains by Ben
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Just got my film back. Put a few of the pictures on line. The following page has large thumbnails linked to large, 400K+ images. The images are from a Koday PhotoCD. The resolution is better then most digital cameras and for $8.95 (from costco, 36 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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Kadee is short for Keith and Dale (the K and the D) Edwards, the gentlemen that originated the Kadee couplers for model railroading. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) misteaks) I say the DD40AX is a BB-BB.. as it turns out it actually IS a D-D, I believe. The U50 is a BB-BB in that it uses span bolsters. ++Lar (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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