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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 (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: new Lego Train sets?
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(...) Yes. There will be no new trains this year. Usually, we get new train sets every two to three years. (...) 4565 is not selling-off. It is still in the 2000 line-up. (...) I would say so. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have not been keeping up with this group since the great April Fools joke, so excuse me if this question is redundant. Have we seen the entire lot of new mid-year release Lego sets? Don't they release new train sets every year? I have not seen any (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Query (was Re: Yards)
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James B. wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Yes please!. Industries are always neat to see track plans for. I know of books written on industrial railways (INCO for one, a fairly hefty book, but they had _a lot_ of track for quite a long time) (...) If (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Query (was Re: Yards)
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(...) <mondo snippage> I've been following this thread with vague interest, since I think railyards are neat, and was wondering... I work at a major industrial plant, which ships upwards of 70%(1) of it's product via rail and there is a large rail (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "please" assumed since, after all, it's Jonathan we're dealing with. you need to avoid shorting. Standard ways, discussed here already: - Use a sticker to insulate - leave a gap of a stud between the tracks so they don't actually connect. (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: Find of the decade?
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Ever heard of The Boy Who Cried Wolf? "Kid" (lie) enough around here, and people aren't going to believe a thing you say after a while. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train set 127
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I have this set that I picked up in a large lot, does this set interest anyone? I am afraid it does not really fit anything I am doing currently. Steven (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The Union Pacific yard in Portland OR uses a heavy-duty fork-type loader to lift trailers onto and off of spline cars. -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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