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Re: Announcing my new website: A database of photos of British railway wagons
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 28 Mar 2001 00:16:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > I found this one:
> > > http://www.brickset.com/wagons/view.asp?PhotoID=18
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> > > Wow is that a wacky looking car! I had no idea. Tough to model but nifty if
> > > doable.
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> > I believe that this wagon is used to carry powdered cement.-Harvey
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> Nod. I was just saying it looks funky compared to our covered hoppers used
> for the same purpose. But then, we have a larger loading gauge than the UK does.
Larry, thats part of the reason I'm into European (and for that
matter,worldwide railroad equipment), it's simply different from the boxy
stuff we are used to in the states. And speaking of loading gauges, the UK's
is even smaller than continental Europe. -Harvey
(attention: Eurorail fans, join the European Train Enthusiasts at
http://www.ETE.org )
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