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Subject:	Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes \| Trains
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:39:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton writes: > And, sorry Larry, but I reckon they look early American. The desert > background suggests that TLC think so too. Feel free to provide a cite. The two truck (larger) one looks a bit like a Shay (in which case the background ought to be a forest, with logging going on) but other than that, no. ++Lar

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		Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes \| Trains
(...) hey with a dummy technic drive, it could be one! Josh (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes \| Trains
(...) Well, Shays, Heislers, and Climaxes have been used for mining also. Certainly the bulk of Shays served in the woods, but I think at least some served in the South West. I must admit that "geared loco" jumped into my mind quickly when I saw the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes \| Trains
(...) It's not so much the design as the colour scheme. The configuration of the ones without tenders is pretty European, but the large cabs on the tender engines and the panelled style is typically American - European engines tended to be more (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes \| Trains
(...) no. The two truck one looks more like a Mallet. Never mind a shay, which Ron Kittle (?) built _ages_ ago :) James (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

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		Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes \| Trains
(...) I saw that. The ones with tenders are open at the rear, whereas the others have an inverted sloping coal scuttle on the back, and redesigned open sides. Whilst this is an interesting design (particularly on the large one), I think the bigger (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

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