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Subject:	Re: So thats where Lego got the idea from
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2005 04:56:27 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote: > Check the caption to the first picture! (the one under the heading: Part 2: > Modern Locomotives) > > http://www.ozdoba.net/rhb/landquart_2_e.html > > Tim Hi Tim, Actually, Crocodiles or 'krokodils' have existed in all kinds of forms in the early days of the electrics. The Lugnet train FAQ, with reference to 4551 also says so: http://www.lugnet.com/~330/FAQ/Trains/croc Even a brickshelf search for Crocodile/Krokodil brings up more results that you might think: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=crocodile&stype=dfic http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=krokodil&stype=dfic Look at this pic, which is considered to be the 'actual' prototype for 4551: http://www.tee-usa.com/roco43742.html Regards, Legoswami Samarth

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		Re: So thats where Lego got the idea from
(...) Sorry swami, you missed the joke. :) (1) The idea he's referring to isn't the crocodile, read the second sentence of the referenced caption again. (then consider this site: (URL) it gives another clue...) But I do agree the Croc exists in many (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)

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		So thats where Lego got the idea from
Check the caption to the first picture! (the one under the heading: Part 2: Modern Locomotives) (URL) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)

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