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More obscure diesel variants (Was Re: BNSF new paint)
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:43:17 GMT
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Mark’s mention of the Fell led me to
look it up. It seems needlessly complicated and basically the result of trying
to prove a mistaken point (that mechanical transmission could be as good or
better than electrical)
If you’re interested
Tim
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 | | Re: More obscure diesel variants (Was Re: BNSF new paint)
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| (...) Actually, I tend to think that it was more along the lines of the original 1950 plan- try everyting, and see what works and what doesn't work. Just because the FT was great in NA did not mean that it was going to be the best way to dieselize (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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| Snip (...) A lot of the British diesel designs of the 50's and 60's had the nose, which is probably their most distinctive design element. As well as the (URL) Deltic> (class 55) and 37, the classes (URL), (URL) 44>, (URL) 45>, and (URL) 46> also (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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