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Re: New mod to double decker passenger train
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:49:44 GMT
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On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, John Neal (<3889D95C.A3177C3F@uswest.net>) wrote at
16:22:54
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> Tony Priestman wrote:
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> > The thing that bothers me about John's stuff that I've seen in pictures
> > is that the windows of the passenger stock look too small. This may be
> > subjective, as I'm not familiar with American trains, but I don't think
> > train windows are big enough for the job.
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> It's not a subjective thing, Tony. Check out this pic I just quickly
> grabbed and observe a typical Pullman streamlined coach. I have seen photos
> of Euro...er foreign passenger cars and have notice that by and large
> windows across the pond are proportionally bigger to their coaches than
> Pullman's.
> http://www.mtmuseum.org/railroad/roster/gn1096.html
Hmmm. I had a suspicion that this might be the case. Possibly the
windows are similar sizes, but the bigger American coach bodies make
them look smaller. Which is what you said :-)
I seem to recall 70' as a coach length in the UK, for older stock,
anyway. The newer coaches are probably longer (I'm not a train spotter
any more :-). How long are the prototypes of the stuff you've modelled?
--
Tony Priestman
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