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Re: Slightly OT - Microsoft Train Simulator
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:37:39 GMT
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Kevin Wilson wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > Were I picking out the world's most famous individual locomotive, a number of
> > candidates spring to mind that have nothing to do with the Flying Scotsman...
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> <snip list of one UK, on German and 7 US steam locos>
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> I doubt if any of us is qualified to even suggest what is the worlds
> most famous steam loco, if one goes by the number of people worldwide
> who have heard of it. Who knows which the millions of people in China or
> India have heard of? Of your listed US locos, Larry, I remember hearing
> of 3: and I've been reading MR at erratic intervals for the last 19
> years. That makes me doubtful how many people outside the US would have
> heard of them, especially people who are not specifically interested in
> trains.
Part of me would bet on The General. Reason? It's been featured in at
least one movie, and as we know, US movies get circulated the world over
(for good or bad).
--
Frank Filz
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