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Re: High Speed Locomotive
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:34:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
> 
> > I think it may actually be legal requirement for all locomotives to have
> > yellow noses here in Britain.  I can recall no modern locomotive that does
> > not have a bright yellow nose, but then again, I'm almost certain to proved
> > wrong :).
> > 
> > For anyone creating modern British trains, a yellow nose is compulsory!
> > 
> > Nicholas Allan
> 
> Sure!  I can think of a few....like (most) of the steamers...although, not
> all.
> Some of the Sentinels operated by the foundry (??? name forgets me, but Ronald
> (sp) was one of them...) had yellow/black buffer beams, that was about 83.
> 
> James

I just did some searching, as well.

For applications of the yellow lower LEGO train nose piece I was thinking of
the following two locomotives:

The "Intercity 125" was the one I was thinking of:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lexcie/tops-livery-general.htm

Also, the APT, but it doesn't have full yellow on the lower part of its nose:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lexcie/apt.htm

But, these two British loco's are really very "modern" being from the 1980's!

later,
James Mathis



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  Re: High Speed Locomotive
 
(...) Sure! I can think of a few....like (most) of the steamers...although, not all. Some of the Sentinels operated by the foundry (??? name forgets me, but Ronald (sp) was one of them...) had yellow/black buffer beams, that was about 83. James (26 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)

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