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Re: YATTTE - Yet Another Thomas the Tank Engine
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Date: 
Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:11:31 GMT
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James Powell wrote in message ...
The cylinders are _inside_ the frames, not outside.  A lot of UK engines • were
like that (hmm...a photo of a certan blue engine...this is the one that was
outside the london theater:
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/stock/steam/47298.html)

The actual pic of "Thomas" is way down the page, and links to here:
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/stock/steam/pics/thom.jpg

Although this engine isn't the same class as the one Thomas is based on,
it's very similar.

There's a picture of a model of the LBSC E2 tank engine which James
mentioned in a previous message that Thomas is supposedly based on, here:
http://www.lbscr.demon.co.uk/models/locos/commercial/Hornby-100.jpg
There are a lot of detail differences between this engine and the drawings
of Thomas in the books - the "Jinty" pictured above is actually a lot
closer.

Kevin



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(...) The cylinders are _inside_ the frames, not outside. A lot of UK engines were like that (hmm...a photo of a certan blue engine...this is the one that was outside the london theater: (URL) problem is that with UK high level platforms, only (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)

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