Welcome aboard Steam Engines, thank God for yet another member who realizes what a real train is.
For anyone wondering, it burns COAL and emits STEAM.
Now now, stop frothing at the mouth all you post 1968 modellers, you know it's true.
QUOTE (Gwent rail @ 6 Sep 2006, 23:37) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome aboard Steam Engines, thank God for yet another member who realizes what a real train is.
For anyone wondering, it burns COAL and emits STEAM.
Now now, stop frothing at the mouth all you post 1968 modellers, you know it's true.
QUOTE (Gwent rail @ 6 Sep 2006, 22:37) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome aboard Steam Engines, thank God for yet another member who realizes what a real train is.
For anyone wondering, it burns COAL and emits STEAM.
Now now, stop frothing at the mouth all you post 1968 modellers, you know it's true.
surely a train is something that pulls coaches or goods wagons along a track, regardless of weather its steam, diesel or fairy dust power, its still a train.
QUOTE (hoarp001 @ 21 Dec 2006, 13:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>surely a train is something that pulls coaches or goods wagons along a track, regardless of weather its steam, diesel or fairy dust power, its still a train.
Welcome aboard steamengines, some of us are not prejudiced against older forms of traction. (although I do draw the the line at horse drawn) - only joking chaps....
I'm sure you'll soon be swopping information ideas and insults with the rest of us!!
A train is a consist of propelled carriages along railway line...
The form of propulsion can be self-contained or by way of locomotive(s)
Forms of propulsion can include, and are not restricted to :
person, horse, water, (natural) gas, electric, steam, gravity, rope, chain, diesel, or combinations of those
Other (future) methods may include :
nuclear, solar, fuel-cell (hydrogen / water)
Any other method suggestions are welcome...
Please send these to GNER as they may need these for their next TOC application
QUOTE (M8 INTERNET @ 21 Dec 2006, 14:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A train is a consist of propelled carriages along railway line...
Any other method suggestions are welcome...
Please send these to GNER as they may need these for their next TOC application
Then there was the strange GWR vacuum system doen in the West country.........
Now don't get all technical on us M8.
A train is what you want it to be in this hobby. It's just that I want it to be a King class loco, painted green, pulling a rake of chocolate and cream coaches designed by a certain Mr Collett.
Personally I can't understand why anyone would want it to be anything else, but it's a free country, so let it be for you what you want it to be!!
Just a short note ali B, caol (correctly spelt COAL) was the magical black gold that the Welsh wizards pulled out of the ground. It had magical powers of releasing energy for all the rest of the world to use and become rich. Then a wicked witch called Margaret got envious of the magic held by people who thought she was s
QUOTE (Gwent rail @ 22 Dec 2006, 00:12) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Then a wicked witch called Margaret got envious of the magic held by people who thought she was s
t and banned it's production forever. So there!!
I would prefer that wicked witch to the one that currently infuences the president (or rather one deluded PM who thinks he is )LOL
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