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I've been testing and tweaking a wonderful model over the last few days.
A model of a classic British made loco that still runs today on a historic railway.
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I've been testing and tweaking a wonderful model over the last few days.
A model of a classic British made loco that still runs today on a historic railway.
Click here for the review.
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I think that when the locos came back from Germany after WWII, they were extensively modified and updated. In those days, I don't think they were too fussed if they had different chimneys. Another loco of the same type with a Nord smokebox door.
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See this photo:
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The 140_C_314 is standing next to the PO 4352 (Paris-Orléans region) which is number 230_G_352 built in 1922 also by North British in Scotland.
The loco 230 G 352 was also at Gray in the 70's, see another image taken in the 80's here.
It turns out that this loco is now also in St Quentin being restored by the CFTV. Good for them.
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The 140_C_314 is standing next to the PO 4352 (Paris-Orléans region) which is number 230_G_352 built in 1922 also by North British in Scotland.
The loco 230 G 352 was also at Gray in the 70's, see another image taken in the 80's here.
It turns out that this loco is now also in St Quentin being restored by the CFTV. Good for them.
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David, here is a photo for you taken in 2004 of the 140_C_314 next to the 140_C_313 that has been a static display at the Reims station since 1977.
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We went to Saint Quentin today, not to see the trains, but for our kids to participate in an open water swimming race.
After hanging around for a few hours, the race was called off because the water was too cold. It was 14.5° C instead of the 16° C minimum outlined in the rules. I was prepared to kick the kids in, but the organisers didn't want any problems so we called it a day.
As we were in the area, we popped in to the train preservation club (CFTV), the home of the 140_C_314, to see if there was anything going on, but it was an off-day there too and nobody was in. Here are a few snaps anyway taken of some of the equipment - there is so much to see there in various sidings along the line, I need to go back on a good day. The 140_C_314 was in the shed and couldn't be seen from outside unfortunately.
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Everything looks a bit run down, but the good stuff is inside the shed.
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The entrance to the CFTV yard off the Saint Quentin to Origny line.
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This is the tender to the latest loco to join the association, the PO 4352 (Paris-Orléans region) which is number 230_G_352 built in 1922 also by North British in Scotland. See picture of the locomotive higher up in this thread here.
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The diesel shunter used by the association to move things around. See other photos of this in use here.
After hanging around for a few hours, the race was called off because the water was too cold. It was 14.5° C instead of the 16° C minimum outlined in the rules. I was prepared to kick the kids in, but the organisers didn't want any problems so we called it a day.
As we were in the area, we popped in to the train preservation club (CFTV), the home of the 140_C_314, to see if there was anything going on, but it was an off-day there too and nobody was in. Here are a few snaps anyway taken of some of the equipment - there is so much to see there in various sidings along the line, I need to go back on a good day. The 140_C_314 was in the shed and couldn't be seen from outside unfortunately.
Everything looks a bit run down, but the good stuff is inside the shed.
The entrance to the CFTV yard off the Saint Quentin to Origny line.
This is the tender to the latest loco to join the association, the PO 4352 (Paris-Orléans region) which is number 230_G_352 built in 1922 also by North British in Scotland. See picture of the locomotive higher up in this thread here.
The diesel shunter used by the association to move things around. See other photos of this in use here.
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Remember this, we were trying to get some interest, but nobody could decide on a week-end. See the links for other trains in the area. Some good stuff.
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http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k2H5gOkjH7xk3dNwwE&colors=background
EDEDE;&related=1
Take a look at this video of the sound decoder test. Richard from DCC Concepts kindly loaded the sounds into a v3.5 ESU LocSound decoder and here you see it in action.
Make sure the HQ is turned on and click extended size on the menu. For more options, click through to DailyMotion.
EDEDE;&related=1Take a look at this video of the sound decoder test. Richard from DCC Concepts kindly loaded the sounds into a v3.5 ESU LocSound decoder and here you see it in action.
Make sure the HQ is turned on and click extended size on the menu. For more options, click through to DailyMotion.
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QUOTE (neil_s_wood @ 10 Oct 2008, 22:10) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...
How do you get a three minute clip? I found with Photobucket I was limited to 1:20 minutes due to the Mblimit.
DailyMotion limits uploads to 20 minutes or 150MB whatever comes first. Size depends on the quality that you render the video. I render at high-resolution DVD quality so one day I may just stick it on a DVD. This clip comes out at about 67MB at 1280x720 25fps resolution. Of course the hosting service compresses it further to put it into Flash.
How do you get a three minute clip? I found with Photobucket I was limited to 1:20 minutes due to the Mblimit.
DailyMotion limits uploads to 20 minutes or 150MB whatever comes first. Size depends on the quality that you render the video. I render at high-resolution DVD quality so one day I may just stick it on a DVD. This clip comes out at about 67MB at 1280x720 25fps resolution. Of course the hosting service compresses it further to put it into Flash.
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