QUOTE (poliss @ 13 Nov 2007, 18:52) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Chris Barrie looks at trains, including the steam locomotive.
Sorry bout the short notice. Just found out 5 mins ago.
Just watched the programme, very entertaining. Especially when he fell off the (5" gauge?) model Crampton! Seriously I thought that another reason that Cramptons never caught on in the UK was that the position of the single driving wheel meant they had a tendancy to lift at the front and de-rail, especially when accellerating.
I remember reading a humerous quip many years ago "Voici le Crampton, il est dans le jardin de ma tante" and a cartoon picture.
David Y
Sorry bout the short notice. Just found out 5 mins ago.
Just watched the programme, very entertaining. Especially when he fell off the (5" gauge?) model Crampton! Seriously I thought that another reason that Cramptons never caught on in the UK was that the position of the single driving wheel meant they had a tendancy to lift at the front and de-rail, especially when accellerating.
I remember reading a humerous quip many years ago "Voici le Crampton, il est dans le jardin de ma tante" and a cartoon picture.
David Y
