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    China's Mag-lev Train 800 KPH in 5.3 seconds

    I visited Shanghai in 2006 on business and rode the Maglev out to the airport and back. Very fast ! Ticket and photo to prove it.
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    What trains did you run today?

    Lone Star Treble-o-Lectric 2 x U.P. F7 locos plus cars. Recently bought after looking for some time. Treble-o Lectric was produced in the 1960s in the UK and was made to what is now "N" scale on 9mm track but probably to a different size scale to modern "N" scale. The locos used rubber band...
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    Wesa Union Pacific.

    Wesa were a Swiss firm making European based models to approximately TT scale but running on 13 mm track. For some reason they produced a model of a Union Pacific 3-unit Gas Turbine loco sometimes called "Big Blows"because of the noise they made ! They also sold the control or "A" unit as a...
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    Rivarossi big boy age

    According to the "Rivarossi Memories " site 4006 was produced in 1994./5
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    How Old Is Your Oldest "Working" Locomotive?

    I forgot about this beastie. In 1950 when this loco was produced the "Trix Twin" system was AC powered with a 3-rail track where the centre rail was common and each running rail was separately controlled so that two trains could run on the same track. This loco was produced for the North...
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    How Old Is Your Oldest "Working" Locomotive?

    This is my oldest working locomotive. Hornby clockwork tank loco form 1930s 0r 40s. Brake van ( Caboose) is newer from the 50s. Works when I can find a key ! Next oldest are these Rovex princesses from the early 1950s Top model is a rare "Plunger" princess which was the second type produced...
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    Front End Friday

    This could be the front or the back ! Ffestiniog railway Porthmadoc North Wales. Double Farlie "James Spooner"
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    FR James Spooner.JPG

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    Mail Call! Railway Post Office, commonly abbreviated as RPO has rolled in!

    I have been looking for one of these for a long time and as a bonus came with 4 passenger cars at a good price. Rivarossi NYC Dreyfuss Hudson with centipede tender. Probably will not be buying any more models for a while as I have spent my spare cash on this. 1995 MGR V8 . Not exported to...
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    MGR Front.jpg

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    Front End Friday

    Yes they said there was a centennial there but didn't take a photo.
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    Front End Friday

    My two youngest sons were in th US last week and took this Photo of Big Boy 4023 in a park in Omaha ( Kenifck ?)
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    Omaha Big Boy.jpg

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