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tree ted
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we went to railfest at York with our warship D832 and we got chatting to the lads who were showing people around the Q1 and 1 of the lads asked did we know much about it. the reply.
"Its the best looking ugly engine you will ever see" |
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MTA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | | tree ted wrote: |  no proper engines had running boards take a look at the Q1's none of this fancy waste of metal. |
Q1 never had much of anything!! |
Except the title of most powerful 0-6-0 to be built in Britain!!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Must be a GWR thing - we like our engines well finished off!  |
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tree ted
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Nah they only ever built 3 proper engines at swindon and they are 1ft 11 3/4" guage. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| tree ted wrote: | | Nah they only ever built 3 proper engines at swindon and they are 1ft 11 3/4" guage. |
I could say something to that remark - Ill keep it to myself. Shame on you - never upset the Swindon faithful!!  |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Are you referring two 'Earl', Countess and, I'm not sure of the other one  Although I think that Earl and Countess are 2' 6" 
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tree ted
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| mind you on the bright side of things our warship is swindon built and is still going strong. The western however is a proper crewe loco |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| King, Castle, County, Hall, Manor and the Stars. Perfection. |
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tree ted
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| No mta the 3 thay run up a hill in wales the 3rd 1 was suposed to be a rebuild. well acording to the accountants anyway. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not an expert/fan of the GWR, so more clues as to what 'hill' the locos ran up
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tree ted
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| The VoR locos mta |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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I shoulda' known
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tmuir
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I baked the roof and fitted it to my loco today and then tested out my old RCs. Something is wrong with them, unsure if it is the receiver or RCs so hoping to get time and just go buy a new 2 channel RC tomorrow.
Bent up the mounting for the RC and have primed it but it was too hot for my to paint top coat when primer was ready so will do that tomorrow morning aswell.
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Steely
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds good. This might be pointing out the obvious but was there enough power going to the reciever?
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