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Thanks for last night Mark, it was a really great evening :wub: :lol:

Great to catch up. My treat next time.

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You’re welcome. :cheers:

It’s a good museum isn’t it. Hopefully you saw some proper trains with diesel engines and/or electric motors! :lol:
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Nice engine. Ever been to the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield?
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Major_Tom wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:36 pm Nice engine. Ever been to the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield?
Not familiar with that one Tom, worth a visit?
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mjcapri wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:03 am You’re welcome. :cheers:

It’s a good museum isn’t it. Hopefully you saw some proper trains with diesel engines and/or electric motors! :lol:
I recall a dull streamlined thing, had some descriptive letters, APT I think! and something called a Deltic. Wife said it was really ugly :o
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Ex Southern Railway "Battle of Britain" class isn't it.
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Peter-S wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:47 am
Major_Tom wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:36 pm Nice engine. Ever been to the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield?
Not familiar with that one Tom, worth a visit?
Yes, its awesome. A few stationary steam engines, including a 40ft high 3 cylinder monster with a 7 tonne flywheel, used for rolling steel back in the day. It runs, fast :shock: and can reverse direction and come up to full speed again in less than 2 seconds. It's astonishing, like standing inside the crank case of a running engine. Has to be seen to be believed.

Kelham Island Tavern and the Fat Cat are just around thd corner too!
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Paul G wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:12 am Ex Southern Railway "Battle of Britain" class isn't it.
Indeed Paul, that one is Winston Churchill, it pulled his funeral train
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Peter-S wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:51 am
mjcapri wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:03 am You’re welcome. :cheers:

It’s a good museum isn’t it. Hopefully you saw some proper trains with diesel engines and/or electric motors! :lol:
I recall a dull streamlined thing, had some descriptive letters, APT I think! and something called a Deltic. Wife said it was really ugly :o
The APT at Shildon is the gas turbine powered one, I'll add that form of propulsion to the 'proper' list!

The Deltic is very nice, I've had a walk through it before, the engines are a work of art.

There is usually a good display of Southern Electrics, one half of 'Project Commuter' was finished and on display when I last visited with the other half under restoration. Definately a proper train!
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mjcapri wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:17 pm
Peter-S wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:51 am
mjcapri wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:03 am You’re welcome. :cheers:

It’s a good museum isn’t it. Hopefully you saw some proper trains with diesel engines and/or electric motors! :lol:
I recall a dull streamlined thing, had some descriptive letters, APT I think! and something called a Deltic. Wife said it was really ugly :o
The APT at Shildon is the gas turbine powered one, I'll add that form of propulsion to the 'proper' list!

The Deltic is very nice, I've had a walk through it before, the engines are a work of art.

There is usually a good display of Southern Electrics, one half of 'Project Commuter' was finished and on display when I last visited with the other half under restoration. Definately a proper train!
I do actually like Deltic, may add one to the layout eventually. For now there's this, maybe your thing!

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Peter-S wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:51 pm
mjcapri wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:17 pm
Peter-S wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:51 am

I recall a dull streamlined thing, had some descriptive letters, APT I think! and something called a Deltic. Wife said it was really ugly :o
The APT at Shildon is the gas turbine powered one, I'll add that form of propulsion to the 'proper' list!

The Deltic is very nice, I've had a walk through it before, the engines are a work of art.

There is usually a good display of Southern Electrics, one half of 'Project Commuter' was finished and on display when I last visited with the other half under restoration. Definately a proper train!
I do actually like Deltic, may add one to the layout eventually. For now there's this, maybe your thing!

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When we lived in Wakefield there was a steam park , Higgins Park , that had a 2 cyl triple expansion engine out of a ship , also had some beam engine and the flywheel off that would be 10' in diameter. They also have a whole steam powered working saw mill ,and a dozen or so smaller steam engines all running off one boiler. Every month they would crank the whole lot up. They also have theme days , like one month it would be Allis Chalmers , next maybe Lanz, or Field Marshal, farmall ..several room full of automotive memrobillia....and a beer stall . A good arvo's entertainment and all for a gold coin donation ( $1or $2 entry )
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