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 Posted - July 17 2011 : 10:36:53 PM
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you got to see this,great entertainment ken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aheCDOBtzz8&feature=related
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Posted - July 18 2011 : 01:10:58 AM
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| Ken - Any stats on how much track it took and how long to set up? Looked like a lot of people attended
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Posted - July 18 2011 : 06:27:33 AM
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brian,the track is 700 scale miles in length x 2,one for german team,one for the english,its insulated so that every 100 metres is live at any time,and approx 45,000 pieces of 1 metre track,ken
parts 2/5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM3vApgN4GQ&playnext=1&list=PLE01017CD082E1ABC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71D7ph8_jdw&playnext=1&list=PLE01017CD082E1ABC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15m1frpSs8E&playnext=1&list=PLE01017CD082E1ABC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLoDgz_eEzE
Edited by - catfordken on July 18 2011 06:30:44 AM
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Posted - July 18 2011 : 07:46:59 AM
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Neat Ken. I recognize James May also from Top Gear that I watch on BBC America. He also did a "Toy Stories" show? I had seen something like this before but I think it had something to do with slot cars at an old race track in Britain.
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Posted - July 18 2011 : 07:59:30 AM
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Ken, After watching the first link above I noticed he's, James, connected with his mate from his new show. Is Toy Stories still in production or on hiatus?
Thanks
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Posted - July 18 2011 : 08:18:18 AM
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| hi alco fan,as far as i know the one i listed was a one off,it was done in 2011,but if their are more i will let you know,this was done as the one in the toy story series was a failure,the train broke down within minutes but this time it finished ken
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Posted - July 18 2011 : 10:36:25 AM
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Gotta love the British; I don't think anything like that would ever be attempted here. I had to go watch the whole thing last night before I could go to bed.
Here's part 1, by the way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9fjrmn1jy0
Devon looks beautiful, and the Flying Scotsman made it 10 miles with it's original open frame motor. 
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 2:48:35 PM
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what's the batteries taped to the tender for
what's the guy with the stick doing, pushing the train???
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 2:59:38 PM
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the locos with batteries tied to side was for balancing the load of cells in the loco,,the loco with the stick again was for balancing purposes,both of those locos were experimental powered and as the voiceover says,in years to come these will be miniaturised,ken
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 8:03:12 PM
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That little Scot had all my money...good for Hornby
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 9:21:14 PM
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It was the German's own fault for picking a slower freight loco for their steamer. 
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