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 Posted - October 08 2011 : 09:40:53 AM
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these railcars were made by the gwr in the 30s,2 versions were made this is the passenger one,used on main and suburban tracks ran till the 60s,this one is now preserved in the brown cream colours ken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_railcars
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this boxed pair will be winging their way to usa branch of the pgw
the express parcels version
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the real thing in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJDVvrDMRtE&feature=related
Edited by - catfordken on October 08 2011 10:30:17 AM
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Posted - October 08 2011 : 10:14:59 AM
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Sweet...Darth Vader couldn't be more pleased with that mug...
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Posted - October 08 2011 : 10:20:25 AM
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gwr were always light years ahead  ken
to strip them down is very easy remove all 4 buffers and 2 screws on underside,chassis drops out
watch the glazing unit as it tends to drop,make sure its seated back when you put chassis back
Edited by - catfordken on October 08 2011 11:16:38 AM
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Posted - October 08 2011 : 11:27:33 AM
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Ken ; I can see them running past the Frankford roundhouse, Bergen Point station , and the east end.
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Posted - October 08 2011 : 11:29:59 AM
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sweet condition to, definitely one for the bergen/frankfort run ken
would look great with a few passengers
i would love one of these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6fqe2JRlVg
and its history
http://www.railmotor93.org/latestnews/latestnews.html
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Posted - October 08 2011 : 12:44:17 PM
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 that vid was awesome sauce Ken I even liked the Steam railcar Very interesting technology
Instead of RDC would it be RSC?
How would you do the wheel arangements? 0-4+4? I Dunno
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Posted - October 08 2011 : 1:34:28 PM
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I like those vids also. That steam powered doodlebug looks brand new. I have seen photos of simillar steam powered coaches on american roads. All are gone. None saved I know of.
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