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chelsea9899

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Saturday 22nd September 2018

I didn't see a stickied post for incredibly cool photos of trains.

This one is, I believe, from the 30's. I'm afraid I've forgotten the model of train but it, to me, is sublime.

Enjoy!

Teddy Lop

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Saturday 22nd September 2018

Search streamliner, lots of wonderful designs, sadly most of which will have been scrapped.

rs1952

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Saturday 22nd September 2018

I've seen the photo before many years ago. I remember that it is American but nothing else I'm afraid

warch

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IIRC the problem with streamlining was that it made accessing parts of the train for routine servicing very difficult. They were beautiful though and so evocative of the design ethos of the time.

CanAm

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Saturday 22nd September 2018

It's the New York Central's Mercury, later renamed as the Cleveland Mercury.

STO

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Saturday 22nd September 2018

Mercury train from New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(train) very cool indeed, from a different time in rail travel.

ecsrobin

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Saturday 22nd September 2018

The size of that train is impressive! The UK managed the great looking Duchess of Hamilton

texaxile

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

We seem to have gone backwards by way of aesthetics. Any pics of the interior?.

AdeTuono

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

chelsea9899 said:

I didn't see a stickied post for incredibly cool photos of trains.

This one is, I believe, from the 30's. I'm afraid I've forgotten the model of train but it, to me, is sublime.

Enjoy!

It's got whitewalls!

Flying Phil

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ecsrobin said:

The size of that train is impressive! The UK managed the great looking Duchess of Hamilton

I'm another fan of the Streamlined "Duchess of Hamilton"......of course the next job is to get it back into steam on the main line.

Rick101

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texaxile said:

We seem to have gone backwards by way of aesthetics. Any pics of the interior?.

Gone backwards? You need to see a Pacer my friend. Such a leap in technology and design we're still using them today.

Simpo Two

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

Interesting that the American train looks like a classic piece of art deco desgn, whilst the British train looks like an ordinary train with a metal case on...!

warch

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Simpo Two said:

Interesting that the American train looks like a classic piece of art deco desgn, whilst the British train looks like an ordinary train with a metal case on...!

I was going to protest about that, but actually yes you're absolutely right.

tight5

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Rick101 said:

texaxile said:

We seem to have gone backwards by way of aesthetics. Any pics of the interior?.

Gone backwards? You need to see a Pacer my friend. Such a leap in technology and design we're still using them today.

Pah !!!
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Evoluzione

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

A few evocative ones of Manningham train shed:

Always makes me smile to see how many are smoking away parked by the side of the extractor instead of under it laugh

SilverHarrier

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

Was on my way to get some Transit parts from a breakers a few months back, definitely wasn't expecting to see this parked up!

davebem

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

UK gauge vs North America:

Simpo Two

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davebem said:

UK gauge vs North America

Isn't the gauge the same?

davebem

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Simpo Two said:

Isn't the gauge the same?

whoops I should have said loading gauge!

FourWheelDrift

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

1929 Schienenzeppelin

"The train now approaching platform 1 is the 8:30 express to Berlin, please stand back from the platform edge, no really stand back"