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07 Feb 2009, 11:29 am

Well I thought I would ressurect this, and with good reason

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

This locomotive is the one nearly everyone is talking about, the first steam loco built since the 60s, and only built up the road from me

it took a trip to London King's Cross, and will be there for a while

although this loco has the number 60163, it's mainline (TOPS) number is 98863 (all steam engines in the UK used on the mainlines are British Rail class 98)

I've yet to find a picture of the locomotive that is good, but there are plenty on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppe ... 63_Tornado

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07 Feb 2009, 2:08 pm

MS Train Simulator is the only thing I miss about having Windows.

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07 Feb 2009, 4:03 pm

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MS Train Simulator is the only thing I miss about having Windows.

i have this game!! ! pm me and ill give it to u via msn

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07 Feb 2009, 4:08 pm

Steam trains are amazing. The look, the sounds, the smells - they're so exciting!

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07 Feb 2009, 4:10 pm

Followthereaper90 wrote:

Tim_Tex wrote:

MS Train Simulator is the only thing I miss about having Windows.

i have this game!! ! pm me and ill give it to u via msn

I don't think you've missed the point there, Followthereaper90!

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07 Feb 2009, 4:39 pm

Greyhound wrote:

Followthereaper90 wrote:

Tim_Tex wrote:

MS Train Simulator is the only thing I miss about having Windows.

i have this game!! ! pm me and ill give it to u via msn

I don't think you've missed the point there, Followthereaper90!

oh ya u rigth sorry....so u have mac tim?

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07 Feb 2009, 5:39 pm

Followthereaper90 wrote:

Greyhound wrote:

Followthereaper90 wrote:

Tim_Tex wrote:

MS Train Simulator is the only thing I miss about having Windows.

i have this game!! ! pm me and ill give it to u via msn

I don't think you've missed the point there, Followthereaper90!

oh ya u rigth sorry....so u have mac tim?

No Windows != Mac :lol:

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07 Feb 2009, 6:04 pm

Anybody know which train is featured in the film "Back to The Future Part III" ?

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08 Feb 2009, 6:23 am

Amazing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7876333.stm

It's also great to see so many people interested in it. I wish I could have been there

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08 Feb 2009, 10:35 am

Greyhound wrote:

Amazing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7876333.stm

It's also great to see so many people interested in it. I wish I could have been there

yes, I did say people were interested in it, I'd actually love to see that engine myself, living near the town of it's construction maybe I can see it when it returns home

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15 Feb 2009, 6:50 pm

Now, many of you who frequent the chatroom will know that out of all the British trains built, InterCity 125 is my all time favourite

Below is HST locomotive/power car number 43301 (previously 43101 until engine replacement), and I have a great fondness for this particular HST locomotive, particularly due to the fact it was not used for years and it was left in a yard on blocks to just rot and fall apart

(creative commons license, unsure who the author is), this is 43301(43101) now

Click here to see 43301 (43101) in the severely decayed state it was in before CrossCountry decided to put it back into use, you have to scroll to the very bottom of the page though, and the notes on the page clearly say this loco was a near wreck

proof a loco can live on, with a bit of TLC

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01 Apr 2009, 3:56 pm

WOW!! I just found this cool thread!!
I cant say I have any technical knowledge about trains but I think they are cool and I like trainspotting
My husband is a traindriver and we both love to travel by train

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02 Apr 2009, 10:05 am

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yeah, it is a cool thread

I too love to travel by train, it's enjoyable

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02 Apr 2009, 10:29 am

Hodor wrote:

This is the future of British Rail:

British Fail, I mean.

That's too funny!! ! :lol:

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02 Apr 2009, 10:33 am

Pikachu wrote:

I've yet to post any great steam locomotives yet, this is the first one.....

LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman

Currently in the care of the National Railway Museum, whom have completely dismantled this locomotive as part of restoration work, I saw it in this dismantled state on my visit to the National Railway Museum, it started life as a locomotive on the London & North Eastern Railway, then British Railways (later trading as British Rail). To this day, the 10am service from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh is still called "Flying Scotsman", which this locomotive took it's name from, even still published by current East Coast franchise operator National Express East Coast (as FS above the column in the timetable), though these days the locomotive is the previously posted 25kV AC electric British Rail Class 91

I await the day that NRM finish refurbishing it

Oh so awesome!... I had no idea a train could be so beautiful! Thanks for the posting the picture!

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02 Apr 2009, 11:09 am

Flying Scotsman is still in parts and still being refurbished, I'm eager to see the locomotive back on the main line

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