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Zora la rousse		#1 Posted : 02 November 2008 10:51:18(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/10/2005(UTC) Posts: 856 Location: ,		After visiting The Netherlands, Thomas the Tank Engine was returned to the Watercress Line in England by a low loader truck. Sadly the hydraulics broke down and Thomas was stucked on a road junction. For more information, see this article on Mail Online News. Wonder what the fat controller thought about it !
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Rowan		#2 Posted : 02 November 2008 11:43:19(UTC) Retweet
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Bigdaddynz		#3 Posted : 02 November 2008 12:25:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		Poor Thomas!! [:O]
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steventrain		#4 Posted : 02 November 2008 12:27:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,689 Location: United Kingdom		Thomas still simle with stuck.
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Goofy		#5 Posted : 02 November 2008 15:04:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 9,277		Crazy people there is in the world...! HA HA HA...! To transported like this... Hmmm hmmm... Goofy
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Frostie		#6 Posted : 02 November 2008 17:18:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/08/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,614 Location: Birmingham,Alabama		Very nice ! Can you imaging traveline with your children, and them seeing Thomas traveling down the road.
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rschaffr		#7 Posted : 02 November 2008 19:45:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,181 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		We took our Grandson to Strasburg, PA for a "Day with Thomas" a few years ago. On the way we had to stop at a RR crossing and guess who went by?
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Gert-Jan		#8 Posted : 02 November 2008 22:15:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 777 Location: Netherlands		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Zora la rousse Wonder what the fat controller thought about it ! I guess CS3 Sure hope that Thomas is fine!
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Zora la rousse		#9 Posted : 02 November 2008 22:56:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/10/2005(UTC) Posts: 856 Location: ,		Thomas has visited the ZLSM in southern Netherlands. For more info —> http://www.zlsm.nl/ and see "evenementen".
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kimballthurlow		#10 Posted : 03 November 2008 09:52:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,763 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Why do they have to ship the real Thomas to and from the Netherlands? Wouldn't it be cheaper to paint a Dutch loco blue, and put a face on it? regards Kimball
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Goofy		#11 Posted : 03 November 2008 10:32:53(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 9,277		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by kimballthurlow <br />Why do they have to ship the real Thomas to and from the Netherlands? Wouldn't it be cheaper to paint a Dutch loco blue, and put a face on it? regards Kimball Because Netherlands don´t have steamlocomotivs anymoretime... Just diesel and electric locomotivs... Why...? Best to asking Zora first...! Zora,do you have any steamlocomotivs left in Netherlands...? Goofy
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Weltenbummler		#12 Posted : 03 November 2008 10:41:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 459 Location: Berlin (D)		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by kimballthurlow <br />Why do they have to ship the real Thomas to and from the Netherlands? Wouldn't it be cheaper to paint a Dutch loco blue, and put a face on it? regards Kimball Easy to answer. It would not be the same. Kids would recognize the difference immediately. And you would not like to be around if these investigating kids start a "riot"
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Zora la rousse		#13 Posted : 03 November 2008 10:54:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/10/2005(UTC) Posts: 856 Location: ,		We do have steam locomotives, but only at museum organisations. The ZLSM in southern Netherlands had hired Thomas. My favourite is the STAR in northern Netherlands, see —> http://www.stadskanaalrail.nl/star/star.php
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foumaro		#14 Posted : 03 November 2008 11:34:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 4,430 Location: Attiki Athens Greece		Very nice link Zora,thank you very much.
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Gert-Jan		#15 Posted : 03 November 2008 12:47:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 777 Location: Netherlands		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Goofy Because Netherlands don´t have steamlocomotivs anymoretime... Just diesel and electric locomotivs... Why...? Best to asking Zora first...! Zora,do you have any steamlocomotivs left in Netherlands...? Goofy We have some...these are from Sweden Build by Nydqvist & Holm, Trollhättan... http://www.zlsm.nl/materieel.php?item=stoom E 1090 (1911) B 1289 (1916) B 1220 (1914) E2 1040 (1910)
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Goofy		#16 Posted : 03 November 2008 16:02:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 9,277		Nicely pictures,Gert-Jan...! You too,Zora...! Thanks...! Goofy
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WelshMatt		#17 Posted : 03 November 2008 16:29:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 06/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,345 Location: ,		The rights to use Thomas and related characters are very tightly controlled, so it may be the case that they didn't have a loco of their own that was acceptable to the copyright holders. The average "Thomas" is a small industrial tank loco. It really couldn't be hauled that distance on its own wheels due to the speeds involved. These locos were designed to hit 30mph flat out and spend most of their time shunting at far lower speeds. Interestingly I know of at least one line here that has adopted the lesser-known character "Ivor the Engine" as they don't have to pay big money for the rights to use "Thomas" that way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_the_engine
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intruder		#18 Posted : 03 November 2008 23:06:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway		I remember Ivor the Engine, shown on TV programs for kids many years ago. He had a nice tap for hot tea water.
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mike c		#19 Posted : 06 November 2008 03:51:15(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 8,226 Location: Montreal, QC		I would have loved to see a photo of Mr. Topham Hot chewing out the truck driver. Now that would have been a classic! Mike C
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