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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek  Portuguese shunter, known as "Darth Vader"
Looks like Marklin could model it on a Kof chassis ...
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What on earth is that contraption shown in the 3rd and 4th photo's above. I like the Exercycle.
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Looks like a snowplow to me. It looks very similar like some US models I have seen. It looks really cool. Almost like Steam Punk  Happy Model Railroading Robert
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Originally Posted by: DB Fan Looks like a snowplow to me. It looks very similar like some US models I have seen. It looks really cool. Almost like Steam Punk Happy Model Railroading Robert I agree, the wagon behind the snowplow I suspect is a tank that can be filled with water or some other suitable heavy material so the train has sufficient mass to provide enough momentum to help the plow through the snow when it is deep.
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I'm gonna have to go to the museum to say that the plug is filled with water, and it's hard enough to do this? Here's another picture  In contrast, a small jumper with a 2-stroke Tomos engine of 50 ccm  In 1974 I recorded in Zaprešić (near Zagreb)  
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ooks like a snowplow to me. It looks very similar like some US models I have seen. It looks really cool. Almost like Steam Punk BigGrin
Happy Model Railroading
Robert, Whats snow?????
I see the latest in garden seat technology. Nice and simple. Looks cold to ride though. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Ah so now it's snow plow time.   Mikey |
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Until the 1980s there was a industrial RR network existing in Hamburg-Ottensen (behind the Hamburg-Altona terminus so to speak). Pre-dominantly narrow gauge (1000 mm), some parts were (as I just learned) also normal gauge. Single freight cars or short cuts of them were hauled - on rails - by a tow truck driving on tarmac. A lengthy but entertaining photo stream commences below the one page blahblablah: https://xn--ig-historisc.../Ottenser-Industriebahn/After the story with normal gauge freight cars on narrow gauge substitute trucks follows chapter 3 with the standard gauge images at the very end. |
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Exit signal somewhat adapted to meet local requirements (Real picture, no photoshopping!).  Hamburg-Sülldorf, 2013. |
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I like those painted white walls on those cars!
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Class 62 passenger train tank locomotives developed by Henschel for the DR in the 1920s. DB service of this "short class 01" ended in 1956 and DRG service ended in 1972. After the end of DB service, a DRG class 62 could still be seen on DB tracks in Luebeck when pulling an "Interzonenzug".  Photo by: Von Rainerhaufe - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedi...index.php?curid=71335328Edited by user 28 April 2020 08:17:44(UTC)
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Austrian BBÖ DT 1 / DR class 71.5 / ÖBB class 3071 for local passenger traffic.  Image courtesy of Wikipedia Nickname (I am not making this up!): Village Idiot ("Dorftrottel") |
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Quote:From bph:
SBB E 3/3 with electric steam heaters I could add a panto to my KLVM!  |
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Specialized electric «cog railway», Krasnoyarsk ship lift. not sure what to call this, but it transports ships on tracks. And it has its own turntable, with a dedicated service track.    Some data, not guaranteed. Tack length 1,5 km Track gauge is 9,000 mm (9m) 156 hydraulic motors, each 68kW. Power is supplied by 2xthree pantographs via a three-phase overhead line. 35 kV Total weight of 8100t, load capacity 2000t. Turntable diameter 106 m
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I recently fell over this thing. It´s even from my own hometown, and I was never aware of it until now; (Elsinore, Denmark)    This excellent website states; Quote:Steam wagon. 'The banana'. Wagon box made of steel (the first in Denmark). Machine bogie wheelbase 2.13 m. Running bogie wheelbase 1.68 m. 59 places. Aisle. Ran in the summer of 1925 and 26 as the rolling house painted in half-timbered Grønnehave - Hellebæk. Set aside 1930. Decommissioned and broken up 1940. Wagon box set up as a summer house in Helsingør. https://www.jernbanen.dk/pbane_main.php?s=143&g=d |
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A slightly unusual colour for a steam locomotive.... (Japanese locomotive) 
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Barbie...or Hello Kitty  |
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Originally Posted by: Jimmy Thompson Barbie...or Hello Kitty Hello Kitty?, they have that also in Japan, quite a horrific sight actually........
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Perhaps not the ideal thread for posting, but I couldn't think of another one: Class 23 and class 50 steam engine pulling the "Fischzug" in the 1970s. Class 23 and class 51 steam engine pulling the "Fischzug" in the 1970s: https://www.bundesbahnze...14&suchwort=Fischzug |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Perhaps not the ideal thread for posting, but I couldn't think of another one: Class 23 and class 50 steam engine pulling the "Fischzug" in the 1970s. Class 23 and class 51 steam engine pulling the "Fischzug" in the 1970s: https://www.bundesbahnze...14&suchwort=Fischzug Thank you for sharing ! I know now the smoked fish recipe  ! best Regards Joël |
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Two electric locomotives pulled UEX mototrain with 20 cars. Munich, 2022 |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek What a weird combination of coaches.
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Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan What a weird combination of coaches. A related DSO forum post clarifies: Brake locomotive was 218 362 and the two heating cars also had the necessary weight. ( "Bremslok war 218 362 und die zwei Heizwagen hatten auch das nötige Gewicht.") By the way, from further contributions in the thread I conclude that the photos date to about 1972. Source: https://www.drehscheibe-...4434093,sv=0#msg-4434093 |
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Consulting the Rio Grande Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment by Jim Eager, I read about the Rio Grande TTVX 810224 FA freight car: General Motors and - initally - Southern Pacific designed "Vert-A-Pac" rail cars to hold 30 Vegas each, compared with conventional tri-level autoracks which held 18. The rail car carrier-panels were opened and closed via forklift. The first Vert-A-Pacs entered service in April 1970; the last ones in January 1973. Besides Southern Pacific, the Baltimore & Ohio, Burlington Northern, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Florida East Coast, Frisco, Illinois Central Gulf, Louisville & Nashville, Milwaukee Road, Missouri Pacific, Penn Central (under Merchants Despatch Transportation), Rock Island, Seaboard Coast Line, and Southern Railway operated Vert-A-Pacs. All withdrawn from service at the end of the 1977 Vega model year were reracked with conventional tri-level racks.  The Chevrolet Vega was built for vertical rail shipment, nose down. Topped with fluids before rail transport, the Vega was designed to prevent oil entering motor cylinders and acid battery and windshield washer spills as well as to protect the carburetor. The Vega was fitted with four removable cast-steel sockets on the underside and had plastic spacers — removed at unloading — to protect engine and transmission mounts. |
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A lot of work for a car that was only made for 5-6 years! |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek General Motors and - initally - Southern Pacific designed "Vert-A-Pac" rail cars to hold 30 Vegas each, compared with conventional tri-level autoracks which held 18. The rail car carrier-panels were opened and closed via forklift. Mother M and Wiking/Herpa need to create an HO model for this! The perfect addition to the lineup!
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Originally Posted by: rbw993 A lot of work for a car that was only made for 5-6 years! I remember this Vega car very well. I lived in Columbus, Ohio in the early 70s and they sprayed a lot of salt on the roads to melt the snow in winter, and this car Vega, was notorious for rusting. In 3 years the wheel wells would rust out, all 4 of them and the car fell apart. I think the metal was too thin, also the engine block was made of aluminum and so the engine would not last very long, and would break down and put out a lot of black smoke thru the exhaust pipes. But, it was inexpensive to buy.
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The Chevrolet Vega was made from the summer of 1970 through 78. One version is collectable, the Cosworth with a double cam cylinder head. The Lordstown Ohio plant was retooled for the Vega. The Monza replaced it for 1978-9 but was the same platform and chassis, as were the Pontiac Sunbird, Oldsmobile Starfire and Buick Skyhawk. The Monza offered a 4.3 litre 262 c.id. V8, and eventually the 305. The variants could have a Buick V6. The Pontiac Iron Duke 4 cylinder came later. Production ended in summer of 1981 for the fwd J body cars. My uncle worked at Packard electric in Warren. They made the wiring harnesses for everything.
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Smart Rail (https://www.smart-rail.eu/) hand-me-down electric loco. |
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