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To : TRAINS@WW
TO: TRAINS @WW
FR: VE3WBZ
DT: Wednesday,February 23rd.,2011 @ 1515hrs EST
Hello Warren and all choo choo wanabee engineers ...@WW;
Just some notes of passing, as it is pretty well wrapped up
on this Puffing Billy thing.
<1> The "Puffing Billy Railway" and the Historical recreation
called "Beamish" are recent creations to restore and
re-recreat the times the protray. Beamish was created in
1970 and is not only railways, but a whole town and industry
etc...all set in 1900s. Their website was interestig.
<2> "Puffing Billy Railway" isn't the engine, but a historical
society of that name, and they have a collection of engines.
< 3> "puffing Billy" is a name given to an engine, that has wider
use, and well in some cases there is no comparability to
the engine given that name. That orginal engine, as mentioned
over and over again, gentlemen., Is in the British Science Museum
in London ,England. < On display> "Puffing Billy's" sister
engine called "Wylam Dilly" is interesting...as mentioned before
as powering a steamboat.
<< Quoting KB2VXA to TRAINS @WW >>
> Oh, so that ring around the CN Tower was during construction.
NO. I posted I have pictures from construction when I lived in
Toronto. even a 8mm movie from our home. When I saw the soke ring
around the CN tower, it was when I was going home to the lake
here one morning. I wish I had stopped to take a picture then
to compare with now, to see if that polution ring is there or gone
or perhaps more defined.
> Eh, just for the heck of it I Googled "puffing billy" and came up
> with exactly what you mentioned, not so common slang so it looks
> like that application is broadening to steam engines in general.
"puffing billy" slang used to be in vogue...but not so much anymore.
Just the memory, and whatever hisorical value to draw customers
to look at their version of "puffing Billy" Very disappointing
if you have seen the real McCoy.
> Now I wonder why there is no Billy on the island of Sodor?
> (Think a moment, you'll get it.)
Nope...didn't ring a bell ;(
> Well yeah, the Luftwaffe bombed the heck out of the UK during the
> war and the Forth Bridge was a prime target.
OK ...given they bombed Coventry... and the canary wharf area or
docks of London ... but the rest of the country was spared.
Give credit to the RAF...the few. As for the Forth Bridge being
a prime traget... well that is obvious...but there they failed
big time. Still marks where the bombs hit...but then composition
tells the story.
Then Bomber Harris was turned loose on'em. Tit for dat...
> I have a few old photos in the archives, the Brits sure had some
> tidying up to do at York!
Aaah the walled city of York. Well they missed the wall there.
Missed a few other places too ... for some reasons took to
bombing vacent fields ... hahahaha...but special prepared fields.
> Talk about a complete turnaround, the scrap yard turned into
> the National Railway Museum which houses one of the finest
> collections in the world, many exhibits either working or servicable.
Which one? There are so many. Also a nice one in Scotland.
So true about your two 1800s engines. It would be nice to see if
anyhting is there, perhaps a ship power plant...or the ship's
stove...even ship guns. I guess while tidal action etc and
whatever has eaten the wood, and taken it away...there must be
something there ... Unless your fellow New Jerseyians had a
1800 pastime of leaping engines into the drink?
I wonder what year they are exactly, then ... must be a report
somewhere? Funny mystery...but sooner or later it will come
to light. As is example with recent finds in the world.
> 73 de Warren
>
> [End of Message #85453 from KB2VXA]
Well have to make supper...and other things...so ttfn
Pete VE3WBZ
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