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Hi Pete and all,
I'm only wrapping it up around Puffing Billy, I think we've pretty much
worn them out. (;->) Eh, Thunderbirds was a TV kids show decades ago but
my reference was to the band. Good grief Pete I lose you so often I've
come to think you live under a rock. (;->)
At least you remember "Down by the station early in the morning see the
little pufferbellies all in a row." Somehow that's a good description of
Bay Head down this way where they keep the Diesels overnight and Red Bank
where they have the electrics all ready at the crack of dawn to start the
morning commute.
We might hear something from the UK packeteers but not likely much, it's
not like those museums attract everybody. Hmmm, don't know where I got
Covington from when I meant Coventry, maybe a reaction to the way it ties
me all up inside. Anyway, as long as you set me straight I'll return the
favor, when the word "national" appears in the official name there can be
only one with all the words alike. There may be variations but no
duplications, that would only serve to confuse. Sure there are plenty of
related museums and private estates, Sir Virgin Whatzizface being a rail
fan not only has the largest collection of rolling stock in the UK (if
not the world) but is a certified mainline engineer who sometimes hops
aboard, tells the engineer to take a break and makes the run himself.
The only engines I know of shipped during WW2 came from the United States
Army Transportation Corps (USATC), were made by Alco and Baldwin and when
they got to the UK covered the ground like a hoarde of caterpillars. They
served well many years after the war, the Brits waste NOTHING and at the
end of steam converted many into steamrollers putting them to work on the
roads. Then you kind of lost me, why would they ship to OZ? Quite a
different story down under, while the Japanese did attack the continent
they didn't do nearly as much damage as the Axis did to Europe.
Well, if a logbook and/or insurance records hold the answer to how those
locos got there they haven't been found. There is a paper trail but so
sketchy nothing may be proven conclusively, then too I suspect that after
the initial investigation they lost interest. It's not such a popular
dive site either, not like the well documented wrecks we have offshore
even if we do have a dive club and school here in town they probably
don't even know what's there.
73 de Warren
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