Oh all right, you're right ;-)
I used to travel to school (boarding school) in a steam train, from
Paddington (London) to Bath (Somerset); I used to watch with delight as
we entered tunnels and all the smoke and steam billowed back down the
train!
When I lived in India, most of the trains were still steam.
But the diesels in some of the locomotives, Napier Deltics, were
wonderful workhorses ...
Chris
On 18 Aug 2004, at 7:49, Christian Cederberg wrote:
>> From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] Re: Gayton Northamptonshire #3
>> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:46:22 +0100
>
>> Very clever Graham. I like the Virgin machine vs the narrowboat. I
>> like railway locomotives (all that power!), but I miss the great sound
>> of the diesel-electrics. A reasonable substitute for steam I believe.
>
>> Chris
>
> Nothing can and nothing will ever replace steam. The Iron Horse was the
> closest man has ever come to build the perfect living, breathing
> machine.
> The lonesome whistle wail, the hiss of steam in the cylinders, it is
> just
> pure poetry.
> No, the railroads are just not the same without steam.
>
> Kind regards,
> Christian Cederberg
> ------
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