tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post3867440953119031005..comments2024-01-28T03:15:55.657+00:00Comments on Nemesis Republic: Derailed!Nemesis http://www.blogger.com/profile/16935291114531954647noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post-89963839582017520412009-02-07T13:36:00.000+00:002009-02-07T13:36:00.000+00:00Oops - brain fade. Or faded brain. And I do recall...Oops - brain fade. Or faded brain. And I do recall last year posting stuff in Another Place about it all and how the A4's had a get together.<BR/><BR/>I must take more water with it!Nemesis https://www.blogger.com/profile/16935291114531954647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post-30403147602729903212009-02-07T13:33:00.000+00:002009-02-07T13:33:00.000+00:00I never thought you were so far behind the times, ...I never thought you were so far behind the times, Nem - 1938 - 2009 does not a 70th anniversary make...Conservation Officerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878838787361306401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post-28085147507955094852009-02-07T13:07:00.000+00:002009-02-07T13:07:00.000+00:00Indeed it does - 1938, so this year is the 70th an...Indeed it does - 1938, so this year is the 70th anniversary of that run.<BR/><BR/>I've posted a Youtube about the A4 series above.Nemesis https://www.blogger.com/profile/16935291114531954647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post-49669193059355322102009-02-07T12:52:00.000+00:002009-02-07T12:52:00.000+00:00"Mallard" still, officially, holds the record, so ..."Mallard" still, officially, holds the record, so there shouldn't be any need to muck about with rebuilding. <BR/>Though here's 60532 "Blue Peter" unintentionally breaking the record at Durham in 1994 - if you accept that the driving wheels turning at 140mph, while the locomotive is stationary, counts:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjsNbzg1UaI<BR/>Followed by another two years being mended. Probably best risk breaking a replica than an antique.Conservation Officerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878838787361306401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post-32914144329918497872009-02-07T00:45:00.000+00:002009-02-07T00:45:00.000+00:00note that some are now asking for a reconstruction...note that some are now asking for a reconstruction of 'Mallard' in order to try to take the record! Hardly fair. Mallard, of course. still exists, still steams. <BR/><BR/>But these are arguments which aren't new in the historic motor vehicle world, and total reps really are Not The Thing Dahling.<BR/><BR/>I think Tornado might suit those with not much idea but a desire to have a nice day out. I have no doubt it will be rapid and reliable and make a lot of cash.Nemesis https://www.blogger.com/profile/16935291114531954647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127226013787633926.post-47571154379794166502009-02-07T00:34:00.000+00:002009-02-07T00:34:00.000+00:00Tornado ; I take your point entirely, though it'll...Tornado ; I take your point entirely, though it'll have a history of its own some day. And being brand new, it can get up to speeds on the mainline that are impossible for the antique kettles:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF2Jgg1LpzU<BR/>I'm more concerned about so-called preserved railways cannibalising historic locos (even though there may be plenty of examples of the class available) to cash in on the otherwise laudable Thomas (himself a worthy object, and one of which no originals survive):<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Out_With_ThomasConservation Officerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878838787361306401noreply@blogger.com