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MikeC Former Member
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Thanks for the photos Max. Very enjoyable!! Some of my favourites in that lot. Mike |
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henryparrot Former Member
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Thanks for the explanation Max Im still abit confused what is the actual yellow railroad name on the sides of the locos? cheers Brian |
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MaxSouthOz Admin 
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Thanks Mike. Brian, the yellow writing says, "Nickel Plate Road" It's most clear on the GP 7's and GP 9's
____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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Try this Brian.  Best I can do with my camera. The front bit says "NYC&StL" (New York Chicago and St Louis) Cheers Max ____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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owen69 Former Member
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lovely pics Max,i prefer em working rather than posing.   |
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FS Full Member 
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Great pics! Great collection of motive power you have! Really like the NKP paint scheme, looks the business! THomas ____________________ TUTTO IN GRIGIO ARDESIA |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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Thanks guys. Happy New Year
____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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Petermac Moderator 
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So you don't sit there all day long with your arms folded Max  Those are great photos of a great layout. And as for the sound vid - wow, I loved it !!!  ____________________ 'Petermac |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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If you look closely, Pete - I'm asleep. Taken by our Treasurer at a Club (http://www.decca.net.au) working bee . . .
____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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sdjr-usa Former Member
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MaxSouthOz wrote: Hi Brian. Glad you enjoyed the pics. Obviously the quality isn't too good, coz you can't read the name . . . The NKP's Berkshire Class were absolutely stunning locomotives and one of my all time favorites of American power.  #765 pictured in East Wayne, Indiana 1958 by Eugene L. Huddleston. Nickel Plate Berk #765 was restored and spent time in the mid 80's running around various lines in the mid-west to eastern U.S. Richard P. Melvin produce an interesting video on that locomotive which was available for many years from Hopewell Productions, well worth seeing. |
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sdjr-usa Former Member
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Postscript: Picture is NKP #769, not 765. |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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Yep sdjr, the Berkshires were the main reason I was attracted to the NKP. Tests done during the '50s against the diesels of their day, showed the Berkies had the advantage in cost per ton/mile. However, the high maintenance cost and the EPA considerations were always going to do them in. Too many moving parts and too much smoke.
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Chubber Casseroled Badger 
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I, too, particularly like the 'less is more' grass treatment in the yard ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Petermac Moderator
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Fantastic looking loco - a powerful beast indeed. It seems with both American and mainland European locos, they never quite got it right first time around Have you noticed all the extra bits of pipe and stuff they had to bolt on afterwards !!____________________ 'Petermac |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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It's a common trait, Peter, UK EU and OZ. As each loco came in for programmed service or manitenance, upgrades and improvements were carried out, sometimes extra pipes were needed and extra extra equipment bolted on. After a while, no two locos were alike. I live near the Sydney/Melbourne to Perth line. Every freight train goes past us. It's interesting to watch the diesels as they pass. They seem to be each a little different as well. ____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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Boilermaker69 Former Member
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What make are your PA/PB locomotives? I have the Athearn version in UP livery. The B unit of mine is motored and along with the A unit will pull a nine car passenger train around the local club layout with power to spare. | |||||||||
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Passed Driver Full Member 
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Hi Max Excellent, but your got me there, you wrote “ Where the Driver was at the back “. Is that the outback? Back cab making a cuppa? Or whatever. Best wishes Kevin
____________________ Staying on the thread Kevin. |
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xdford Member
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Hi Kevin, Max would have been referring to the driver being back of the boiler in the cab. US roads were offered the option or long or short hoods forward. Many initially chose the long hood forward option given that crews would have been apprehensive about safety in a collision after being protected by a steam engine boiler. Several roads, notably Norfolk and Western and Southern Railway specified high short hoods and long hood forward up to the late 70's and early 80's even for their longest locomotives. The introduction of the Canadian Safety Cab in 1973 or so (seen on my St Agnes page) or so turned around the thinking behind the protection. US roads tried the CN units out on loan, made their own design changes and it has evolved to the standard cabs we see today. Kevin, you are obviously "trawling" info to get yourself up to speed and well done for doing so. However Max's last post about that layout was quite some time ago and I believe he is now into On30 with a "plank" layout. His modelling however does merit another look and should give you, me and others some inspiration. Cheers Trevor |
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Passed Driver Full Member
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Hi Trevor. Yes , that is me , where my hands are not following my brain directions 100%,,I am not finding it easy to do precision work, so look for inspiration on the forum . Arthritis is a B. nuisance. Best wishes Kevin
____________________ Staying on the thread Kevin. |
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