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2-2-2
0-10-0
4-4-4
0-10-0
4-4-4
Nothing specific - I just thought that they would be uncommon so made a guess!For those who have suggested 2-2-2 or 4-4-4 can they please expand on what locomotive they were thinking of.
DittoNothing specific - I just thought that they would be uncommon so made a guess!
Please give the origins of the names of the following -- past / present -- long-distance trains:
The Ghan (nowadays, Adelaide - Alice Springs -- Darwin)
This is the name given to the caravans of animals that crossed the continent of Australia, North to South and vice versa.
Le Mistral (Paris -- Nice)
I think that this is connected with the wind that blows from the North Africa coast across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
Orange Blossom Special (New York -- Miami)
Is this connected with the amount of flowers with orange blossoms that were grown in Florida and taken to New York for sale?
My possible answers included in italics:
1. the Mistral blows south from France into the Mediterranean
2. the camel train herders were (reputedly) Afghans
Open floor if these are correct
Was it a prototype diesel?I did come across an interesting oddity this week, so I will jump in and hope others won't mind. What Midland Railway locomotive had eight cylinders?
Very clever, I was wondering if there was a compound Beyer Garatt.Was it a prototype diesel?
Was it a prototype diesel?
Very clever, I was wondering if there was a compound Beyer Garatt.
Is this "Paget's Ghost" ?
Is this something like the 'pulling power' of a double-headed 8F is considered to be the equivalent to a 13F?OK. Please explain, in railway terms, the meaning of the equation below
8 + 8 = 13