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pavorossi 10th October 2008 09:16

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Originally Posted by david1943 (Post 19905)
This is very sad, we in Oz are in the same boat all we do is supply the raw materials

At least you still do that, more than we do anymore.:( Although, we must be the world leaders when it comes to supplying boxes of fudge at tourist destinations surely, so does fudge making count as a heavy industry?
;)

david1943 10th October 2008 10:47

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Originally Posted by pavorossi (Post 19911)
At least you still do that, more than we do anymore.:( Although, we must be the world leaders when it comes to supplying boxes of fudge at tourist destinations surely, so does fudge making count as a heavy industry?
;)

Love that one Adam, I guess it depends on how much you eat, if all these problems were not so serious it would be laughable, the way World finance is going at the moment we may all finish up the Creek.

David.

paul miller 10th October 2008 16:38

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Originally Posted by Gandalf (Post 19906)
David,
You asked about the British Locomotive Industry, it is now in a small shed in Darlington.
One loco every 18 years!!!!!
John (G)

Brilliant John, but sadly very true.
Paul.

paul miller 10th October 2008 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by pavorossi (Post 19911)
At least you still do that, more than we do anymore.:( Although, we must be the world leaders when it comes to supplying boxes of fudge at tourist destinations surely, so does fudge making count as a heavy industry?
;)

Some of the fudge I have bought from seaside resorts would qualify for being heavy industry.
Paul.

pavorossi 10th October 2008 17:19

There are entire streets devoted to it, I think that 90% of the shops along The Shambles in York are fudge shops!

swisstrains 11th July 2009 18:39

After all this talk of fudge it's hard to imagine that this thread started off discussing Freightliner's new diesel loco order from GE in America.:)
The first photos of the actual loco are now available in this leaflet. If you thought 66's were ugly then take a look at this.:eek:
http://www.freightliner.co.uk/filelibrary/PDFs/news/Fact%20Sheet.pdf

meurglysIII 12th July 2009 15:55

That's one uggly buggly loco.

DSY011 12th July 2009 19:47

I knew there was a reason that I was not keen on Diesel traction. Now I know I was right. What happened to the nice clean lines of the class 37's 40s' 44's and 47's. They looked British and were British.

Triplex 13th July 2009 21:27

Now, I'm not British. I don't mind the look of 59s and 66s, and I think 58s are ugly. I still say this new one is worse. As with GEs vs. EMDs in North America, it seems GE can't make a passable cab.

But, seriously, I recognize the visibility advantages of this design. Like the 58, a "dogbone" configuration maximizes forward visibility in both directions while allowing some rearward visibility. And the single windshield is obviously best.

Baggie Mel 13th July 2009 21:57

Looks like a 58 thats already been in an accident to me. Hope its better for the drivers though !


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