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Old 6th December 2008, 21:22
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Originally Posted by MarkB View Post
............................ about the only train that would actually make the climb was my old triang britannia (now that was a beast!). I have noticed the newer engines still lack the power of the much older stuff (but they do look so much nicer!)..................
I got one of those for Christmas about 50 years ago. It came in a set with three Pullman coaches. I thought it was brilliant but as you say, compared with today's models, they were pretty basic.
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