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Hello from Canada
Hello to all,
I am a retired radio journalist whose job has taken him to a fair number of far flung places. One journey included a long train ride from (then) Lourenço Marques to (then) Salisbury via Bulawayo. I couldn't swear to it but I rather think the locomotive was a Beyer-Garratt.
I grew up in a naval family and soon developed a passion for ships. Battleships particularly impressed me because of their wonderful combination of raw power and imposing elegance. It was these qualities that led me to appreciate the steam locomotives of my youth; be they The Lord Nelsons and King Arthurs or the A1/A3s or the Stanier pacifics.
I am no engineer. Facts and figures tend to adhere to me like sticky notes on a monitor screen. But I do enjoy listening to others far better versed than myself explain the virtues of their favourite locomotives.
With best regards,
Tim H
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