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Old 19th May 2021, 18:28
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Hello Bill, and welcome to our forum.
It's interesting how people often look to foreign railways. I was always fascinated by the AT&SF railroad when I was a teenager. I still marvel at the scenery and massive locos which run now.

Fun fact - did you know that FDNY had a Super Pumper which used the same engine (you guys call them Prime Movers I believe) as the Deltic had - a Napier? This monsterous machine drove an impellor pump to supply their engines and trucks for fire fighting in New York. There's some youtube clips of it running, and Wiki...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic

Cheers, John
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