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Name that loco

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Reading General, Jul 12, 2018.

  1. Reading General

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    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Does posting this here rather than in the Picture Puzzle thread mean that the OP doesn't know the answer?
     
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  4. Reading General

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    it's not 4612, but in a sense that's quite close.( It's not the other Pannier that was parked close to it ,but unidentifiable from the train, either).
     
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    Close...numerically? 6412?
     
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    The wire and chain wrapped round the hook suggests it is an auto-fitted loco.
     
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    Now there's an idea for a new thread! :D
     
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    I'm guessing 813 at Bury?
     
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    As Bill says it could well be 6412 actually. Lines up with the idea of it being an auto-fitted engine, plus it has the smaller whistle shroud.

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    (Naff pic from a recent visit of mine)
     
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    it is indeed 6412, I thought maybe a thread on loco details would be of interest. . Doesn't have to be a competiton but I'll offer this one with no id just to gauge reactions. name2.jpg
     
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    I reckon that's 30120. I'm enjoying this - I've never got any of the picture puzzle thread answers!
     
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    that's remarkable and spot on. Anyone want to join in>?
     
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    might be too easy
     
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    48151?
     
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    nope
     
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    92212? (Cheating a bit. I've just seen your photos from last week's tour!)
     
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    Looks like we now have three picture puzzle threads. Mods?
     
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    If you mean what I first surmised, where the person posting the picture doesn't know the loco's identity, that would make sense.

    If you mean a quiz where the poster does know the loco's identity, rather than not knowing and wanting to find out, then I have previously posted just that sort in the picture puzzle thread, such as these.
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    I don't remember how many others may have done so, but certainly no-one objected to mine and people submitted guesses just as they do for the more common "where?" kind. I would prefer to keep it like that. If you are really keen to have a separate thread then you should request a change in the rules for the general puzzle thread to exclude this sort.
     
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    I don't think there's anything in the Forum Rules that says you have to post in a particular place if what you are posting is similar. In any case see my post #10
     
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    No, but keeping similar stuff together does make life easier.

    I'd be all in favour of a thread along the lines of "Here's an interesting picture of some bit of a loco", if it's not a quiz and there is not already a more appropriate thread such as one for the loco concerned. But it seems cleaner to keep quiz questions together, with the already-decided split between the UK and the rest of Europe plus perhaps a rest-of-the-world if enough people would be interested.

    Have you edited post#1? I thought you had muttered about never winning on the picture puzzle thread. That is no bar to posting puzzles there, as it's now often Open House.
     

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