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We three kings (GWR Version)

本贴由 richards 于 2010-12-20 发布. 版块名称: Everything Else Heritage

  1. richards

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    To celebrate Lode Star returning "home" to Swindon, it's three bigger preserved sisters have come up with a festive ditty:

    We three Kings of GWR
    Bearings slick, we travel afar,
    Slough and Farringdon, Moor Street and Paddington
    Following Lode Star [4003]
    O Stars of Swindon,
    Stars called Knights [4011-4020]
    Stars with Royal Headcode bright
    Westward speeding, chimney gleaming
    IKB was always right.​

    [The things you come up with when you should be marking schoolwork!]

    Richard
     
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    :clap2: :clap2:

    Maybe this should be moved to General Railway Chat.......just to annoy those who support inferior railway companies.:lol:
     
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  3. tomparryharry

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    They are definitely not inferior railway companies.... Just so happens that they didn't have the benefit of Brunel/Gooch/Armstrong/Dean/Churchward/Collet/Hawksworth/Cook......

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    weltrol Part of the furniture Friend

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    But they did, in a roundabout way.... Stanier, Sturrock, Holden....

    regards

    Frank N.
     
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    Of course the only Swindon disciple who built anything half decent was Stanier, and he had to escape shackles of the ghost of Churchward in order to do so :flock: ;)
     
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    If you can do a second verse with 6000, 6023, and 6024 in it, then I'll be truly impressed! And you will truly have 3 Kings :)

    Neil.
     
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    Ah yes 'The Great Man'. Would the Castles and Kings with his modifications have gone on to be the best steam locos ever built?
    YES.
     
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    Salty I doubt anyone would disagree with you there! :). Certainly a Castle with Duchess-style valve gear and a decent cab layout would be the stuff of dreams. Not so sure about the King though - really a step too far. I'm pretty certain Stanier would have gone with a Pacific instead.
     
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    I was thinking more of a 4-8-0, 6ft wheels, king boiler. I'm not sure Swindon liked using a rear pony truck, or cartazzi, as it can allow the locomotive to 'sit up' when getting away. 3 cylinders? possibly....

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    A friend of mine with GWR leanings always refers to the Black 5s as 'Mark II Halls' and Princess Royals as 'Mark II Kings'!
     
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    .....
     
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    Alas.
     
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    Not a chance. And as for Stanier building anything half decent, I might go for half half decent. Maybe.
     
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