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LMS boiler being scrapped ?

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by ADB968008, Sep 14, 2013.

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  1. Maunsell man

    Maunsell man Well-Known Member

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    One of the 5' gauge Finnish locos?
     
    Maunsell man, Sep 25, 2013
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    forgive my ignorance but what is a Norwegian blue mogul?
     
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    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    I assume an ex-engine, bereft of life, wot 'as ceased to be, expired and gone to meet its maker.

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, Sep 25, 2013
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    "...... gone to meet its maker" - hmm. Would that be Tampella , Lokomo or Frichs? Ray.
     
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    Norwegian Blue Mogul pining for the Fjords no doubt.... (MontyPython 3855)

    Quite ironic if all this fuss was about a Finish loco that no one wanted.
     
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    From Finnland ? You mean from 'the country where i quite want to be ? '
     
    class8mikado, Sep 26, 2013
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  7. Jamessquared

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    So near to Russia, so far from Japan...

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    Do they have Lumberjacks there?
     
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  9. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    Did the LMS make boilers for Finnish parrots?
     
    Miff, Sep 26, 2013
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    Probably in NOTLOB :D
     
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    So is it bleedin' demised then? :)
     
    Martin Perry, Sep 26, 2013
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    All this talk about dead parrots reminds me of A3 60061 Pretty Polly .
     
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    Oh yea, Pretty Polly, beautiful plumage, innit? Often seen around Ipswich....
     
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    Enterprise, Sep 27, 2013
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    So, after all this drivel, it would seem that no-one really knows what this boiler is, or where it came from!
     
    61624, Sep 27, 2013
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    Drivel? You're calling Monty Python Drivel.... and this isn't even the right room for an argument!!! ;)
     
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    Is that the five minutes or the full half hour?
     
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    I've told you once :)
     
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    We must follow Belpaire , no we must follow round top , Splitters
     
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    Why does someone always try and get things back on track?
     
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