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Pre nationalisation preferences....

Discussie in 'Steam Traction' gestart door arthur maunsell, 24 mei 2010.

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which is your favourite?

  1. GWR

    44 stem(men)
    32,1%

  2. SR

    28 stem(men)
    20,4%

  3. LMSR

    26 stem(men)
    19,0%

  4. LNER

    39 stem(men)
    28,5%
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  1. arthur maunsell

    arthur maunsell Well-Known Member

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    we may have done this before.....which is your favourite? You could add a post with your fav Pre Grouping line too if you want...
     
    arthur maunsell, 24 mei 2010
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  2. williamfj2

    williamfj2 Member

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    LNER for me but if asked on pre grouping it would be the NER.
     
    williamfj2, 24 mei 2010
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  3. Spinner

    Spinner Member

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    Gotta agree with LNER. The only railway with a single image.
     
    Spinner, 24 mei 2010
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  4. Steve from GWR

    Steve from GWR Well-Known Member

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    GWR for me, as you'd probaly guess. The most beautiful locos in the world, with Wales and the South West as the icing on the cake.
     
    Steve from GWR, 24 mei 2010
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  5. West Somerset Wizard

    West Somerset Wizard Guest

    S&DJR so I can't vote :)

    Steve
     
    West Somerset Wizard, 24 mei 2010
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  6. arthur maunsell

    arthur maunsell Well-Known Member

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    yes you can...if its locos you are into vote LMSR..if its Coaches/ operating dept vote SR.....
     
    arthur maunsell, 24 mei 2010
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  7. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

    Lid geworden:
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    Beroep:
    Training moles
    Locatie:
    The back of beyond
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    LNER because of the incomparable creations of Herbert Nigel Gresley, followed by the Southern because of the wonderful if idiosyncratic Bulleid Pacifics.
     
    Spamcan81, 24 mei 2010
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  8. Anthony Coulls

    Anthony Coulls Well-Known Member

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    I can't vote Talyllyn - never included in the grouping. Or Bishop's Castle, the pottiest and most endearing railway to exist...
     
    Anthony Coulls, 24 mei 2010
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  9. StoneRoad

    StoneRoad Member

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    Beroep:
    Restoration of heritage items, mainly in timber.
    Locatie:
    Haltwhistle
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    very difficult!

    S&DJR for one, and NER for another maybe pipped to the post by GWR, but there is also the Festiniog!

    hhmmmm.... I shall have to ponder a while longer!
     
    StoneRoad, 24 mei 2010
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  10. nickt

    nickt Member

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    SR for many reasons: Best long term vision - full electrification, Best Marketing - clock-face services, etc, and not least some great locos.
     
    nickt, 24 mei 2010
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  11. arthur maunsell

    arthur maunsell Well-Known Member

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    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    too all talyllyn, Festiniog, bishops castle, leeds Urban tramway co etc fans....

    were they not around pre 1923 then? you were invited to add them in a post if you wished... :)
     
    arthur maunsell, 24 mei 2010
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  12. dmr

    dmr New Member

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    lms, simples, no contest.
     
    dmr, 24 mei 2010
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  13. Bulleid Pacific

    Bulleid Pacific Part of the furniture

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    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.101
    Beroep:
    A Thingy...
    There is only one way, and that's the Southern way (and I'm not talking about the journal!). A perfect blend of pioneering management, cutting-edge technology and ancient dinosaurs (the Beattie Well Tanks, Adams Radials, Terriers). Absolutely incomparable!
     
    Bulleid Pacific, 24 mei 2010
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  14. saltydog

    saltydog Part of the furniture

    Lid geworden:
    31 jul 2008
    Berichten:
    2.566
    Leuk Bevonden:
    70
    Geslacht:
    Man
    Beroep:
    Retired
    Locatie:
    Birmingham
    Guess which way I voted!!!
    But a close second is the LMS thanks to Sir William with his adherence to the aesthetic GWR appearance of his designs. if in some cases under powered.
    For instance Halls v Black Fives or Castles v Jubilees.
     
    saltydog, 25 mei 2010
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  15. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

    Lid geworden:
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    35.924
    Leuk Bevonden:
    22.445
    Beroep:
    Training moles
    Locatie:
    The back of beyond
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    So a Hall is underpowered compared to a Black 5. You're beginning to see the light at last. :)
     
    Spamcan81, 25 mei 2010
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  16. saltydog

    saltydog Part of the furniture

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    Man
    Beroep:
    Retired
    Locatie:
    Birmingham
    Err sorry.Every one knows that a Hall is far superior when it come to sheer power.
    However I must admit that the footplate of a Five is more spacious and it has doors. But what's the point of a ballroom without the orchestra?:behindsofa:
     
    saltydog, 25 mei 2010
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  17. 1472

    1472 Well-Known Member

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    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Who needs doors? - just there to trap fingers & feet of the unwary? - or is the ride so rough you need them just to keep you on the footplate!!!!!!!!!!
     
    1472, 25 mei 2010
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  18. Linesider

    Linesider Well-Known Member

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    1.487
    That's why 5972 has been known to creep up to Ribblehead/Ais Gill with 9 on, whereas 45407 can bark along at a good 35 with 11 in tow... ;)
     
    Linesider, 25 mei 2010
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  19. 6024KEI

    6024KEI Member

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    Marginally GWR but I can find something I like in all 4.
    Pre-grouping would be Cambrian - spent some great summers working within sight of Barmouth Bridge, and discovered quite a few long (semi) forgotten tracks including ones like Solomon Andrew's tramway as part of the abortive Mawddach Crescent development.
     
    6024KEI, 25 mei 2010
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  20. arthur maunsell

    arthur maunsell Well-Known Member

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    Locatie:
    by the fire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    35? My zimmer frame is quicker than that!
     
    arthur maunsell, 25 mei 2010
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