Silver train and indians

[kimbrit]

Found this in an 80's National Geographic whilst on hols inSpain. It was built for and used by the Maharaja of Gwailor for delivering after dinner drinks etc to his guests, now this is a train.

[Tom The Brat]

Now there's a guy who knows how to do large scale!

[vsmith]

I like the liquer bottle car...

[Train 284]

Interesting!

[MTCarpenter]

Now, how to mount a keg.... Hmmm........

[FJ and G]

who sez model trains can't be in revenue service?[:D]

[Benjamin Maggi]

I have on tape "The Romance of the Indian Railways", the National Geographic special, and it showed that train. It was wired so that when anyone lifted the brandy or other alcoholic containers from the cars, the train would automatically stop. Not sure how, but that's what they said. Pretty cool. Of course, something should be said considering the rest of India is very poor and he was making large silver trains...

[John Busby]

QUOTE: Originally posted by scoobster28

I have on tape "The Romance of the Indian Railways", the National Geographic special, and it showed that train. It was wired so that when anyone lifted the brandy or other alcoholic containers from the cars, the train would automatically stop. Not sure how, but that's what they said. Pretty cool. Of course, something should be said considering the rest of India is very poor and he was making large silver trains...

Hi scoobster28
Thats like saying the president has a big white house and he should not have it.
the president is only the leader for the democraticaly elected period
The Maharajah is the King of Gwailor for life and still treated as such by the people.
You got the money you get the toys.
He will have paid for it to be made not made it
himself, so a whole load of families will have been fed by the making of that train.
Be very carefull of judging other cultures and nations by your own standards.
It can put you on some very shaky ground
India was a civilised nation before many nations knew what civilisation was.
Besides I would not mind a locomotive of that level of craftsman ship the makers put a great deal of personal pride into that job
I like it but would like a propper model though
I would settle for some of the Indian good quality "O" gauge tin plate trains and they do exist
regards John

[dwbeckett]

I think you just got spanked

[John Busby]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dwbeckett

I think you just got spanked

No I just know a few Indians and though I don't agree with some of their out look on life.
I respect their right to hold that out look on life.
I had some one jump on me for my views and wording, and the person concerend was judging me based on their own cultural predjudices and sensitiveties, and got it horribly wrong blood on the steets type wrong.
I don't want to see any of my friends on this forum make the same mistake.
Its far easier to make that mistake on this forum we cannot see facial expresion or hear tone only see the written word and other symbols.
The USA UK and AUS are divided by a common language that doesn't make things any easier.
regards John

[paultheloon]

how's about a garden railways article on this subject?