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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by troybetts It's called difference in cultures.Contrary to US beliefs the World is not America shaped.There is a lot of land out there with different things in it.The reason portholes did not catch on is that some bloke got hold of it and made it American.I think the same applies to films.I find it incredible that in filmworld,the US has invented everything,solved everything and saved everything. If we had BigBoy or Challenger engines in England there would be no point in steaming them up.Park the tender down south,walk the length of the train and you are in Scotland! Every country has its own traditions and ideas.(and unfortunately a MacDonalds) Great Britain has had the highest ratio of inventers of any country.It's just a shame that we can't make the stuff.(look at Lucas electrical systems) I have a video of all the Aussie railways and I really think Americans should watch it before feeling superior[:D] Quote" Since I have never ventured to Brittania would some one of knowledge please let me know, is 'homas the Tank Engine an fair picture of British Railroading? What is the main difference in these "old world" technologies and those operation in America? Sorry to spoil any dreams but the trains in England do not all have faces and talk.What is this 'old world technology' business.We've been here a long time.Made alot of mistakes (empire included (but still the largest empire in human history)) but still amble along trying to help (now who could that be)where we can. I know the trains leak but nothing leaks oil like a Triumph motorcycle.You can leave it standing for months knowing that no weeds are going to grow under it[8D] A quick stir up and I feel better Troy [/quote] I didn't mean to portray my position as one that placed American trains as "superior," albiet that was the cut of my brother's jib. I wished only to focus on the differences in style and to their origins. There is a distinct difference in technology on the two sides of the ocean. I charactierize much of the European styles as "Old World," this is not meant to say antiquated, but rather as a measure of style. Our railroads here in America are based on frontier needs of the 19th century. Whereas railroads in England and the Continent were subject to roads that had been in place for centuries and had to devlop accordingly, America is a distinct opposite. Railroads paved the way across the nation to fulfill the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, roads and cities "poped" up later. I appologize for the "Anti-Anglo" statements made on this forum, I took them to be jests and harmless ribbing. I, however, cannot subscribe to the belief that English and other British elements are inferior. That is simply untrue!
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