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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by iandor In general I do not like american trains at all, too big, grosse and ugly biggest isnt always best. However ihave come to appreciate several parts of american trains. !) Moguls, I would love a mogul engine, with the spark arrestor on top of a big chimney. 2) American boxcars, big and colourful look great going around your layout. 3) I think American tankers look more substantial than European ones. I do not understand why mopre hasn't been done wwith australian trains after all we are doing a lot of new stuff, not pulling thibngs down. Most of the worlds really big trains are Australian ie 2 miles long pulled by 5 or 6 prime movers travelling 2500 miles in one hit. Rgds ian [/quote] I too like Moguls, also Ten-Wheelers and Atlantics. The simple Prarie 2-6-2 is also a favorite of mine. Aussie trains have always struck me as a bit of a mix between American/European. You blokes need the technology of the American west and the innovation of European lines to address the grades and expanses of the Continent Dunnunder, the result is a perfect mix...at least in my opinion... that has grown into a unique set of rules. Capt Carrales
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