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The What Is That Thing And Why Is That Like That Thread

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, March 1, 2019 7:36 AM

gmpullman
 
Now try to figure out why the Aussie's water spins in the opposite direction when they pull the plug in the basin!

Cheers, Ed 


Coriolis Effect?

Rio Grande.  The Action Road  - Focus 1977-1983

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, March 1, 2019 10:29 AM

riogrande5761
Coriolis Effect?

That's why I spend so much of my precious time on this forum—

It's educational!

Thanks for that tid-bit of knowledge, Rio Grande.

Regards, Ed

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Posted by NDG on Monday, March 4, 2019 4:55 AM

 

Water Tank and Speeder Shed.
 
 
The large steel tank left rear was once for Bunker Oil for Oil-Fired steam locomotives.
 
Company Tank w Locomotive Fuel, right.
 
 
Steam Locomotive exploded in R H Brookmere 1949 one 1 Fatal, and destroyed RH.
 
New RH Constructed, as here.
 
 
 
Series Brookmere Photos here.
 
 
Water Spout, right, once served GN Ry. Locomotives.
 
 
Lifting Steel.
 
 
Google Brookmere.
 
Thank You.
 
P S. Caboose has a ' W ' on it.
 

Speeder shed moved next to Water Tower for display.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:32 PM

For anyone still watching at home...

I just came across an outfit that is producing a laser-cut kit of the subject water towers:

https://www.mcssl.com/store/19570348

These would be a nice little jewel in your engine service area Yes

Regards, Ed

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, April 5, 2019 2:04 PM

NDG, Thanks for the photos and especially the link to the Northern B.C. archives. I have not seen a lot of those photos before.

One that caught my eye was this, a tunnel clearance work trolly. I may have to build me one just so visitors to the layout will ask what the heck it is.

Ed, I saw that companies models at the last trainshow, they are quite something. I have some of Kanamodels structures and they are also nice. I think they went out of business though.

Brent

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, April 5, 2019 2:34 PM

It looks like it would fall over!  Of course, in a tunnel, it ain't gonna fall to far!  Sideways, anyway.  

Mike.

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