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I'm 55 and by and large missed the steam era. However, my personal preference is for steam as I've always been fascinated by machinery and a steam locomotives running gear out in the open, in front of God and everyone are just irresistable. <br />Having said that I remember being mightily impressed one day in the early seventies watching a trio of U-Boats starting a long train on a slight grade. The engineer kept moving the throttle up and the air shook with the sound of the engines straining to get going. He kept having to shut down when the wheels started slipping. The engines would drop back to idle and then start up again. He finally go the the train moving on the fourth or fifth try. Very impressive! <br />I have both for different reasons. <br /> <br />Cliff
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