• MexOPM
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    522 days ago

    I have a soft spot in my heart for the Mallard

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4468_Mallard#/media/File:Number_4468_Mallard_in_York.jpg

  • @HakFoo
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    222 days ago

    Perhaps one of the heavy 2-6-4 tanks; took way more shots of LMS 2500 than Mallard when I visited the NRM.

    • MexOPM
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      122 days ago

      LMS 2500

      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62071546#/media/File:LMS_2500_(8694896998).jpg

      Oh she is pretty.

      • @HakFoo
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        122 days ago

        In North America, 2-6-4T types were very uncommon, mostly used for commuter passenger service. Not sure if any were preserved; I know of only a 4-6-4T on display in Montreal. This made them very exotic to this colonial.

        They’re also an ideal size for models-- big enough for all the motion and complex design features, small enough to traverse 50cm radius curves. :)

  • @snaprails@feddit.uk
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    222 days ago

    Oh come on, everyone knows the correct answer is this one 😀 ![Class 55 Deltic at Kings Cross late 1970s with the front of the train shed behindClass 55 Deltic at Kings Cross late 1970s with the front of the train shed behind]

    • MexOPM
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      222 days ago

      face like a british bulldog