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« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2024, 20:57:21 »
Think we have lost our respect for open flame, possibly making our respect of gas in the home less, still a lot of gas appliances sold, a slight go electric at times. you only touch a lit candle once! ( though if you lick your fingers, you can put the flame out)
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« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2024, 21:25:46 »
Quote from: MVR S&T▸ (Signalling and Telegraph) on August 19, 2024, 20:57:21
Think we have lost our respect for open flame, possibly making our respect of gas in the home less ...

So many things that we just accepted have become unfamiliar and are now regarded a a danger.  Slam door trains without central locking, for example.  And one I came across last week - high pavements where the step down from the curb can be considerable.  See them in a number of places - Bath, and Frome for example, and Melksham.   Some chap stepped off the pavement and fell a couple of weeks ago and is steaming mad about it.  Saying what a danger it is and how it must have caused many accidents in the past - and yet there is only one documented example we can find in 100 years of someone who came out of "The Bell" one dark evening during WWII▸ (World War 2 - 1939 to 1945).   Our recent incident was outside The Grapes ...
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« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2024, 07:58:03 »
Quote from: Mark A on August 19, 2024, 10:13:51
What happened to meths?

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Recommended as a mixer with Butler's Mountain Wine (also no longer available). Grin
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« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2024, 08:47:54 »
Quote from: Mark A on August 19, 2024, 18:10:18
Now contemplating that it may have had... four jetex engines, and the chances of having all four successfully light...

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Full sized jetex engines in use ! note size of aircraft and rate of climb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHOvoO-6nWQ
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2024, 09:33:51 »
Quote from: Mark A on August 19, 2024, 18:10:18
Now contemplating that it may have had... four jetex engines, and the chances of having all four successfully light...

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Mine was the single engine version of the Vulcan !  I believe that there was also a Jetex model of the Gloster Meteor - how you ever got that to fly in a straight line ??
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« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2024, 16:01:26 »
Today's Daily Telegraph  refers to "model steam train firm" both in the headline and in the intro - but has a photograph of a model traction engine.

EDIT:But I seer that the company also produced trains: YouTube video
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