• HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
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    5 months ago

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

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        5 months 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. :)

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    5 months 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]