Very interesting video of TGV passing at high speed... I found this on YouTube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-CGy2-AptTY
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Oh my I found another one, this one was done on 20th of February this year, where TGV achieved new record of .. 558 kph ... bye bye Maglev ? (These are comments...
I love slip switching and yards .. whenever I play with Trainz 2006 I always HAVE to have atleast one slipping line going through a yard plus they make switching much easier :).
Ok well I got asked to work most of the day today so the pictures have been delayed atleast until I get home and have time to upload them .. we took around 150 shots but many came out blurry because we were in a great hurry (over 20 layouts to see in an hour?!) ... I need to resize them and then...
So I just came back from this years SuperTrain .. only had about an hour to check it out but we took a lot of pictures .. I also got a new DIesel engine for myself and some hopper cars :)
PIctures are comming, just hold tight :)
I have lots of problems with my EZ Track from bachmann - the ends have worn out randomly and there is a diference in height between each piece .. also power connection is really bad it seems .. I should just go sell it all and trade it for as much Atlas track as I can get :P
Sorry :) I didnt know the detailes but I did read about Garrants being the preveil type in Africa and Oceania, so I just wrote what I read :) While on the topic - has anyone ever seen any model Garrats for H0 scale ?:)
Oh these look very fun, I did see this page I missed the H0 page somehow, thanks very much :) Now I just need to check with my local rr store if they have any more ez-track accessories (I like EZ track .. well its easy to work with) ..
Hi! I have found The Gauge by accident while looking for track plans on google :)
I live in Calgary Canada, and I am just getting started on a tiny 4x8 H0 layout, mainly using 1910-1950 Diesel and Steam traction.
Garrats were extreemly popular in Africa and to some extent in Australia I believe due to the massive power they produced on relativley light axle load (remember that most of African and Australian lines are to these days 3ft 6in lines not standard gauge running modern trains at high speeds of...