Were Wright brothers first?

[Zeke]

You cannot appreciate Shakespeare unless you've heard it in the original Klingon.

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by Zeke

You cannot appreciate Shakespeare unless you've heard it in the original Klingon.

Hey... where you been?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Hitler used to brag that although Lincolns were highway cruisers, over continuous runs of 100+ they would give up the ghost while a Mercedes would just keep running.



The Russians invented everything first

Pete

Oh, I know.

Dave

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Hitler used to brag that although Lincolns were highway cruisers, over continuous runs of 100+ they would give up the ghost while a Mercedes would just keep running.

That Hitler fella sure was a great guy.

John

[piece-itpete]

He didn't like Lincolns, he's scum in my book

Pete

[merrylander]

I wonder what the CNR's 6000 series locomotives could do? They were a 4-8-2 configuration with near 6 foot diameter driving wheels. Used to watch them haul ass through town as a boy.

[Combwork]

Originally Posted by merrylander

I wonder what the CNR's 6000 series locomotives could do? They were a 4-8-2 configuration with near 6 foot diameter driving wheels. Used to watch them haul ass through town as a boy.

They could do a lot but weren't most of the really big American engines designed for very heavy freight trains?


[QUOTE= Piece-itpete] The Russians invented everything first.


That's not as wrong as people think. Some pre-revolutionary discoveries were ignored because they were invented by "the ruling classes". Bit like the German attitude towards Jewish scientists. The Nipkow disc (invented I think in the 1890's) was the basis of mechanical scanning television. I don't know if any were made but drawings show it as a wired system.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Combwork

They could do a lot but weren't most of the really big American engines designed for very heavy freight trains?

The 6000 series came in two flavours, freight and passenger, the freight haulers had smaller driving wheels. I have looked around but could not find anything regarding speed. When I lived outside of Montreal but worked in town I used to pass the Point St. Charles works, where many were built, on my train ride to and from work.

[piece-itpete]

Russia was a great country that may be again, I have no doubt they invented some stuff. The invented in Russia thing was an old joke here - The Americans announce an invention, the Japanese miniaturize it, and the Russians claim to have invented it 10 years ago

I love the old locomotives Rob. How many machines have most of their moving parts on the outside?

Btw I just saw 'The Devils Brigade', a good war movie about TOTL Canadian troops having to work with American misfits. Enjoyable!

Pete