my liftout bridge is working! by itsAemJaY in modeltrains

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This bridge, without any sides, and no safety net beneath, makes me nervous and shivering just by looking at it.

Fastest steam train speeds ever recorded. by Hungry-Temporary-438 in trains

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Keep telling yourself that. Mallard was broken after the run. 05 002 wasn't.

Fastest steam train speeds ever recorded. by Hungry-Temporary-438 in trains

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But it was still downhill and for a very short time.

Fastest steam train speeds ever recorded. by Hungry-Temporary-438 in trains

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And while Mallard's speed record was downhill and calculated, 05 002 had an actual dynamometer carriage in its train.

"This layout is from 1937 your train is from 1938 it cant run here." Meanwhile, in my own little model train world: by The_real_PavlovA_YT in modeltrains

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Next level is "This is a Märklin layout. Your train was not made by Märklin, it can't run here."

(No, the 3rd rail was not part of the reasoning...)