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Impressions of gauge (was: Our nearby neighbours in NZ....)
- Subject: Impressions of gauge (was: Our nearby neighbours in NZ....)
- From: James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 22:42:48 +1100
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- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Victorian Railfan Web Site - http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/
- References: <3A0697BE.25A3F1EB@harnessnet.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:23660
Craig Haber wrote:
>
> Some lovely steam loco's over there, the J class 4-8-2's particlarly.
> Funny how when I arrived, the 3'6" looks ridiculous. After 2 weeks it
> starts to look "about right", now 5'3" looks outrageously wide!
>
When I went to Queensland last year for the 8 day Brisbane - Cairns tour
I had the same experience. It looked ridiculous at first, but then I got
used to it. When I came back to Victoria, the 5'3" looked like 7' gauge!
:-)
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