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Re: Strategic Reserve.
- Subject: Re: Strategic Reserve.
- From: keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 05:47:24 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Dept of Transport & Communications LAB
- References: <37C9BE99.7E2CBB65@omni.com.au> <19990830050110.20413.00001513@ng-cs1.aol.com>
In article <19990830050110.20413.00001513@ng-cs1.aol.com> markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk (MarkBau1) writes:
>From: markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk (MarkBau1)
>Subject: Re: Strategic Reserve.
>Date: 30 Aug 1999 09:01:10 GMT
>GOD doth spaketh thus:
><<<I've never heard of a strategic reserve of locomotives in the UK, but
>several countries in Central and Eastern Europe had locomotive reserves
>in case of war. >>>>>
>Yeah, another "good for a laugh" urban legend. Those countries were/are so poor
>they melted the buggars down as soon as the last fire was dropped. Cheaper to
>melt them down for steel that to import iron ore and process it.
>I think Azaria was shoved inside the firebox of one of these mythical loco's.
>GOD, you are old enough to know who Azaria is/was aren't you?
What about the dingo, was it put in as well?
Dave Malcolm
>Mark.
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>http://home.earthlink.net/~markbau/