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Post by eDGT on Jan 31, 2017 20:05:53 GMT
I'm not sure if I've said it before, but Joerg Sprave is clearly from a timeline where gunpowder was never developed.
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Post by Tyranna on Mar 19, 2018 22:52:23 GMT
Hi, There! I'm completely new, so here's my first post! For those over 40 who live in Britain, here's some vintage British Rail oddities! During the 1967 Oil Crisis, British Rail brought out any of their remaining former steam locos, dusted them off and painted them up in BR blue with the familiar double-arrow logo and put them to work on many branch lines at a time when diesel supplies had to be prioritised for Intercity trains and essential road traffic. (Actually, this narrow guage steam railway was a unique addition to the British Rail network following nationalisation in 1948 and remained so until the 1990's. As it was the only narrow guage historic tourist branch operated by BR, it retained its steam locos long after all the rest of the network went diesel and electric, and so had the unique spectacle of steam locos and open carriages in BR livery.) Attachments:
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Post by Tyranna on Mar 25, 2018 3:17:56 GMT
While it looks like something out of a railpunk universe, this very rare rail care was used around the southern United States in the 1930s. Any chance that you can repost that image, ToixStory? I'm into Railways bigtime but I'm really new to this site and the image must have been taken down before I joined!
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Post by orvillethird on Jun 13, 2018 1:53:27 GMT
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Post by orvillethird on Aug 27, 2018 2:42:59 GMT
Following William Walker's coup in 1856, Nicaragua grew closer to the US orbit, eventually joining the USA. Many signs are in both Spanish and English, such as at the Playa Maderas National Recreation Area. www.weather.gov/images/safety/nicaragua-rip_signwd.JPG(In reality, this is a Nicaraguan beach using a translated sign from NOAA. NOAA does not mind others using this sign, but they do ask that you leave the logo off if the pictures are modified.)
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Post by orvillethird on Nov 9, 2018 2:25:51 GMT
Following the Civil War, there was a pressure for greater democracy in the United States, an increased use of capital punishment, major opposition to corruption, and a significant (though imperfect) embrace of Japanese culture. These all combined in the aftermath of the Credit Mobilier scandal, where a popular vote condemned several politicians to death, via "Hari-Kari". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Keppler_Credit_Mobilier_Hari-Kari.png
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