Horsetan Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Some months back, I picked up a quite attractive Austrian model of an East German steam superstar: 18.201, created out of bits from three different engines which today is the only preserved steamer passed to exceed 100mph. Mod edit: the English translation of the title is 'The Model: Risen from the Ruins'. Edited November 25, 2015 by Garfield No translation provided. Quote
Horsetan Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 By far the most interesting of the surviving ex-East German engines, Roco did a grand job of capturing the looks of 18.201....and the temptation to put it in front of a sample of ex-East German Doppelstock was too great. Trivia: did you know that 18.201's front headlamps came off a Trabant? Quote
skinner75 Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 Check out this vid from the Netherlands - similar to the German locos, with the wheels painted red & the body in black. Do you reckon they've got enough motive power on this one? ;-) Quote
Garfield Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Check out this vid from the Netherlands - similar to the German locos, with the wheels painted red & the body in black.Do you reckon they've got enough motive power on this one? ;-) Ha... and a diesel at the end in case they ALL fail! Edit: That video reminds me that in Germany and some other central European countries they have 'Plandampf' events, where preserved steam locomotives take charge of regular service trains, including freight... [video=youtube_share;Xpqkc9uJaSA] Imagine 461 being set loose on the DFDS liner... The closest we've come to anything like that is when the RPSI's LPHC No. 3 was hired by a contractor to haul ballast trains on NIR metals back in the mid '00s. Edited November 25, 2015 by Garfield Quote
Horsetan Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Check out this vid from the Netherlands - similar to the German locos, with the wheels painted red & the body in black.Do you reckon they've got enough motive power on this one? ;-) In order, DR Br. 50, Br.52, Br.50.35, DB Br.23 (x2!), DRG Br.50, DR Br.52, DB Br.64....and some brown diesel thing. The "Plandampf" events are quite tightly timed, and it costs a load of money to have engines certified for that type of work. It couldn't really happen in Britain, as the service timetables are so tight that there's no real room for giving a day to steam-hauled services, and that's before you go into the money and equipment required for mainline certification. Notwork Fail and the regular TOCs probably regard steam specials as a nuisance. Edited November 25, 2015 by Horsetan Quote
Broithe Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 Notwork Fail and the regular TOCs probably regard steam specials as a nuisance. They regard trains in general, and passengers in particular, as a nuisance. Quote
Garfield Posted November 25, 2015 Posted November 25, 2015 It couldn't really happen in Britain, as the service timetables are so tight that there's no real room for giving a day to steam-hauled services, and that's before you go into the money and equipment required for mainline certification. Notwork Fail and the regular TOCs probably regard steam specials as a nuisance. Naturally. Quote
Weshty Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 did you know that 18.201's front headlamps came off a Trabant? Showing your age there Horse. Anyone under 35 probably hasn't a clue "was ein Trabbie ist". Quote
Horsetan Posted November 26, 2015 Author Posted November 26, 2015 Showing your age there Horse..... I'm at that stage in life where I no longer make any declarations as to my age. Quote
RedRich Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 I remember seeing U2 in Cork in 1993. They had about 6 Trabbies hanging off the stage and the headlamps were being used as spotlights. Rich, Quote
Horsetan Posted November 26, 2015 Author Posted November 26, 2015 I remember seeing U2 in Cork in 1993. They had about 6 Trabbies hanging off the stage and the headlamps were being used as spotlights...., That was the "Achtung Baby" tour. Quote
Broithe Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 Always looking for an excuse for this 1970s Hungarian rally-based video. Trabants, Skodas, Ladas and an FSO. Quote
Horsetan Posted November 26, 2015 Author Posted November 26, 2015 The Skodas were particularly good rally cars. Quote
Broithe Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 The Skodas were particularly good rally cars. As this member would no doubt agree - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/member.php/186-Rapid130RS . I saw a 130 on the road a couple of years ago. Quote
Horsetan Posted December 3, 2015 Author Posted December 3, 2015 As this member would no doubt agree - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/member.php/186-Rapid130RS . I saw a 130 on the road a couple of years ago. The Skoda Rapid coupé is supposedly the one to collect. It was the one that Autocar magazine actually liked. Quote
Broithe Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 The correct answer is Tatra folks! I bought one of these in Prague - must get round to it at some point.. Quote
Garfield Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 I bought one of these in Prague - must get round to it at some point.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]21553[/ATTACH] Look at those wheels... wouldn't fancy travelling at speed in that. Quote
Broithe Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Look at those wheels... wouldn't fancy travelling at speed in that. Radial shafts off a central spine... Quote
Garfield Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Radial shafts off a central spine... But the ground in the cover image is flat... Quote
RedRich Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 That was the "Achtung Baby" tour. It was Ivan. I think they raised the bar for out door gigs on that tour. It was a multi media show as well as musical. I think Larry Mullen said you can go to a gig and watch tv at the same time, how bad. Rich, Quote
Broithe Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) But the ground in the cover image is flat... Artistic licence... This is actually the one that I have, if the picture will help you sleep at night... Edited December 3, 2015 by Broithe Quote
Garfield Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Artistic licence... This is actually the one that I have, if the picture will help you sleep at night... [ATTACH=CONFIG]21555[/ATTACH] Much better! Quote
jhb171achill Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Can you just imagine the endless list of health and safety vetoes to so, so many aspects of the German "plandampf" if it was staged in Ireland! Quote
Horsetan Posted December 3, 2015 Author Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) It was Ivan. I think they raised the bar for out door gigs on that tour. It was a multi media show as well as musical. I think Larry Mullen said you can go to a gig and watch tv at the same time, how bad. I still have the album somewhere. I look back fondly upon those days, those rare oul times before Bono became holier-than-thou. Can you just imagine the endless list of health and safety vetoes to so, so many aspects of the German "plandampf" if it was staged in Ireland! I'm not sure we have sufficient working engines to maintain an Irish Plandampf, never mind the H&S . You'd need to build a few more WTs, J15s, K1/K1a, B1 and B2, plus V or VS, to run a worthwhile service. Edited December 3, 2015 by Horsetan Quote
Horsetan Posted July 8, 2017 Author Posted July 8, 2017 Still scratching the East German itch, a secondhand Roco 01.5 pacific joined the collection a while back, as did a German reference book on the class. Roco turned it out as 01.0525-4, but I have since swapped the cab and numberplates to represent the preserved 01.533 which is the property of the Austrian OGEG (Museum of Railway History). Roco have a particularly good spares service, and you can order the parts direct from their website - delivery is in the order of 7 to 14 days. Quote
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