... as fully automatic. I have used the AAR coupler in my railroad career. It couplers automatically when the cars are banged together and uncouples with slack...
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Timo Valtonen
timovaltonen
Sep 5, 2007 2:15 pm
Press release from Karelian Trains: http://www.kareliantrains.fi/en/index/news.html News 5.9.2007 KARELIAN TRAINS ORDERS HIGH-SPEED TRAINS FOR HELSINKI-ST...
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Mark Torkington
youthwithatt...
Sep 5, 2007 5:31 pm
I have now added plenty of photos from my trips to the baltic states, Ukraine, Moldova and Russia. http://www.youthwith.fotopic.net See the Former USSR...
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Jeremy Harrison
jeremygharrison
Sep 5, 2007 6:17 pm
Also reported on the FOL News website (in Italian - at http://www.ferrovie.it/ferrovie.vis/timdettvp.php?id=2394 ). In addition to what is given below: they...
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cdttsa
Sep 14, 2007 3:15 am
Is it possible to obtain updates on Russian rail line developments on any site?Thanks, LS...
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Bengt Dahlberg
spv1435
Sep 16, 2007 11:55 am
About three months ago I went by a train-ferry from Aktau to Baku across the Kaspian see. The ferry was not the best one I have gone with. It carries...
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Bengt Dahlberg
spv1435
Oct 6, 2007 6:46 am
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c63/bengts/resa/35.jpg A L-type loco. On the crank-pin is a bushing(?) with a lot of holes. Is that the bearing-bushing or...
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Mike South
ridleyhill
Oct 7, 2007 3:55 am
Good Afternoon All (and 'Happy Thanksgiving' to all Canadian readers**), Re: the forthcoming 'HaiDar' China Rail HO scale 'DF3' Co-Co diesel models.... ...
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kolomnaep200
Nov 12, 2007 8:43 pm
For a short time, i read at www.railfanclub.spb.ru, this dieselengine should go to the museum in Warshau. Is this true? Thomas...
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Daniil Monakhov
dan_monakhov
Nov 13, 2007 10:11 am
... This engine is now in St.Petersburg Railway Museum at ex-Warsaw railway station, which is nicknamed by railwaymen and railfans simply 'Warshava'. ;-) Dan ...
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Thomas Stein
kolomnaep200
Nov 14, 2007 2:11 pm
Thanks, Thats great! So I think, next year was traveltime to St. Petersburg railwaymuseum!!! Thomas ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Nov 27, 2007 3:32 am
I enclose the list below for comments and additions. Peharps some member have time to crawl it through. Jukka Nurminen Helsinki Finland 55.5 MPS 1951 ->...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Nov 28, 2007 3:24 pm
I regret that some information was missing from the earlier version. I have added some additional information to this version. But may I point out that the...
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Roderick B Smith
rnveditor
Dec 3, 2007 10:04 am
I was asked a question about Russian or Ukranian coal being exported to UK for power stations. Does anyone know the coal source? What is the supply line?...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 5, 2007 8:57 pm
Can anyone here give more information of this constuction which seems to have been abandoded sometime before World War Two. Was it idented to be broad or...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 6, 2007 8:45 am
According to the latest published 1:200.000 map of Brjansk Oblast ( Province ) there were at least the following 1520 mm gauge lines which were not owned by...
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brianjgarvin
Dec 6, 2007 11:38 am
A photograph taken in 2006 summer shows that there is a dump of steam locos at Roslavl II - mostly L 2-10-0s including one with a vanderbilt tender (L-0015?)...
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Dmitry Zinoviev
parovozis
Dec 6, 2007 2:32 pm
... Both lines are parts of the former vast Maltsov railroad: http://narrow.parovoz.com/RU32-maltsovo.php The railroad was built to 914 mm, later partially...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 6, 2007 4:01 pm
Thanks Dmitri for your reply. There is something in this narrow gauge network of which I would like to have more information. According to L.Moskalev the...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 7, 2007 4:27 am
When taking a closer look to historical schematic map published as appendix in 5feet article of Maltsev Railway. There is something which do not fit with 1914...
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Dmitry Zinoviev
parovozis
Dec 7, 2007 4:41 am
Jukka, Dmitry Fokin and me undertook an extensive study of the Maltsov (mind the "o"!) railway, based on the original timetables published in late 1890s- and...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 7, 2007 9:37 pm
Dmitri What I am trying to find out is why 1914, 1916, 1942 ( German ) maps show many different station names and different distances. For example Moscow -...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 9, 2007 10:56 am
According to Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat 09.12.2007 the rebuilding the Salla - Alakurtti seems to be possible during next eight years. This time the...
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press
heleg2000
Dec 10, 2007 3:20 pm
... Really, there are on the modern map a couble of sections of embankment from Roslavl to Unecha. I found any mention about it in memoirs of Anatoly Kazakov,...
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John Lassahn
JohnLassahn@...
Dec 11, 2007 2:50 pm
Does anyone know of published data showing any line segment handling over 100,000,000 gross tonnes per year in the Soviet era. Needed for a book footnote. ...
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Jukka Nurminen
nurminen_jukka
Dec 23, 2007 12:55 am
Again, Joulupukki ( Jultomte, Father Christmas, Saint Nikolaus, Saant Nikolai etc ) is departing from his home Korvatunturi, Lapland, Finland to make a visit...
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Peter Bergs
pb3060
Jan 1, 2008 2:15 am
Hello all! Perhaps this story will be interesting to read, and the photos to see, at this New Year's time. http://www.jamal2006.narod.ru/ Enjoy, and Happy New...
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Marcel en Inna
marc_schuring
Jan 10, 2008 7:06 pm
Roco announced for 2008 a new version of the M62. in green just like it should be http://www.modellbahnecke.de/bilder/roco/62788.jpg 62788 H0 RZD V Diesellok...
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luke_rail
Jan 14, 2008 5:52 pm
The M62 is now on Roco's website (Article No. 62788) Also they are doing a static coupler which looks very much like an SA3 Article No. (40375) Sadly it...
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Marcel en Inna
marc_schuring
Jan 14, 2008 6:50 pm
... These couplers belong to the swedish/norwegian LKAB trains and are indeed copies of SA3 couplers. dispite the fact that they do not have nem shafts they...
