RedGemAlchemist

Amen to that! (Though I do quite like the Ivatt Class 2 Moguls actually...)

Not technically, as YOU never mentioned his name. The song might, but you didn't. Plus, there were technically two Führers.

I'd say that counts. Either way that's a hell of a claim to fame.

Where's its boiler?

Very nice. I'll have to try and find some of those Bachmann coaches at some point. Hmm...

Excellent!

Cheers mate. Thanks for the update!

Glad to have you back, FPH!

I stand corrected. Please forgive my transgressions against my region.

I see that and raise you one GER S69,

The Holman locomotive was designed by the Holman Locomotive Speeding Truck Company in... I think 1887? It was basically part of an elaborate scam by said company to swindle the stock market and make a ton of money for locomotives that despite their bluster and elaborate design (which was ridiculed by anyone with even the slightest idea of locomotive mechanics) didn't really have any improvement over and were indeed worse than in terms of performance conventional locomotives. And yet they managed to build and sell two of them before their scam seemingly fell apart. The one depicted is the first. The second was made 10 years later.

You mean the Holman locomotive? No, no you didn't.

Seconded.

Agreed. With the mentality the North Eastern had at that point, McDonnell never stood a chance.

Exactly. And, as mentioned, Scandinavian locos generally look very pleasing. I wouldn't even mind one on the KLR. I mean if the KESR can get away with having one from Norway... See, that doesn't look bad at all.

Agreed. You up in Scandinavia appreciate good locomotive design.

Interesting choice of Chief Mechanical Engineer, that.

Even the losers get lucky sometimes.

No.

Reinforcing Edwardian's point for those (very very) few who'd try and correct him. Not that it needs reinforcing.

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE.

Hmm. Neat. Definitely gives ideas, being the fan of Manning Wardle tanks that I am.

And this is now starting to sound oddly like the family tree from a period drama...

Hmm. Funny that, my No.1 (a Nellie refurb featured earlier in this thread) is also named Bulldog. Just comes as an interesting coincidence to me.

Very nice work, gc4946. Giving me ideas for my own layout, as like you I need to conserve space while keeping character and setting.