First new arrival in a long while, welcome porter

Are there any real trains like Porter with similar cabs and tanks that meet the plate or or might he be fictitious in that regard?

This is Porter, I believe:



http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/bedt/BEDT15.html

Are there any real trains like Porter with similar cabs and tanks that meet the plate or or might he be fictitious in that regard?

This is Porter, I believe:



http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/bedt/BEDT15.html

Correct. I dig a bit further. According to Thomas Wiki, it is based on a H.K. Porter 0-6-0ST, built in Butler, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. These mainly worked in the dockyards on the east coast of the United States. The Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad, which served the dockyards in Brooklyn, New York, owned several examples of Porter's design.

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@"chrisjo"

Fantastic picture Chrisjo, thanks that sure looks like Porter for sure with what I call house like windows in the cab... hmmm...I now have the urge to further Porters customization to look more dirty like the real one and add the B.E.D.T. (Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad) lettering to the tanks and real hand rails like Ucwepn does. Chrisjo, looks like an interesting site you have linked to in your signature. I am going to browse around it. What language and what does "Trenau Bach Arbennig Cymru" mean?


@"leylandvictory2"

That is cool information, so Porter is not just a fictitious Thomas & Friends name? Porter is the actual name of the engine and the company which first made it. Many thanks for the lesson.

@"chrisjo"

---Chrisjo, looks like an interesting site you have linked to in your signature. I am going to browse around it. What language and what does "Trenau Bach Arbennig Cymru" mean?

Well if you go to the site linked in the signature, you'll find yourself at "The Great Little Trains of Wales", so that should be a clue.

Trenau = trains
Bach = little
Arbennig = special
Cymru = Wales

Wales is of course home to some of the finest preserved narrow-gauge railways in the world, including those on which the Rev. based the one on Sodor. I was on the Vale of Rheidol line last Sunday, it's about an hour away from my home.

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Thanks Chrisjo

You are so lucky to have such a fine place so close to you.

Hey Chrisjo, have you been watching tge TV channel 'yesterday'? I Was watching it last week and a program came on called 'the golden age of steam' I only saw the first episode but they were looking at the Ffestiniog Railway and talking to steam enthusiasts who volunteered to work on it and repair it in the 60's

It was quite good, I think it's available on UK Play, wait a min whilst I google......

Here's the link to that first episode

http://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/the-gol...3613214001

And the second - I've not watched this yet,

http://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/the-gol...1634910001

Im sure I've been on the ffestiniog when i was a young un' Whilst on holiday in Wales, I can't remember much of the train ride but can remember buying some enamel 'fairlie' badges in the shop for my train driver hat!

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Bummer, can't view the videos here.

The golden age of steam? There are three DVDs (no clue on episodes) and they are very interesting. i wonder if they have an episode on E2s....