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Not in the least.it has Nazi era legacy of a most disturbing type.
Not in the least.
The train is in honour of the Austrian Ministry of the Interior's special forces unit which is the direct descendant of the Gendarmerieeinsatzkommando Bad Vöslau. Far from having anything to do with the Nasties, this unit was formed specifically to defend Jews imigrating to Israel via Austria.
COBRA was a name bestowed on the unit by the Austrian press in the early 1970s and the locomotive was named to commemorate the many actions that the unit has undertaken to protect both Austrian citizens and others.
I really like that, but I can't help thinking that it needs brightening up a little bit. If you shot it in RAW it shouldn't be too difficult.
I really like that, but I can't help thinking that it needs brightening up a little bit. If you shot it in RAW it shouldn't be too difficult.
Flying Scotsman at the Plant Works, Doncaster (outside the engine shed where it was constructed in 1923)
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Russ
- cheers for those memories of old Donny, Bill. The place really has changed over the years and, would you believe it, we now have 8 polar bears in the local Yorkshire Wildlife Park (more than anywhere outside Canada it is said).I remember those years ago, (in the late 50's and very early 60's) climbing over the wall into "the sheds", sneaking onto the platform to watch the "streaks" fly by, being chased out of "The Plant" - and train spotting from ??? bridge - the Ian Allen "combination" was the train spotters bible in those days.
I drove up to the DRI on Monday - just did not recognise Doncaster and would not have found Thorne Road without my SatNav - the town has really changed since we moved from Cantley in the mid 70's??
- cheers for those memories of old Donny, Bill. The place really has changed over the years and, would you believe it, we now have 8 polar bears in the local Yorkshire Wildlife Park (more than anywhere outside Canada it is said).
Russ