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Michael Gilligan	25/09/2018 19:33:19
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Posted by Mick B1 on 25/09/2018 18:13:47: ... but there's nothing anthropomorphic about a beam engine, and little about a real loco - and people are still impressed by them. . Of course there is ! It's about the 'breathing' and the 'pulse rate' and the 'jointed limbs' ... compare that with the frantic whine [or the near silence] of an internal combustion engine, or electric motor. Or, think about how much more comforting we find the gentle tick of a longcase clock than the old bedside alarm clock. MichaelG.
Ron Laden	25/09/2018 19:51:49
2320 forum posts 452 photos	Posted by The Oily Rag on 25/09/2018 11:09:56: H'mm Am I to take this thread as a laypersons guide to the reading material frequented by colleagues on here? Absolutely Ian, forget lightweights like Tolstoy,s War and Peace...Tolkien,s Lord of the Rings, the Thomas books are literary masterpieces, not to be missed by the educated man.
Neil Wyatt	25/09/2018 23:27:51
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Posted by Michael Gilligan on 25/09/2018 19:33:19: Posted by Mick B1 on 25/09/2018 18:13:47: ... but there's nothing anthropomorphic about a beam engine, and little about a real loco - and people are still impressed by them. . Of course there is ! It's about the 'breathing' and the 'pulse rate' and the 'jointed limbs' There's another explanation... Neil
Geoff Theasby	26/09/2018 05:43:05
615 forum posts 21 photos	Frances, the UK road sign for a level crossing is still the silhouette of a steam locomotive. Geoff
Neil Wyatt	26/09/2018 08:30:21
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Posted by Geoff Theasby on 26/09/2018 05:43:05: Frances, the UK road sign for a level crossing is still the silhouette of a steam locomotive. Geoff The 'traffic camera' signs shows one with a bellows. I'm surprised the low-flying aircraft sign doesn't show the Wright Flyer. Neil

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