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LD Porta : Last Great Steam Loco Designer | 8 comments (8 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Thanks for this great diary, I almost missed it! I'll controbute links and pictures.

Here is a picture of the Argentina:

If someone is interested, suggested further reading: Martyn Bane's detailed discussion of the Argentina; a more condensed article in Railway Preservation News; Trainweb article on Porta.

Also, here is an image of a SAR Class 26 "Red Devil":

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Jul 13th, 2006 at 02:30:51 PM EST

Thanks (none / 0)

I'm pleased you like it. I saw you on other threads and worried you thought it was rubbish.

I just felt that LDP should be noted along with the others in your series.

Great photo of the Red Devil

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Jul 13th, 2006 at 04:27:55 PM EST
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