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Thread #166982   Message #4046603
Posted By: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
17-Apr-20 - 03:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: Trains: Most beautiful locomotive
Subject: RE: BS: Trains: Most beautiful locomotive
I came across what must be the earliest example of streamlining a locomotive the other day. Apparently one of the first locos for Brunel's broad gauge was fitted with sheets of metal resembling a boat's prow back in 1835.

Robin