Pardon? ???Knocks diesels into a cocked hat
I get the general meaning, but the term "American skittles" is confusing. I don't know what skittles are except that it is a candy my kids loved. ha ha. I doubt you meant a piece of candy at each corner. I know I'm being a pest but I can't look it up on Google with my computer broke. I'm very limited on my phone.It is a phrase Beth with connections to American Skittles, it was a situation where the skittles were left with 1 at each corner of a triangle shape. This was likened to a three cornered hat ( a cocked hat) , it was reasoned that you could not win the match with such a configuration i.e. you could only knock 1 or 2 down not all three. This was taken up in other competition including boxing . It came to mean you were beaten and could not win. So my usage of the phrase was meant to mean that the diesel engine could not come even close to a steam loco in its full glory.
I think in America you refer it as just Bowling (as in ten pin bowling) Skittles are what we call the pins.I get the general meaning, but the term "American skittles" is confusing. I don't know what skittles are except that it is a candy my kids loved. ha ha. I doubt you meant a piece of candy at each corner. I know I'm being a pest but I can't look it up on Google with my computer broke. I'm very limited on my phone.It is a phrase Beth with connections to American Skittles, it was a situation where the skittles were left with 1 at each corner of a triangle shape. This was likened to a three cornered hat ( a cocked hat) , it was reasoned that you could not win the match with such a configuration i.e. you could only knock 1 or 2 down not all three. This was taken up in other competition including boxing . It came to mean you were beaten and could not win. So my usage of the phrase was meant to mean that the diesel engine could not come even close to a steam loco in its full glory.
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I looked at that for my explanation Unc but instead of putting down the link as you did , I tried to phrase it more simply . It appears I muddied the waters even more. ??? :-[ :-[ Thankyou.
That is a great shot unc.
That is a great shot unc.
Agree - how any one can be emotive about a diesel locomotive beats me - but some are so enthused.
Where was the shot taken Big U?
Great Photo!!! There is an episode of Top Gear that is supposed to be based in 1947 where Jeremy, Richard, and James race each other. I can't remember from where to where, but they raced a 47 Vincent Black Shadow motorbike, 47 Jaguar, and an old steam engine (don't know the maker) to see which,at the time they were in production, would win. I love that episode, I won't give you who wins, in case you want to watch it for yourself. I really liked watching that one.
Great Photo!!! There is an episode of Top Gear that is supposed to be based in 1947 where Jeremy, Richard, and James race each other. I can't remember from where to where, but they raced a 47 Vincent Black Shadow motorbike, 47 Jaguar, and an old steam engine (don't know the maker) to see which,at the time they were in production, would win. I love that episode, I won't give you who wins, in case you want to watch it for yourself. I really liked watching that one.
LNER A1 Class Pacific 60163 Tornado. Strictly speaking, not an old engine. Tornado is essentially a replica built recently to the LNER specification. The last A1 built (actually in BR days) was 60162.
I really love steam as well. Grew up riding behind steam on the
run into Boston.
But some of the early diesels were also quite wonderful, like
the early 50's F-7 as shown here:
http://www.thedieselshop.us/INDEXDEMOS.html