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Re: AUSTRIAN RAIL CAR
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:14:26 GMT
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Brian Williams wrote in message <36BA6F61.D6E@ameritech.net>...
> Hi. I've seen the question of why the 4551 is referred to as
> "crocodile" posted a couple times so here's a little background...
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> Lego set #4551, while not prototype, bears a striking resemblance to the
> Austrian Federal Railways class 1020 electric locomotive (see
> "http://fleischmann.com/marklin/m88221.html" for a miniature bearing the
> paint scheme). The prototype was more orange than red however (yes, it
> would have been nice if TLG had introduced orange bricks seven years
> earlier). Forty seven of the class 1020 operated in Austria after
> 1945. These locomotives were manufactured in Germany as the popular
> class E94 before the war for the most part (later reclassified by the
> Deutsch Bundesbahn in Germany as DB class 194). The E94 possessed
> features similar to the popular Swiss class Be 6/8III in that it was
> powerful, articulated and had two coupled power trucks with a cab in
> between. The Swiss Be 6/8III was nicknamed "crocodile" because the
> long, dark green hoods covering it's power trucks were reminiscent of a
> crocodile. Because of the similarities between the locomotives, the
> German class E94 became known as the "German Crocodile." For more
> information on the prototype visit
> http://www.dlc.fi/~lassiluu/194eng.htm".
If you care to have a look at a LEGO version of the original Swiss green
Crocodile, check out:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models
and select trains, then crocodile from the menu.
Unfortunately however, our webserver seems to be out of service for the
moment; so you may have to check later.
Eric Brok
Visit LEGO ON MY MIND:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind
Mindstorms/Mind Control section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/robo
Dutch section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/nl
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