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The bow of the Cutty Sark, from the inside.
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Scifan.. - I've visited the Cutty Sark a couple of times and was just looking at some photos on the web - the first one below is from 2005 and the second recently where the ship seems to be sitting on a glass building - I'm assuming that is a museum which was built since my visits (which where in the last century - :)) - Dave
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giradman said:
Scifan.. - I've visited the Cutty Sark a couple of times and was just looking at some photos on the web - the first one below is from 2005 and the second recently where the ship seems to be sitting on a glass building - I'm assuming that is a museum which was built since my visits (which where in the last century - :)) - Dave
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The Cutty Sark recently completed a multi million Pound restoration, after having been almost destroyed by fire in 2007. The original iron frames were no longer strong enough to support the weight of the ship and much internal bracing had to be done. The grey steel parts between the white original frames are the bracing added to the hull during the restoration after the fire. The ship is now suspended above the dry dock, with exhibit space below the hull. Here are some other photos.
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Here are some photos from the web showing the aftermath of the fire.
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Railroad Fans - Any?

I meant to post the pic below when the 'restoration' was completed, i.e. a NW 611 steam locomotive first built in 1950 in Roanoke, VA and restored in Spencer, NC at the North Carolina Transportation Museum - a wonderful place to visit - some history on this locomotive quoted below (Source) - Dave :)

Norfolk and Western Railway's J class steam locomotives were a class of 4-8-4 locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western Railway's East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia between 1941 and 1950. The first batch, numbered 600 to 604, were built in 1941–42 and were delivered streamlined. In 1943, 605–610 were delivered without shrouding and lightweight side rods, due to the limitations on the use of certain materials during the war; due to these distinctions, they were classified J1. But, when N&W showed the War Production Board the reduced availability numbers because of this, the Board allowed the J1s to be re-fitted as Js with the lightweight rods and shrouding in 1944. The last batch, 611–613, were built in 1950, all streamlined. The Js were built and designed completely by N&W employees, something that was uncommon on American railroads... The total cost for building 611 was $251,544 in 1950 (equivalent to $2,441,000 in 2015).
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giradman said:
Railroad Fans - Any?

I meant to post the pic below when the 'restoration' was completed, i.e. a NW 611 steam locomotive first built in 1950 in Roanoke, VA and restored in Spencer, NC at the North Carolina Transportation Museum - a wonderful place to visit - some history on this locomotive quoted below (Source) - Dave :)


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I've always been interested in steam locomotives. I'd enjoy more posts of this kind. Have you been following the restoration if the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014? That's going to be some sight when it travels under it's own power for the first time in almost 60 years.
 
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I've always been interested in steam locomotives. I'd enjoy more posts of this kind. Have you been following the restoration if the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014? That's going to be some sight when it travels under it's own power for the first time in almost 60 years.
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Susan & I love trains but rarely have the opportunity to ride them, i.e. old trains as mainly tourist attractions - I've not kept up w/ the Union Pacific Big Boy but sounds like one that would greatly interest us - probably my favorite train ride was on a 2-week trip that we took to Alaska a while back - first week on land & second week on a cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver; but on the last leg of the land trip we spent a day in Denali National Park, and then took a wondrous rail trip from there to Anchorage - the train had those upper sitting areas w/ great visual views and a wonderful meal on a lower level - just a few pics (from the web) below of the experience - Dave :)
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giradman said:
Railroad Fans - Any?

I meant to post the pic below when the 'restoration' was completed, i.e. a NW 611 steam locomotive first built in 1950 in Roanoke, VA and restored in Spencer, NC at the North Carolina Transportation Museum - a wonderful place to visit - some history on this locomotive quoted below (Source) - Dave :)


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This is a great looking locomotive. Newer trains don't have this kind of attention to design.
 
giradman said:
Susan & I love trains but rarely have the opportunity to ride them, i.e. old trains as mainly tourist attractions - I've not kept up w/ the Union Pacific Big Boy but sounds like one that would greatly interest us - probably my favorite train ride was on a 2-week trip that we took to Alaska a while back - first week on land & second week on a cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver; but on the last leg of the land trip we spent a day in Denali National Park, and then took a wondrous rail trip from there to Anchorage - the train had those upper sitting areas w/ great visual views and a wonderful meal on a lower level - just a few pics (from the web) below of the experience - Dave :)
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We flew to Anchorage then rented a motor home for a month. Alaska is awesome.
 
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