Spelt Rimutaka. Line closed 55 years ago, replaced by a 5½ mile tunnel. Old line is now a walking/cycle track. Sn3½ is a very popular scale here in NZ. I had a few mates scratching their heads, when I said I was off to America to ride some 3'6' gauge in California... I'm told it is America's only national monument that moves!
Incidently, I showed a bit of American S standard gauge at the Rail-Ex show in Wellington NZ this weekend just gone. --- In [email protected], "John" <armstong5...@...> wrote: > > I sort of forgot, even with all the books I have. Rode the Rimatucka > "incline" while down there. Better than Swiss cogs even though the original > grip nsystem was there. > > John Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: william cole > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 6:08 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: NZ gauge... > > > > NZ "Cape Gauge" or "Colonial Gauge" is 3',6". > > Bc > > [email protected] > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Pink Spider: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2A9CxhsFDE&feature=related > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > "I, like God, do not play with dice and do not believe in coincidence." - V > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > SUPPORT ââFlexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of > 2007ââ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/database.cfm#S > > "Have you considered my servant Job?" (Job 1:8) > > --- On Fri, 11/19/10, Don Thompson <d...@...> wrote: > > From: Don Thompson <d...@...> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: NZ gauge... > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 6:02 PM > > > > Dear John, > Robin and I took a trip on the railways of Thailand. The railroad > was built by the British and is meter gauge. I wonder if it is the > same gauge? > Don > > On Nov 19, 2010, at 5:17 PM, John wrote: > > > The NZ Railway gauge is 39 inches if I recall correctly. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5634 (20101119) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 5634 (20101119) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
