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Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by vram22 »

fooker wrote: post #45
vram22 wrote: post #37

This reminds me of the Ooty toy train. Despite the name, it's not a toy, but a meter gauge train that goes between the plains and the hill station of Ooty / Udhagamandalam, in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. Moves quite slowly. Good fun riding it. I've been on it years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack_railway Images of it: https://www.google.co.in/sear…

There are several like it in India. Here are a few others I enjoyed very much: Neral -> Matheran. Kalka -> Shimla. Siliguri -> Darjeeling

Neat, didn't know of those, thanks.

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by opinionator1 »

usrusr wrote: post #78
bobthepanda wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And all of those also have a lot of nerds who like those things.

Except for cars, those who obsess about cars are considered the antithesis of a nerd.

Wrong, anybody who obsesses about anything is a nerd by definition.

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by opinionator1 »

oh_sigh wrote: post #61
tomcam wrote: post #19

What is it about guys and trains? I reflexively upvoted before even reading the article, and after reading the article, I realize it is a pretty standard narrow gauge railroad. Don’t care! Would vote again if I could!

Could similar reasons br behind why men seem to love trains at a much higher rate than women do and also why men are over-represented in software development?

Clearly we need to divert government funding to get girls into trains.

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by opinionator1 »

FearNotDaniel wrote: post #88
baxtr wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah... someone said the other day that if they had divided Germany into south/north instead of east/west, there would have not been a reunion. Maybe that’s true

I've heard it commonly said in Austria: in Bavaria, you have left Austria, but you're not yet in Germany...

I wonder what they meant by that. I've heard that Bavaria is the most German state of Germany.

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by TipVFL »

aphrax wrote: post #76
TipVFL wrote: post #50

The neatest part of this article was the fact that these trains used to operate by sail. It's a strange image to imagine but it makes a lot of sense for an incredibly windy area with rails. My uncle is actually a tiny train enthusiast. He bought really old schematics for a full-size steam powered locomotive and scaled them down, machining every little piece from blocks of metal. He has been working on it for 20+ year…

I would love to see some pictures of this, any chance he would share some?

My uncle is on the other side of the country, and is about as old school as the steam locomotive he's building. So unfortunately I'd have to call him, convince him to take photos (with film), develop them, and (snail) mail them to me.

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by usrusr »

opinionator1 wrote: post #92
usrusr wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except for cars, those who obsess about cars are considered the antithesis of a nerd.

Wrong, anybody who obsesses about anything is a nerd by definition.

Obsession about muscle buildup strategies at the gym has rarely been associated with rhe term “nerd“. Those people can be quite nerdy, and even connect well with regular nerds if they find common ground, but isn't the mainstream accepted term “jocks“?

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Post by baxtr »

opinionator1 wrote: post #94
FearNotDaniel wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've heard it commonly said in Austria: in Bavaria, you have left Austria, but you're not yet in Germany...

I wonder what they meant by that. I've heard that Bavaria is the most German state of Germany.

It’s similar to Texas. Quite German, but then again some people dream to be independent. It is also called “Freistaat Bayern”, “Free state of Bavaria”

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by bobthepanda »

usrusr wrote: post #78
bobthepanda wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And all of those also have a lot of nerds who like those things.

Except for cars, those who obsess about cars are considered the antithesis of a nerd.

Depends on which problem space around cars we're talking about. Are we talking about the vehicles themselves? Then those aren't referred to by nerds in colloquial usage.

That being said, there are a lot of nerds who obsess about things like highway systems, road planning and the like. There's also the electric car space, the AV space, etc.

Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

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Post by kposehn »

OnlineCourage wrote: post #63
kposehn wrote: post #33

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>I think it's nerds and trains, rather than guys and trains. I know at least one woman who is pretty excited about trains too, and she is a colossal dork. >EDIT: and what it is about nerds and trains is that trains are wicked sweet. I do believe you've hit the nail on the head with that question. Or, in this case, the rail.

You mean the railspike?

Well put :)
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