The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III
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I do apologise, I forgot to respond and to confirm your correct answer.
The photo was taken from just off Robben (=seal) Eiland (=Island).
Over to you, tango15.
The photo was taken from just off Robben (=seal) Eiland (=Island).
Over to you, tango15.
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No probs Capetonian. I knew those visits to Pretoria would come in useful one day! (For the things I learnt about ZA during the visits you understand!)
OK, folks, try this one for size:
OK, folks, try this one for size:
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I don't think it's Cuba. The building style does not look Cuban and I would expect big old yank tanks.
I would go for Argentina.
I would go for Argentina.
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Argentina is nearer than Cuba
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Looks a bit like something produced by the North British works - means it could be anywhere.
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Uruguay used to have some old engines like that, they may still have..
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Yes and yes4mastacker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:46 pmLooks a bit like something produced by the North British works - means it could be anywhere.
EtA: Is that a wood burner?
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tango15 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 9:31 pm..ish, but not that far north and yes - ignore my previous comment.4mastacker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:46 pmLooks a bit like something produced by the North British works - means it could be anywhere.
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The Valdiviano, Los Rio, southern Chile ?
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No, not that far south. The President of this country was a keen angler.
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Asuncion, Paraguay? The country has no coal reserves so all the steam locos are/were woodburners.
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Having found a pic of loco 230 in Asuncion it looks like 4mast is right. Can I hazard a guess that it's somewhere along the Asunción-Encarnación line?
Edited to add a bit of speculation - as the coach colours are the national colours of Argentina is it a line connecting the two countries?
Edited to add a bit of speculation - as the coach colours are the national colours of Argentina is it a line connecting the two countries?
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If you see my post #4844, that's why I went for Argentina, I would say that it is Argentinian rolling stock.
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You've all done very well!
Yes, it's the train which ran the service to the Argentinian border at Encarnación. A wood-burning beast, built in Hunslet of all places. Somewhere I have a picture of the maker's plate. It used to run about twice a week. The old station (built by the British), sits in the middle of Asuncion and once the steam trains had been discontinued, was turned into a railway museum. Paraguay now has something in common Iceland, in that it does not have a railway!
I think 4mastacker deserves the prize.
Yes, it's the train which ran the service to the Argentinian border at Encarnación. A wood-burning beast, built in Hunslet of all places. Somewhere I have a picture of the maker's plate. It used to run about twice a week. The old station (built by the British), sits in the middle of Asuncion and once the steam trains had been discontinued, was turned into a railway museum. Paraguay now has something in common Iceland, in that it does not have a railway!
I think 4mastacker deserves the prize.
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Thank you. May I start by thanking my manager, my shrink, my dentist, the binman who empties..........(ooops, wrong thread).
Here's a colourful place to stay.
A south-facing view?
Here's a colourful place to stay.
A south-facing view?
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The roof design makes me think it's a Buddhist country. Tibet?
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Not Tibet. It is quite a distance from where you think it may be and it's not a Bhuddhist country.
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It’s the bloody Cleethorpes Palace of Fun isn’t it?