The best switchers ever

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The best switchers ever

Unread postby styckx » Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:50 pm

I am now in love with the GMDH series. These are pure beauty.

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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby steve_the_slim » Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:58 pm

It's a Mini-Aerotrain!
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby Shortliner » Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:40 pm

Wow, I bet those offer great visibility forward and backwards!
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby micaelcorleone » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:02 pm

Never saw these? I guess they are from the 50s?
The design reminds me of Fallout 3. *!greengrin!*
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby Samwolf » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:22 pm

micaelcorleone wrote:Never saw these? I guess they are from the 50s?
The design reminds me of Fallout 3. *!greengrin!*



They sure do look like something from the Fallout series.
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby micaelcorleone » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:27 pm

Samwolf wrote:They sure do look like something from the Fallout series.

I wonder where the mini nuclear reactor is located?
The diesel label is only camouflage. *!!wink!!* *!lol!*
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby Kali » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:14 pm

The double-ended one would look absolutely fantastic in bare metal...
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby arizonachris » Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:57 am

Fascinating! These were diesel/ hydraulic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMD_GMDH-1 Even before I read that article, I was gonna say it reminds me of a '55 Chevy. Sure enough, it was built in '56.
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby Bananarama » Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:55 pm

When I first saw these I thought "butt-ugly". The design is starting to grow on me, however. :D
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby johnmckenzie » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:44 pm

Fantastic! I'd never seen those - are there still any around?
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby arizonachris » Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:37 pm

johnmckenzie wrote:Fantastic! I'd never seen those - are there still any around?


They only built 4. 2 have been scrapped, one is at the Canada Science and Technology Museum , the other is in Pakistan where they used it building a dam.
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Re: The best switchers ever

Unread postby buzz456 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:22 pm

The first picture looks likes a '51 Studey. *!!wink!!*
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