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Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

Discussion in 'Narrow Gauge Railways' started by 50044 Exeter, Dec 25, 2009.

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  1. Mark Thompson

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    I'd gladly settle for an Empire flying boat!
     
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    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    Whats wrong with a Handley Page Hannibal?
     
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    The 500mile range at cruising speed of 100mph might be thought lacking
     
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    Was thinking more like a civil version of the Martin P6M-2, a jet seaplane bomber developed in the fifties and described as "an impressive aircraft; its Mach 0.9 (1,100 km/h) performance "on the deck" could be equaled by few aircraft of the time” : see wikipedia, whose image is:[​IMG] .

    After all to be workable the proposed service can’t be too far behind modern transatlantic airliners!
     
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    I wonder if this is quite the direction the OP thought a request of “what would you do in North Devon with unlimited money and no reference to the L&BR” would go? :rolleyes:

    Tom
     
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    I'm not completely sure the same Wiki entry's mention that the "normally docile and pleasant handling characteristics of the P6M-1 were replaced by some severe compressibility effects above Mach 0.8" quite sells itself to me as a passenger.
     
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    RailWest Part of the furniture

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    ...or that 'request stops' probably meant being dropped out of the bomb-bay with a parachute while passing over Parracombe...:)
     
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    Sounds fun :D
     
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