Wow... amazing collection of steam locomotives on ?parade? and exhibition run? Thanks to Marcin in Poland for all the links and photos!

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Here you can find more about these parades<br /><br /><a href="http://www.parowozy.pl/skansen/">http://www.parowozy.pl/skansen/</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.dniwolsztyna.wolsztyn24.pl/parada_parowozow_48.html">http://www.dniwolsztyna.wolsztyn24.pl/parada_parowozow_48.html</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY94CIwgeQRIjzwarWL2qGCHM8tBof4yj0Cnt36fWFVcRo-xQ6sqGGmmxqjpWRM_R2sbWm0NrzaxJZcyTQAreRD2ZX5nRKvfznh2y_euOiSmrXC8me9OKNUypV6uQM6AKiG4hxT0tw_SN/s1600/1a1a1a1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY94CIwgeQRIjzwarWL2qGCHM8tBof4yj0Cnt36fWFVcRo-xQ6sqGGmmxqjpWRM_R2sbWm0NrzaxJZcyTQAreRD2ZX5nRKvfznh2y_euOiSmrXC8me9OKNUypV6uQM6AKiG4hxT0tw_SN/s1600/1a1a1a1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDto3ejO3IOKiPnJt90dkcdrBLnYBmZ3RYD2axiKN5X3weLP2VRKMN7r4Bcf4KDnVW5b2zwGpMMwNXfvjyeQb0lST0Md_cH8FJHURhWQ-yjGKHDDPAN4r2vQPP3uZs51YrKCU5JF1DZevp/s1600/1a1a11aa1a1a1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Wow... amazing collection of steam locomotives on ?parade? and exhibition run? Thanks to Marcin in Poland for all the links and photos!

Post by Joselete Dorado López . Picture found on  https://www.facebook.com/voglerjm?fref=ufi Marcin emailed me: Sorry do not speak fluent E...

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The Shay drive design of gear driven steam locomotive

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The Shay drive design of gear driven steam locomotive

images from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shay_locomotive thanks to Jeff! Before yesterday, I did not even know there were other types of s...

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the V twin gear driven Heisler design steam locomotive

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the V twin gear driven Heisler design steam locomotive

Images found on  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisler_locomotive  thanks to Jeff!

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intriguing drive system on this worn out 56 yr old still operating locomotive engine

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intriguing drive system on this worn out 56 yr old still operating locomotive engine

Found on  http://themanlyblog.tumblr.com/ via  http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=475808&nseq=189 For a clearer photo of a re...

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