Wow, the steam engines from the 1800's were better than those.
----- Original Message ----- From: GaryT <g...@taig.net> To: profox@leafe.com Cc: Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 1:56 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Modern Steam Train On 16/08/13 06:47, Eurico Chagas Filho wrote: > Not sure Pete, I thought it was Malaysia, but it is not. > But the people look Asian. My guess is China. The uniforms are reminiscent of China under Chairman Mao. Their engineering capability leaves a lot to be desired, clearly there is no word (or funds) for maintenance, and regardless of it being uploaded recently the video COULD BE quite old. Wild guess... upwards of 30-50 years; taken at a time when China was still very much a backward nation of peasants ruled and down-trodden by Mao with SOME Western influence entering their lives via the major cities. BUT, that said, I wouldn't completely rule out a coal mine somewhere in a back corner of China operating today in such poor conditions; two things point in that direction. The clothing worn by the woman holding the child by the rail line and the standard of the electricity supply. The woman is dressed too much like a Westerner and if it were taken several decades ago she would be more than likely dressed in a drab fashion, more like the males. Women were not suppressed like Islamic societies treat their women, but China did practise foot binding until just a few decades ago. I'm swaying towards it being more recent. Agreed Eurico, it's not Malaysia. Malaysia was very British (for 200 years) until recent times and there is no way such elementary engineering would have existed in Malaysia EVER. British rail standards would have influenced track laying and those tracks are pathetic, in any language. GaryT >> From: Pete Theisen <petethei...@verizon.net> >> To: ProFox Email List <profox@leafe.com> >> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:30 AM >> Subject: Re: [OT] Modern Steam Train >>> >>> >>> http://player.vimeo.com/video/2578284 >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Pete >> http://pete-theisen.com/ >> http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/520dbf19.5070...@taig.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1376641630.90318.yahoomail...@web122304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
