WOW! I expected much more than that!
Here in tiny Eugene, Oregon I know of five live steam owners.
I would expect more than a mere 650 live steamers in the USA.
We are really a very tiny group.
I am glad to be on this chat list. Members have helped me resurrect
the Steamlines Shay from burned hulk
At 8:26 PM -0500 3/18/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My guess is
that there are less than 500-650 live steam enthusiasts (45 mm and less) in
the US who actually own and run engines.
that jibes with the numbers i've put together.
anyway, let's wrap this topic up ... i know i'm part of the reason it
As a manufacture's distributor I thought it time to put in my 2 cents.
First, consider all of the known information about "sold" engines. (BTW,
Roundhouse can account for every engine sold. In 20 years they have sold
collectively less than 3000 engines. An average run is 10-12 engines once or
To the group.:
The idea of gathering information that I mentioned A few days ago was ONLY
for our own enjoyment. I mentioned Asters questionare only as an example of
how it did NOT work for marketing.
I am happy to see that we as a group are very passoinate about our hobby,
And enjoyed reading e
My thoughts exactly.
Jonathan Bloom wrote:
> MY favorite loco burns something to make heat, thus steam and pushes itself
> down the track under its own power, having between 4 and 6, ..8, ok
> ...up to 16 drivers, could be geared, inside frame or outside frame, maybe
> British or American, s
Lator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:26 AM
Subject: RE: Surveys/Polls
> To All,
> I am new to the Small Scale Live steamers and have been following these
> threads for several we
To the group,
I have only a few ideas on polling live steam enthusiasts about their likes
and desires. Very different points.
I feel that any inquest should first establish how much a person wants to
spend/has for the purchase. Based on this a manufacturer knows one of the
principle limitations
n up their market
to a wider audience for sales and grow the hobby.
Paul Lator
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You're opening
;
My Best,
Chuck
Charles W. Walters
Twin Lakes Railway CEO
http://home.twcny.rr.com/twinlakesrw
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You're opening a can of worms now. I would be interested in hearing what
people have to say about this. I would guess that there are a few
"favorites" that are on the majority of lists. But the majority of people's
favorite locos are unique to their own list. One of the vendors had an
online poll
In a message dated 3/18/2003 3:02:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> With that said, and in the hopes that the results of
> such a survey would be valuable to a few manufacturers,
> I have created a shell for an online survey
> that allows for anonymity and report ability.
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