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I remember spending some time in the Rectifier House at Laxey on the Manx Electric Railway, thirty-mumble years ago. It was interesting to watch each rectifier "kick in" as a tram went from one section to another...................

There's actually one in working order in the Stationary Power Museum at the Midland Railway Centre, coupled up to a generator powered by a gurt big Ruston horizontal Diesel.................

Brian L Dominic

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What a site! Those lovely M-As glowing away! Thanks. Ag

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They are still there, still working and still have the full spare boxed set purchased when the railway was new. They have never needed to use them despite 100 years in service.

Paul

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Now there's quaility for you! Ag

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Between this and the thread on Atis about "piles" we must be getting into Martin's neck of the woods :-) ttfn Roland

Roland, This isn't a patch on the surreal " 'rhoids bleeding a bunch" thread.

I'm going to stop now before George comes down on me like a ton of toilet paper :-)

Regards, Arthur G

Thank you very much,

Had you not noticed how quiet it has been this last week, I have just spent the last week in Milan on business and have only just picked up my mails to find my name in vain when I have not upset or annoyed anybody. There's gratitude for you. :-))

Martin P

You're not trying hard enough...... :-))

Peter

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Watch this space :-))

Martin P

May I respectfully question your veracity o peripatetic one. Perhaps if we were to add " ...this week" (and exclude any Italians) it might just scrape through ;-) welcome home. Roland

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Roland, Its not good, I shall have to get the computer table fixed. It all collapses when I remove the dictionary out from under one of the legs to find out if you are being rude to me yet again. But I suppose its another word to baffle others with:-))

Martin P