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Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« on: July 14, 2012, 02:10:37 PM »
pulling together a thread or two from Marcus' off topic spot . i am reminded of a photo , i saw many years ago , of 5 or 6 Heinkel Irelands travelling through North Wales on the flatbed trailer of a steam train . Then presumably a common occurrence of importing the cars from Dundalk , Eire through Holyhead port in Wales and thus by train into England .
Who has a copy of the photo ? was it in a book or a copy of Cruiser News the HTOEC mag ?

surely worth revisiting ?
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2012, 02:13:28 PM »
I would like to see that!
I wonder too if there are any photos of Heinkels being loaded into or unload from DC3 Dakotas when they were flown from Germany to Britain.
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2012, 03:54:14 PM »
Sorry, I dont know that picture :(

About the plane, reminds me of this...
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2012, 04:08:47 PM »
Ah yes, the beautifully ugly but still very appealing Bristol Type 170 Freighter, I made two Airfix models of it when a lad, and another a few years ago. They used to fly over my Grandparent's house in Lymington, Hants, always a great sight. That photo is I believe from the Bubblecars to Venice event and quite familiar.
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2012, 04:28:35 PM »
Different Nobel. Easiest way to tell is the colour, but also the stickers and aluminium trim!
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2012, 04:33:56 PM »
Oh yes, my mistake! Also the Bristol in the "Venice" photo is the later Mk 32 "Super-Freighter", with a longer fuselage and different loading bay doors, but then you already knew that!
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2012, 05:54:52 PM »
I thought Heinkels on a train sounded familiar as well, but I think this was the image I was thinking of. From this page http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5426_path__0p115p186p466p.aspx

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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2012, 06:06:08 PM »
interesting did ALL isettas leave by train ? no the Heinkel picture is much less clutterred and there are less cars . still interesting lets see some more micro's being shifted
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2012, 06:08:00 PM »
Nice Isetta photo. Edit, I believe they all left by train as they were built in railway buildings without road access.
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2012, 08:13:08 PM »
wish i new how to cut and paste just the photo from an article  >:(

my second pic was so bad i left it to rob's - much better
« Last Edit: July 14, 2012, 09:56:13 PM by lightweight dickie »
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2012, 08:18:28 PM »
now that was a REAL micro . 122cc , only 12lb pressure in the tyres - no suspension , perspex screen and a hand operated windscreen wiper - up and over the Alps two up  . WHAT an adventure
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2012, 09:37:42 PM »
Bit spotty, 'cos it's a copy of your small pic.
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2012, 09:44:43 PM »
thanks rob - i deleted my embarrassingly bad photo.
next question which built micro looks to share the same screen as this plane  :D
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2012, 09:54:47 PM »
The first model Meyra, with only half the front door opening!
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Re: Irish Heinkels on the train - who has a photo ?
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2012, 09:57:53 PM »
i MEANT to say British built - oops . well spotted marcus but not the one i meant
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