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 Post subject: How to drive a QJ
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:34 am 

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Interesting page on this well-known China steam site:

http://home.c2i.net/schaefer/qjdetails/qjdriving.html


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 Post subject: Re: How to drive a QJ
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:51 pm 

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I must be from the old school. I grit my teeth every time I hear "drive" the engine. Must be a foreign expression.


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 Post subject: Engine Drivers
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:10 am 

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Actually, "engine driver" is probably more commonly used worldwide than engineer, even in some of the Maritimes of Canada.


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 Post subject: Engine Drivers Manual
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:02 am 

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Another book you can buy from the UK: "The Engine Driver's Manual"

http://www.historicrail.com/historicrai ... z(0CppkxQL)?ID=142


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