Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 19, 2005, at 1:08 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Nice shed shot Peter, > did you hear about the catastrophe at the German National Railway > Museum in N?rnberg? > A terrible fire, and the subsequent collapse of the roof, destroyed > virtually the whole collection of steam, diesel and electric exhibits > including a working replica of "Adler" > the first steam train to run in Germany (the original was built by > Robert Stephenson in Newcastle), it's still a matter of seeing what > can be salvaged but hopes are not particularly high. > The large exhibits made up around 95% of preserved main-line steam > traction in Germany. Initial speculation seems hopeful - mostly because some think the roof wasn't terribly substantial and didn't crush things when it fell in. I hope this proves to be the case... CZ NC