The Space Shuttle and the Horses Arse.

[swannymere]

http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html

[EastleighSoulBoy]

http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html

 

 

There's nowt stranger than fact!

[St Landrew]

There's nowt stranger than fact!

 

Indeed. Even IK Brunel had to buckle under, when he tried to break the mould by making his GWR lines 7 ft 0¼ in. - known as the Broad Gauge. Intended for stability, safety and extra speed, eventually GWR had to narrow the tracks, scrap all the broad gauge locos and running stock, and conform to Standard Gauge, or be left out of the loop, so to speak.

 

Pity to Romans didn't have 7 ft 0¼ in. wide carriages.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Indeed. Even IK Brunel had to buckle under, when he tried to break the mould by making his GWR lines 7 ft 0¼ in. - known as the Broad Gauge. Intended for stability, safety and extra speed, eventually GWR had to narrow the tracks, scrap all the broad gauge locos and running stock, and conform to Standard Gauge, or be left out of the loop, so to speak.

 

Pity to Romans didn't have 7 ft 0¼ in. wide carriages.

 

Or bigger horses.

[swannymere]

If Hannibal had invaded we would have had the wider gauge:D

[St Landrew]

If Hannibal had invaded we would have had the wider gauge:D

 

Chuckle..!