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Old 31st July 2019, 12:42 PM
David Powell David Powell is offline
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Full Name: Robert David Powell
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Pickering Ontario Canada
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Default I am no chicken BUT.

My former neighbour, a very skilled railroad engine mechanic, used to call me" Captain Dangerous" for some of my adventures. However, after watching the video a few times I am rather left wondering whether, even I, would have continued the adventure past the time when the belt seemed to be quite violently shaking just before the incident.
Much as I enjoy seeing engines working hard I would suggest that public running on dynamometers should be done to a maximum of 80 % of what had been done previously privately, to avoid, as far as possible, any further incidents of this nature.
What people do in their own property is of course their own business, I have, and continue to, push limits, ( In my case nowadays of the capabilities of 2" and below models) privately. However, what is done in public and what happens in public view could adversely affect the whole hobby.
Regards to all David Powell.
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