John F Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 There's lots of it about. I'll start with this one: Beat that, then CreepingJesus, DSdriver, Jim Bell and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Oh go on then... here's another: Junkman and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdhaydock Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I vaguely remember this shower of shit from Top Gear brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Oh yes. Not their finest hour, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Wackeldackel, scruff, forddeliveryboy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 brickwall, AnthonyG, forddeliveryboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 forddeliveryboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 eddyramrod, mercrocker, AnthonyG and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 stormee and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 mercrocker and forddeliveryboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 mercrocker, ChinaTom and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John F Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Judging by the pics, draisines seem to have been very popular in the old Eastern Bloc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 forddeliveryboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Judging by the pics, draisines seem to have been very popular in the old Eastern Bloc... They were as "popular" in the old Western Bloc, but there they were predominantly purpose built, not converted cars. Deutsche Bahn Klv 11 / Klv 12: ÖBB X626: brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micrashed Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 HH-R, greengartside, brickwall and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 HillmanImp, chaseracer, mercrocker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 A few more modern ones here.. http://www.chieftaintrailers.com/en/go/to/road-rail-trailers_26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 John F, Taff, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Sorry. oman5, Asimo, HH-R and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 the fire patrol and the barkas OOF!!!!!!! alcyonecorporation and CreepingJesus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggers Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Fascinating...before today I'd never even heard the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 i thought it was a racing mis term ps trying to find a pic of the motorcycle they used as a train in scrapheap challenge (PHAIL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Fascinating...before today I'd never even heard the term.me either.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draisine TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Does this count? "choo choo, I'm a train!" A bus with identity issues! by ldmontgomerie, on Flickr HillmanImp, alcyonecorporation and CreepingJesus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Dictionary corner: The eponymous term is derived from German Baron Karl Christian Ludwig Drais von Sauerbronn, who invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (German) or Draisienne (French) by the press. Yep, I thought the Baron was having a Lauf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Does this count? "choo choo, I'm a train!" A bus with identity issues! by ldmontgomerie, on FlickrDid CMS206 have anything to do with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 ISTR him posting similar on FB, I think he might have been involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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