On Jul 27, 2:50 am, Andy Breen wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:32:10 +0100, Graeme Wall wrote:

They were a powerfully good way of advertising a product, and
emphasised that firm/company was right on top of new technology.
Modern, and all that..

Having looked at a photo of a South Devon Pearson loco I'm not so sure
:-)

Just think how old-fashioned, bizarre and quaint a smartphone or an iPad
will look in 20 years, never mind 150...

Old-fashioned, bizarre and quaint steam tram after 120 years:
http://i52.tinypic.com/20gl3s1.jpg

with cast iron cylinders!