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[Arch]

That is a great pic Gary! You'll all like the choo-choos very much, I bet. I've spent many a happy hour in the NRM just enjoying the sights and inhaling the aroma of warm engineering oil...

Mmmmmmmmm....

Cheers Doc. So that what they took all the railings away in the war for, to build your bike? Coz they sure as hell didn't make Spitfires out of them!

 

[TheDoctor]

I'd have thought Spitfires would be aluminium alloy - maybe dural or some such. You don't make planes of iron. Except the woodwork sort. I expect the railings were made into tanks?

 

[Arch]

I gather most of the railings were just stockpiled, until after the war. I'm not so wrought iron is much use. I suppose it can be melted down, but I'm not sure if the annealing process (is that the right word?) stops it being all that useful...

It was basically just a way to make people think they were 'doing their bit'

Although I think rags were collected for something to do with munitions - something a bit unlikely, but I can't remember what...

 

[mickle]

Evry fule no Spitfires were made out of wrought Iron.