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Old 3rd Aug 2017, 14:34
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Originally Posted by Gate_15L
Whats the braking action on worms?
Get enough of them and it'll be sweetFA. Which is why most every new locomotive from UGL in Newcastle comes standard with a milipede removal system - and no, I'm not kidding. The little bastards climb on top of the rail in some country areas and follow each other in their thousands like bloody lemmings and create instant wheelspin when you run over them.
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