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if it was a locomotive vs if it was a time machine

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'If it was a locomotive' is used when imagining a situation involving a locomotive, while 'If it was a time machine' is used when imagining a situation involving a time machine. They are not directly comparable as they refer to different scenarios.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 799 views

if it was a locomotive

This phrase is correct and can be used when imagining a situation involving a locomotive.

This phrase is used to speculate or imagine a scenario where the subject is a locomotive.
  • You'll need a Power Master, and for LEGACY only, also a Power Master Bridge, or a TPC or a ZW-C or ZW-L transformer. All of these allow you to control the track as if it was a locomotive from TMCC or LEGACY. For more information on this, ...
  • If so, go to it, and follow the instructions as if it was a locomotive. If not, proceed safely to the locomotive and enter the cab. Stop a Train Step 6.jpg. 6. On the way to either the cab car or the locomotive, apply the hand brakes by either pumping a ...
  • 25 июн 2015 ... However, can you please tell me if it was a locomotive-hauled train or a multiple unit? All the other passenger trains seemed to be multiple units....I would be interested. It was interesting to see wagonload freight...but no ...

if it was a time machine

This phrase is correct and can be used when imagining a situation involving a time machine.

This phrase is used to speculate or imagine a scenario where the subject is a time machine.
  • If it was a time machine. And. Submitted by Mulder (not verified) on Sun, 07/19/ 2015 - 11:18. If it was a time machine. And it was/is possible to do that. They could build another and go back in time and get it. That Die Glocke is made up bro.
  • Mar 29, 2015 ... “It was very difficult because it was as if it was a time machine and I was thrown back in time, and I was back in 1942, 1943, 1944, and I was going through suffering as a my whole family suffered. So that's the reason the book ...
  • ... carriage, an old cheese & milk delivery vehicle (circa 1924), a milk operation and creamery, signs that hung on many of the businesses and public buildings. This is a journey through two hundred years of history as if it was a Time Machine !
  • Well, I've already had several people ask me if it was a time machine or something and since it kind of resembles something out of Dr Who (only meaner) I thought, why not. Good name for it! :mrgreen: On to some build photos ...

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