martin_wynne

Hi, At present Templot plug track chairs are for bullhead rail only. There is no way that flat-bottom rail will fit. Flat-bottom track may be possible in future, but not any time soon, sorry. Made with ordinary brittle resin that's true. But made with AnyCubic V2 water-washable ABS-Like resin they are amazingly strong, even in 3mm scale -- see these: cheers, Martin.

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Or simply swap to an older date on the original Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4p6H4CwhLq6C1dE36

Phase 2 back on track? https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1858019/HS2-revived-private-finance

As anyone actually been prosecuted? Who by?

Also, whenever a level-crossing accident appears in the news, someone asks me "why didn't the train stop?"

It's on Twitter(X) - assume fake until proved otherwise.

Never again.

I made no such suggestion. I simply posted a link to a YouTube video by Jago Hazzard which was published today. RMweb chose to display it as an embedded video rather than a simple link. Far from suggesting such a thing, it explains why it is not feasible. More from Jago Hazzard here: https://www.youtube.com/@JagoHazzard/videos Martin.

Hi Roy, See also: http://www.clag.org.uk/3rd-4th.html Martin.

See also: http://www.clag.org.uk/3rd-4th.html

The sign is on the shore, not in the water. Crocodiles have legs. When on dry land they walk, they do not swim. So the sign is factually correct. What happens in the water we don't know, and I'm not going in to find out.

You might prefer DesignSpark Mechanical (DSM), which is a version of SpaceClaim re-badged by RS. It has a different way of working from Fusion360. The free DSM Explorer version 6 will export only in STL format, but that is all you need for 3D printing. (There are paid-for versions with extra features, but you don't need them for 3D printing models.) It's entirely free, and a proper Windows executable program which runs on your computer, not online. You own your files and know where they are. You can use it for commercial work, unlike Fusion360. For an example of models designed in DSM, see: This DSM video is several years old, but it is all still the same: Lots of DSM tutorials available: https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/learn-designspark-mechanical Download from (if you don't have an RS account you need to register for one first -- easy): https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/mechanical-download-and-installation cheers, Martin.

Ants keep out.

The road is in the left foreground -- the kerb stone/rail is very evident. But it will be a bumpy ride across the track. Diagonally to the middle distance and down the bank. Martin.

https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/government-scraps-plans-for-new-train-ticket-retailer/ private sector profits 1 customer convenience and service 0 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/are-you-driving-home-this-xmas-because-the-trains-are/id1384867286?i=1000638962014 Martin.

If two railway employees have been killed while on duty it is self-evident that something is lacking in the safety regime. It's also unfair to expect words to be finely tuned when everyone is in shock. Martin.

They said the same about Smethwick Galton Bridge . . . . . .

So if everyone is content to get to Birmingham by some other means, perhaps it's the Birmingham bit of HS2 which could have been cancelled, and the money spent on getting to Manchester instead?

So you think the good folk from the whole of Wales and the West Country, having seen on the news that x00 million pounds has been spent on a brand new terminus for passengers arriving in Birmingham, will be content to be turfed off the train 10 minutes short of it, and told to walk the rest of the way?

Same as now as they don't have anything to do with HS2 Surely it will take 10 minutes longer, allowing for the walk from New Street to Curzon Street? 🙂

Which was the more disruptive to those who weren't travelling between the West Midlands and London by road? e.g. happily growing cabbages. Martin.

After 357 pages and endless twists, turns and cancellations, could someone please summarise the current position? There is a lot of engineering work going on, so it must be possible to say: 1. where will HS2 start? 2. where will it finish? 3. what trains will run on it? 4. how fast will they go? 5. how long will it take to get to Birmingham, starting from: a. London. b. Bristol. c. Manchester. d. Edinburgh. e. Cardiff. 6. how long will it take to get to Birmingham, starting from: Now. 7. how much increased capacity will there be on the WCML for a. passenger trains, b. freight trains? Thanks. Martin.