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On 01/04/2024 at 21:22, MattR said:
A real one I know of was SR King Arthur Class 770 which was supposed to be named "Sir Priamus," but the nameplate read "Sir Prianius."
"Sir Priapus" would have been funnier.
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Or the Bay of Thieves (eBay), if they're stupid.
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SVR had some nice looking stuff today. The Terrier was being coaled by men with shovels and wheelbarrows due to its tiny bunker.
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One day 66s will be as popular and feted as Black Fives. Maybe.
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On display at Kidderminster today.
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During their current spat with the ORR, WCRC is running ECS trains in place of the Jacobite to avoid losing the path (in the same way that airlines fly empty planes to avoid losing valuable Heathrow landing slots). It's moronic.
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3 hours ago, GrumpyPenguin said:
The environmentalists will not like "resulting black cloud" as tubes are cleaned but hey - the non availability of Welsh Coal is because of ? That's right, the environmentalists.
Oil fired steam is still better than no-steam.
Have alternatives such as CNG been considered ?
I'd guess the cost is excessive. "Oil" in this context normally means the filthiest, cheapest "bottoms" from the refinery, known as bunker fuel in the shipping industry. It has to be heated with steam coils just to.make it flow.
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Oil firing would put me off going. It has an unpleasant smell and, at some point, hopefully well away from any houses, the fireman has to clean the tubes while the loco is steaming. The resulting black cloud is not a good advert for preservation.
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1 hour ago, Morello Cherry said:
These photos are after TFW has spruced them up.
Unfortunately I have been unable to find any photos of Blaenau Ffestiniog station under a slate grey sky with the rain coming in waiting for a DMU to come in the bus shelter that passed for facilities or indeed Porthmadog (BR).
Most of the stations on the North Wales Coast line also fall into that category as well.
The lines really do give an air of minimum effort, which when you consider the number of tourists in the area and it is a shame because they really could be so much more.
I will say that Llandudno Jnc c1990 did have one of the best station cafes at that time and did a really good bacon butty. If there is one thing I do miss about the 1980s/1990s is the greasy spoon cafes that were at many stations.
I REALLY miss the on-train brunch muffins from the 90s. The train coffee was terrible, so I always bought that at New Street, but the muffins were in the buffet car. I spent a summer working in Derby and was getting breakfast expenses because of the early start.
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I wasn't that bothered about seeing it but some people may have booked gala tickets for that reason. Oh well, it's all in the small print!
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Swindon is pretty grim. The newish platform 4 is ok (if uninspiring) but the main platforms 1/2/3 are awful, with a very weathered GWR canopy, a scruffy main building and the legendary "we've stopped caring", Railtrack sensory garden, which ended up as a few desiccated weeds and was eventually reserved for BTP because, well, crime.
I'd also nominate Bristol Parkway because it looks as if it was built in a weekend and designed to last a year or so. Mostly corrugated steel, and utterly hideous.
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More generally, if the layout isn't too large, join all the track and let it "float" on the baseboard. Check for any kinks or separating joints and ensure it's all unstressed before fixing it down.
For large layouts, at least get any continuous-run loops done in this way. Sidings can be treated separately.
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The SVR website says it won't be running at next weekend's steam gala. Must have teething troubles.
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59 minutes ago, GrumpyPenguin said:
" a big lorry (7.5t) " - sorry, that made me laugh ! 7.5t is whats know as a "puddle jumper".
FYI I've been driving fully loaded HGV's (proper "lorries") and had to use full emergency braking on more than one occasion & can assure you that the decelleration would be quite capable of "throwing you through the windscren" if not for wearing the seatbelt/holding on tight.
I only have a car licence, so 7.5t is my limit! I agree air brakes are rather impressive.
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The other factor in the Abermule collision is that the train crew that took the wrong token were not keeping a proper lookout. The station staff realised the error before the train was out of sight and tried bouncing a signal to attract their attention, to no avail. It also seems they didn't see the oncoming train at all, as they kept steaming until impact. The crew of the other train certainly did see what was happening, and survived by jumping out at the last moment.
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1 hour ago, phil-b259 said:
Regardless of its size or mass, UK laws require ALL motor vehicles to be fitted with seatbelts which MUST BE USED by the occupants while the vehicle is in motion.
The only exceptions are for historic vehicles which did not come with seatbelts (or the provision for them when built), PSV vehicles (busses) and obviously motorcycles
It was quite a few years ago, but about 20 years after they became compulsory for cars.
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4 hours ago, caradoc said:
Nonsense, the local buses on which I travel do not, never have had and probably never will have seatbelts.
Trains do not have, and do not require to have, seatbelts, because the frequency of incidents in which they would be of benefit is extremely small, whereas the cost would be extremely high, and therefore unjustifiable.
The last time I hired a big lorry (7.5t) it didn't have seatbelts. When a vehicle exceeds a certain mass, it isn't going to stop fast enough to throw you through the windscreen.
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8 hours ago, Oldddudders said:
Kadee has for decades offered powdered graphite as its recommended lubricant for its knuckle couplers. It comes in a tube that acts as a sort of puffer-bottle.
Probably repackaged locksmith's graphite like mine!
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My only two criticisms of my Gaugemaster DS are:
1. The wiring terminals are too small for really fat bus wire
2. The colour scheme looks like something from a 1950s Magnox power station.
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I bought a DCC fitted Bachmann L&YR tank a couple of years ago but I only use DC for OO, so I fitted a blanking plug and it ran in the opposite direction to all other locos. Yes, the simpler DCC interfaces are subject to Murphy's Law and you can fit them the wrong way round!
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Yes, most annoying that Rapido put Satan's snot on the class 28 as apparently it slipped too much when they tried a sample without them. Ironically, the prototype was known for its impressive tractive effort (and unreliability, and windows that fell out, and smoke, and burning down Barrow shed).
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Anyone else use this on bogie pivots and pinpoint axles? It can turn a coach that drags into one that almost runs for ever. I take the axles out, put a tiny amount into the holes, and refit the axles. Works well on "N" gauge, where coaches can easily be draggy due to the low weight.
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The more I hear DCC sound at exhibitions, the less I want it. You can't get anything other than a tinny sound from a model loco. It could be argued that sound "scales" and would become tinnier, but that just reinforces the fact that it's a model. N gauge sound is particularly weak.
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17 hours ago, cctransuk said:
Read the post above yours - re fitting flanged wheels for 30" radii. It is clearly possible; Hornby simply don't choose to do so.
CJI.
Don't they include them in the box? They usually do for their Pacific locos with the same rear truck, although few people can use them except for display purposes
Bachmann 36-571 Decoder : Dead?
in DCC Help & Questions
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I had a new, dead Bachmann decoder this week. Loco just made a "zzzzt" noise and the DCC controller indicated a short circuit. Checked that the wheels were properly railed, etc, but no joy when trying again. Loco worked fine on DC with the supplied blanking plug, both before and after the short. Swapped a Next18 decoder in from another loco and it ran fine on DCC.
Sending it back for a replacement - looks as if a few bad ones do slip through quality control.