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This is ideal for the questions section.

Hello, this was from 60 plans for small layouts and is designed to fit in an alcove. It has "Festiniog overtones" and has extremely high scenic potential. Mr. Freezer does not give any more details. Hope this helps.

jjb 1970, you said you were familiar with the levels of poverty in Indonesia in the 1940s. Was this really a quest? I presumed you meant you had actually been there. My mistake.

Well, this is obviously the railroads fault. As some posters on here will tell you, there is no such thing as a stupid motorist!

Cobblers. The working class people of the western world did NOT cause poverty in other parts of the world. They are not responsible for any of it, but they are now paying the price. The wealthy DO NOT. Witness top executive pay rises of an average 11% in the UK last year. Indonesians lived in poverty when their "leaders" lived in absolute luxury, they didn't share the wealth. Indonesia is an energy rich country and yet according to the UN although poverty is decreasing abject poverty of some of the population is getting worse, check your facts before pontificating. And don't think living there gives you the full picture, it never does. Been there done that! Try going to Detroit or Pittsburgh and telling them how beneficial the greedy companies are, but you had best be in an armoured car! However I agree with you completely regarding foreign aid. It is both paternalistic and frequently lands in the wrong pockets anyway.

That it unlikely to bring cheer to the unemployed teenagers in places like Blackburn. Their future looks more like zero hour contracts and minimum wage!The real winners in globalisation are the wealthy, once wage levels reach an unacceptable amount in places like Indonesia the movers and shakers will look elsewhere. By then it could then be the west. Just look what Caterpillar did when they bought EMD, close the London Onterio plant and move ir to Fort Worth and pay much lower wages.

I will agree with you the next time an unmoving objects leaps at a vehicle.

If you can't see far enough to match your speed and ability to brake, YES!Speed limits are the maximum speed allowed not the speed you must travel at, how difficult is this? Is there any way to make people acknowledge that the driver of any vehicle is responsible for what happens to that vehicle when it is moving, unless some other stupid driver hits him or her? It is no help if you can say you didn't see something if you are dead.

Just read on anther forum that 66413 has gone into the paint shop to receive orange and black. Can't make my mind up about this!

The danger of being overprotective, if kids don't discover danger in small ways then unfortunately it can happen in big ways. This doesn't just apply to railways.

If you are really interested in safety, each carriage should have a maximum amount of people allowed in it. For real safety this number should never be exceed. Maybe if this was how it worked then the required number of trains might be provided!

What are you talking about? There is no similarity between an overpaid failure who has been responsable for causing thousands of people endless hassle for years and somebody complaining about that situation.Telling the complainant to stop complaining is just wrong. I know the politicians share responsibility he should have stud up to them. Anyway what kind of sauce should one use with goose? Paul

Oh for goodness sake! Nobody fell on his sword, when you take a top job the brickbats and the plaudits go to that top over payed person.And yes that pay packet is over pay! If you take a job like this and screw it up then the journalists can and should jump all over you. Think how much this man has received during the time he has performed this role. If you want to show sympathy then show it to the people who have been messed about for years by the company run by this bloke. If he feels abused then he will be doing so in comfort! Don't try and pick on people who complain about the overpaid failures!

Just a few disgruntled folk in Stroud! Nice!!

OK, ClikC this really is way off the reality. What really happens is that a robot or robots are installed, low skill jobs go. Engineering staff are trained to program and maintain the robots, plus they are linked to the manufacturer in case of any serious problems. This does the job well, in the real world. I have neither worked for or installed automation for any firm that behaved in the way you are talking about. What you are saying may apply to something that is government run, possible. Any company that is in business to make money would just laugh at that idea! As a real example - A ten station packing robot installed. 50 low skill jobs gone (for ever). Company engineering staff trained on robot. Extra people employed -ZERO. Payback time for cost of machine 12 months.

I believe rose tinted glasses were mentioned relief in this topic. The idea that other jobs will be created sounds nice. Try travelling through Spain, Portugal or Greece and you will find the reality very different. Oh, and large parts of the UK!

Ahh, the 64 million dollar question!Not just the transport industry either. It is already happening in other industries and a lot of people are not aware of it. Good luck coming up with the answer.

Speaking as an atheist, can we talk about trains and people, you know real things.. 1 The train is no good if people can jump out of it at will. 2 Partitions in carriages may prevent mass panic. 3 Banning back packs on public transport might help? 4 No it won't!! Unfortunately this and other occurrences prove that the terrorists work is done. What about individual transport pods? I can't help but think that instead of getting rid of guards operating companies should be hiring more, preferably of the big strapping variety.

It's no use using words like reasonable or is it legal when people panic. Panic frequently kills more than the action causing the panic. The Old Testament is a book put together to guide people and help them live a good life. It's an old book from a time when smiting and righteousness were the norm. Some folk don't seem able to move forward from that time!

To Russ p I'm talking about all of the people on here who were insulting the thoughtless passengers on the train!