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  1. what idiot in Lima management approved the production of the pancake motor

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    2. New Haven Neil

      New Haven Neil

      the accountant.

    3. great central

      great central

      Most of my class 76s run on Lima motors, minimal maintenance required go for ever, some must be getting on for 100 miles by now, then there's 3 days at Quorn GCR to look forward to!

    4. steve22

      steve22

      I was told back in the 1980s that Lima models for the European market (excepting GB)did not use the pancake motor but something else better engineered. I never did find anyone who could verify that. There was that beauty of a pancake motor that Fleischmann fitted - wow!

  2. how the hell do you cut malt loaf with out squashing it?

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    2. JCL

      JCL

      Wow, I forgot that I miss malt loaf. eastwestdivide is a malt loaf sage.

    3. Barry O

      Barry O

      freeze it first!

    4. sir douglas
  3. what the hell have they done to this site

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    2. Boris

      Boris

      It's a posh splash screen, that's all, get over it, move on.

    3. martin_wynne

      martin_wynne

      Don't forget:

      http://rmweb.co.uk/forum/

      There is a lot of good stuff there.

    4. Ramblin Rich

      Ramblin Rich

      Yep, easy to loose hours in the archive, even without having any interactions....

  4. just out of curiosity, i googled your skype name but the only thing that came up was a site about forum spammers from Romania

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    2. AY Mod

      AY Mod

      Probably both.

    3. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      last night i looked up the name Cristine Arlum on Twitter and some posts came up going back as far as 2015 that she has used a few names, one impersonating a european teen model Emily and more of these come up if you look for Lisa Jeweller, using these accounts soliciting photos of underage models such as the one used on here

       

      these are just 4 of them

      https://twitter.com/AndrewxxP/status/1515393796594450444

      https://twitter.com/adam_kneel/status/828380270847995906

      https://twitter.com/24shaz/status/1401526071980351490

      https://twitter.com/24shaz/status/1399289283366866946

    4. Gwiwer

      Gwiwer

      I think we can assume this one slipped through the net.  Anyone having made contact in any way should probably remove all links and reset passwords as a precaution.  If it doesn't seem right it probably isn't right.  

  5. why not ban a certain member if hes causing alot of hassle in wheeltappers

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    2. Londontram

      Londontram

      Well it all depends how one has had dealings with one for you it might be for me maybe not

    3. Ian Hargrave

      Ian Hargrave

      I think we've been here before haven't we ? If you have to question a decision,then maybe this forum isn't for you.Rules may seem tough but without them chaos rules.

    4. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      im not bothered myself about this but it must be annoying the mods a lot

  6. ever heard of operation London Bridge?

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    2. John M Upton

      John M Upton

      Presumably the Royal Train is automatically prepped and put on standby in this situation?  Mind you there is also the part of the official plan that nobody has picked up on yet (and I hope does not actually get enabled) which is from tomorrow there is supposed to be ten days of official national mourning with ALL public events cancelled...

       

      Hopefully the BBC won't pull Gardeners World tomorrow night like they did with the Duke of Edinburgh, that created a right Twitter Storm in Middle England!

    3. Pacific231G

      Pacific231G

      Yes, it's a fairly well known code like inspector Sands.

       

      On public events, the Royal Television Society, of which Charles has long been Royal Patron has postponed events and the BBC has pulled the Last Night of the Proms. 

    4. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      Technically it isn't 'operation London Bridge' but it is the code name for a series of plans - which are no doubt still reviewed regularly - for dealing with what is to be done in in respect of arrangements etc after the death of the Monarch (and which may also used for other very senior members of the Royal Family).

       

      I have only ever seen, and was years ago involved in updating, one small - but quite important -  part of it and no doubt that is the case with many other organisations which are only interested in their ownparticular part of the overall plan.

  7. lner azuma just seen through wake westgate. are they on test or in service?

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    2. Duncan.

      Duncan.

      Sir Douglas, was it taking juice from the ohle or was it running off diesel

    3. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      dont know it caught me by suprise to see it in the first place

    4. Phil Mc

      Phil Mc

      The pans were going up and down, depending on direction of travel.

  8. has northern just got some hand-me-downs from firstGW? because a dark green sprinter just went by on the Knottingley to Leeds

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    2. bgman

      bgman

      As a consequence we're left with very little stock !

    3. newbryford

      newbryford

      Plenty of ex-FGW 150s with pink doors and the odd green 153 my way...

    4. cal.n

      cal.n

      I was on a train made up of a GWR green 153 and a FGW purple 150 in Lancashire. They appear to be bringing the weather with them...

  9. my first time exhibiting my own layout this weekend

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    2. johnb

      johnb

      All the best. Remember to have fun!!

    3. LNER4479

      LNER4479

      May it be the first of many

    4. AndrewC

      AndrewC

      good luck and enjoy yourself.

  10. what happened to tthat railway watching program, has it been on yet?, i havent heard anything about for a long time

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    2. Alister_G

      Alister_G

      Porcy, are you taking the pith?

    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      They have been filming a Man-Picc all week, ready for the live show!

    4. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      Springwatch for Gricers

  11. had a very strange dream last night of a bullied pacific named "City of Barnsley"

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Wasn't being driven by Arthur Scargill was it?

    3. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      Don't think he ever worked that hard!

    4. coachmann

      coachmann

      Bullied...Miners friend.

  12. we had mist up here all last week and nobody worried about if it was pollution, now that they have it down south, the media is going crazy

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    2. Bon Accord

      Bon Accord

      Any minor issue in the SE England is treated as a major disaster by the media whilst the rest of the country just gets on with it!

    3. LH&JC

      LH&JC

      So what's new?

    4. sir douglas
  13. just got templot, feeling way out of my depth with a screenfull of unknown buttons

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Trebor, I'm on AutoCAD 2005.

    3. Killybegs

      Killybegs

      That's up to date, I use Autocad Lite 2001!

    4. Trebor

      Trebor

      some of it might be useful, most of it probably not....

  14. that naarow gauge program on last night was alright

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    2. Daniel W

      Daniel W

      I was quite impressed too. Looking forward to the standard gauge episode next Monday.

    3. DonB

      DonB

      Recorded for compulsory viewing by Grandson at Xmas!

    4. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      More info. is required on this.

  15. A Maritime 66 just pulled into the Belle Vue siding (wakefield) towing Virgin 90 "christine" and DB 66 "Benjamin Gimbert"

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    2. adb968008

      adb968008

      Didnt think there was any class 90’s left in Virgin colurs ?

    3. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      well whatever it was anyway, i dont why i said Virgin 

       

    4. MarshLane

      MarshLane

      Ah DB Cargo UK red livery.  Yes that was the loco named at Knottingley.

  16. watched Endaevour last night

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    2. Stubby47

      Stubby47

      I enjoyed it too, though I winced when the jag window got smashed !

    3. DonB

      DonB

      Apart fom the needless vandalism on the Jag, I thought it as good a piece of telly as I've seen recently.

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Yes, but that must have been carefully managed and agreed with the owner of the Jag, surely?....

  17. just finished a port wynnstay carraige kit after sitting in a box for over 5 years

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    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Boxing clever obviously.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Better late than never.

    4. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      :) i knew someone would say that, i should have phrased it properly
  18. i shouldnt have read that thread about the wrecked layout this morning, it made me start my day angry

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    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      "Layout damaged at openday!" in the musing and misc section

    3. Catkins

      Catkins

      This one, stevepurves -

      http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/84938-layout-damaged-at-open-day/

       

      I think that it's a good thread because it shows how modellers will rally round when things go sour.

    4. Steve Purves

      Steve Purves

      Thats shocking...

  19. saw some rusty seacows in a ballast train this morning

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    2. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      There's a 'yo mama' poke here somewhere too.

    3. Trebor

      Trebor

      His car is recycling itself...

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      ...there are rust flakes all over the drive after I fixed the rear bumper earlier.... Also managed to snap two fixing bolts :-(

  20. is there any world of tanks players on here?

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    2. Nelson Jackson
    3. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      yes when I get my computer back.....

    4. darren01

      darren01

      i play war thunder,much better game IHO.

  21. theres som estrange people out there. for some reason theres a screw missing from the hinge on the shed doo

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    2. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      Time to increase security me thinks.

    3. petethemole

      petethemole

      Burr or grind the screw heads so they won't unscrew.

    4. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      use dome headed coach bolts no chance of the vermin breaking in then

  22. currently got 666 posts

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    2. Welly

      Welly

      Well done you old devil!

    3. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      A devil of a job!

    4. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      That's a hell of a number.

       

      Sorry - couldn't resist that one!

  23. gonna try to make some wagon bodies out of the steel sheet of a sweet tin

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    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      Ready the plasters first!

    3. DonB

      DonB

      Will the decoration on the steel be on the outside or inside of the wagon?

      Welding, soldering, glueing or riveting?

    4. Tim V

      Tim V

      I've heard of some excuses for eating all the sweets, but this is a good one...

  24. currently applying for a network rail apprenticeship

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    2. charles2
    3. sir douglas
    4. Southernman46

      Southernman46

      Good Luck - - I can heartliy recommend it - I did this 31 years ago with BR and never looked back.

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