duncan Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 12 hours ago, melmerby said: Why didn't they use more track panels?* Then they could have moved it from the RR crossing to museum entrance much quicker and easier. (*Wallace & Gromit style) not just the time & ease, what about the damage to the road with caterpillars moving & turning ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 14 hours ago, melmerby said: Why didn't they use more track panels?* Then they could have moved it from the RR crossing to museum entrance much quicker and easier. (*Wallace & Gromit style) Or why didn’t they leave the museum rail connected in the first place. Not exactly far... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Or why didn’t they leave the museum rail connected in the first place. Not exactly far... Maybe the cost of maintaining the connexion was not worth it? Edited March 3, 2019 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 10 hours ago, jonny777 said: The ideal compromise for HS2. Widen the M1 and stick the tracks in the middle. Milton Keynes was built with space on the grid system to build an overhead rapid transit system in the central reservations. Once the MK Development Corporation was wound up the grid system expansion fell by the wayside and the town is now rapidly succumbing to rush hour congestion. With the electric bus trial not being expanded, I can only assume that isn't the future either. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 There must be an unwrapping video of this! Irish Rail takes delivery of a new train. Photo from Irish Times 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Colin_McLeod said: There must be an unwrapping video of this! Irish Rail takes delivery of a new train. Photo from Irish Times The term 'Single Use Plastic' comes to mind .............................. and I'm not referring to the railcar. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Not an unusual photo, but sometimes we forget that we can run just locos/power cars as a motive power movement on layouts. http://www.railway-centre.com/uploads/7/2/2/3/7223531/pod-11-03-19_1_orig.jpg 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Jaggzuk said: Not an unusual photo, but sometimes we forget that we can run just locos/power cars as a motive power movement on layouts. http://www.railway-centre.com/uploads/7/2/2/3/7223531/pod-11-03-19_1_orig.jpg I always think 2 buffer fitted ex 'DVT' class 43s running like that would make a brilliant high speed diesel locomotive option to upset certain exhibition visitors... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Satan's Goldfish said: I always think 2 buffer fitted ex 'DVT' class 43s running like that would make a brilliant high speed diesel locomotive option to upset certain exhibition visitors... I was done to test the ride of mk4s on the ECML north of York before it was electrified. I believe the test was run well over 125mph 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Irish Rail should realise that all that plastic is bad for the planet they have used paper ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted March 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2019 2 hours ago, lmsforever said: Irish Rail should realise that all that plastic is bad for the planet they have used paper ! And paper is any better? Both are fully recyclable.... The plastic thing has yet to be properly reported as card, paper, cloth and glass might be seen as friendlier, but the carbon footprints can be far worse due to the use of vast quantities of water used, weight penalties for transport, etc. etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LU_fan Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Satan's Goldfish said: I always think 2 buffer fitted ex 'DVT' class 43s running like that would make a brilliant high speed diesel locomotive option to upset certain exhibition visitors... I've long thought the same thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted March 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2019 "Both are fully recyclable." - yes, but there are only a few sites which can recycle polyethylene. Our council - Powys - does not take it or any other film type flexible plastics for recycling as it has no access to such a plant. But this is seriously off topic. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 19 hours ago, Satan's Goldfish said: I always think 2 buffer fitted ex 'DVT' class 43s running like that would make a brilliant high speed diesel locomotive option to upset certain exhibition visitors... You mean like this? http://rail.bodnet.com/hstbeds/ Cheers David 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 18 hours ago, russ p said: I was done to test the ride of mk4s on the ECML north of York before it was electrified. I believe the test was run well over 125mph Scroll to the bottom of the page http://www.traintesting.com/ic225_6.htm 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Jaggzuk said: Scroll to the bottom of the page http://www.traintesting.com/ic225_6.htm This shot also features on the site...could have been posted before in this thread but interesting nonetheless... http://www.traintesting.com/images/91001%20at%20Winwick%201993%20AS.jpg Jack. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I really don't know what the Green wheelie bins were for at Warrington back in the mid' 2000's and i've not seen any modeled yet. They seem to be on the loco' storage lines only...anybody know what they were used for? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2019 For drivers to dispose of their used tea bags/leaves? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2019 To dispose of refuse cleared from the cabs and engine room. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2019 Because diesels are rubbish? They might be for sand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) They probably are just rubbish bins but they could also be spill kits for diesel spillages etc EDIT: they are bins for cab rubbish, just asked a work colleague who was based at warrington at the time of the picture Edited March 15, 2019 by big jim Definitive answer! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Vistisen Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 13/03/2019 at 11:33, DavidB-AU said: You mean like this? http://rail.bodnet.com/hstbeds/ Cheers David I suspect that the people in the first 'sleeper' carriage might not have got much sleep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, Vistisen said: I suspect that the people in the first 'sleeper' carriage might not have got much sleep. Twas the ecs so fortunately no passengers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted March 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2019 13 minutes ago, Vistisen said: I suspect that the people in the first 'sleeper' carriage might not have got much sleep. Twas the ecs so fortunately no passengers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 When you need to squeeze more in behind a row of low relief half timbered buildings on a modern layout, but it doesn't look prototypical....fear not! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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