RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 Can't do a disagree and smile at the same time <sigh> I actually will now have BOTH the air smoothed locos I really wanted. Not sure I need more than two, but also think more than one is vital Be nice if the "Winston Churchill" was DCC ready as the "City of Wells" is. Then I'd not have to decide what decoder to use. My preference is for TCS, either the DP2X-UK or for non-DCC ready I've been using the T1. From what I can tell, the T1 probably won't fit, so I'm in a quandry. Either the TCS M1 or the Digitrax DN135D. The digitrax seems to have all the same features (mostly prefer BEMF) and is $10+ cheaper. Not used them before but the two are the most used decoder brands over here. So....yet another air(smoothed)head..There is no known cure.There are two specialists on this forum who may treat the condition....Toboldlygo and Grahamuzz.They will be able to ease your pain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Here is a view, from the sled and taken by Mrs Stationmaster, of the system in operation and taken just before we descended to a much smoother run on the frozen surface of Langfjord. I didn't take any pics as I was providing steering assistance by leaning into corners, and we went round some of them rather rapidly including getting the back end drifting out on a couple of occasions; all very exhilirating. DSCF0962.jpg Mike, that picture really is the dog's bo11ocks! Someone had to say it and I'm astonished nobody has beaten me to it. Ed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2014 So finally got the lap top working and downloaded the holiday snaps... First up... At Southern Cross Station in Melbourne we joined The Overlander for Murray Bridge. A picture of the standard gauge loco on the front of the train.. some wild life photos soon... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2014 The New York Central had few classes with smoke deflectors. Actually I've often wondered just how effective they really were? After all why did they not fit them to everything? Ask the GWR perhaps? Best, Pete. Hell yes, I should have remembered that! The GWR didn't need them as they used Dean Goods draughting arrangements on everything - they chuffed very loudly, and a little inefficiently and sent exhaust skywards! The GW didn't invest in more modern draughting such as Lemaitre or Kylchap with the soft blast these gave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 Digitrax. I use them if a TCS T1 won't fit. Some of the Hornby DCC ready locos I've done recently that have the decoder in the loco body have had one of the Digitrax Z or N scale decoders fitted. No problems so far. My DCC system is Lenz (with a couple of Roco Multimaus handsets as well). Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) Hell yes, I should have remembered that! The GWR didn't need them as they used Dean Goods draughting arrangements on everything - they chuffed very loudly, and a little inefficiently and sent exhaust skywards! The GW didn't invest in more modern draughting such as Lemaitre or Kylchap with the soft blast these gave. And why should they, Neil? 1) the scions of Isambard Kingdom could do no wrong, 2) any minor inefficiency was compensated for by the high quality Welsh coal, 3) GWR locos sound like "proper" locomomotives and 4) you must not forget there was always a "right" way, a "wrong" way and the "GWR" way! Nuff said? Glad to see Mike surviving the rear end of several sled dogs (perhaps the Nordic equivelant of train spotting and getting a faceful of smoke????), Like Coombe Barton, my dog was equally unimpressed by these canine athletes. My contribution to today's lexicography is "insidious". Off to bed now, I'm facing early morning canine perambulations tomorrow. Have a good one. iD Incidentally, Tony, you mentioned in passing in a post that you are currently cataloging "thousands" of books. Roughly how many do you have? I lost count after 5000 (a number which does NOT include Mrs iD's few hundred). Interestingly enough, I read two accounts about average number of books owned per household in the UK: from the low of an average 80 books/household in one report, to a higher average of 138 books/household in the second. Whatever the average, I am certain many ERs own far more books than either average cited. Edited April 9, 2014 by iL Dottore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 We have set off for Peterborough where I am helping at the show on Saturday. Driving in the Motorhome and avoiding Motorways and Busy roads is rather slower but much nicer. However it would be too long a drive in one day (the dogs more than me) so today we have reached Chipping Norton and Camped for the night. Tomorrow we will get to Peterborough. Friday will be spent walking probably alongside the Nene and the railway. Show on Saturday then set off Sunday for Cirencester for a night or two before going home. MArion would have been quite happy with this but for the fact that she is worried about the Blackbird chicks in a nest just outside a kitchen window. Don 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) This Tony isn't cataloguing books! We have a lot. We tend to sort them by size but there are a few areas that it is more likely that there may be a vague theme other than size. Matthew found Aditi's books on gender studies more useful than the university library which meant he could stay an extra week at home at Christmas. It is John who is cataloguing the books! Edited April 9, 2014 by Tony_S 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon G Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Well p*ssed off today. Roofer called yesterday afternoon to say that he was coming to do some long awaited work on my roof and would be here by 09.00, so I took a couple of hours off work to get him sorted when he arrived. Now he phones and says he might be here later today, if not some other time this week. I have come to the conclusion over the years that there isn't one single reliable tradesman in the whole of West Cumbria! They act like they are doing you a favour in coming to do your job. I will see if they like their payment being delayed in the same way! Rant over! Well I am now much happier than before! Roofer did turn up after I had gone to work and removed the old leaking bathroom vent pipes and replaced them with 'extract tiles' that are flush with the roof and much better looking. And he did as I asked and left the old pipe and lead flashing, so I now have an awful lot of lead which will gradually find its way into my locos! Started tonight with a strip 38 cm by 2.5 cm which was carefully folded, then pressed in a vice, and now sits very neatly in a Lima Class 26 I have just remotored. It will have a good run tomorrow at Club night 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 5 shelves done so far, 458 entries in the database., 60 shelves in this room to go. Plus about 10 in Sandy's study and the equivalent of three in the back of my car. And then there's the ones I have at work. It's not all books per se - there's a load of academic papers in that lot as well. I'm fortunate in that I have a bar code scanner that at least eases those that have ISBNs in that format, and use Book Collector from Collectorz.com. The task is keeping track of what's been done and what hasn't been. Oh, and I've forgotten those piled up the stairs. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 MArion would have been quite happy with this but for the fact that she is worried about the Blackbird chicks in a nest just outside a kitchen window. Don I live in a terraced house and used to have our yard filled with pots boxes and planters. It was relaxing to sit in on an evening with hidden lights and plants specifically chosen for evening scents. The odd glass of wine or two helped. I had trained ivy to cover the walls so it was really a delightful place. One year a pair of blackbirds nested in our ivy and successfully reared young becoming not tame but certainly used to our presence. The nest was reused the next year and I'm sure it was the same birds as almost immediately they would sit quite close and return to the nest even when we were sitting there. Same again the following year but by then we had new neighbours who had a cat. I detest cats even more now and no longer enjoy sitting in the 'garden' as much as I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2014 iD, it's just a shame GWR locomotive development stopped after the Castles - low superheat, poor, or at least not brilliant draughting etc - they could have been even better than they were. The BR improvements were exactly that, but too late. The Kings were just a little a bit of a disappointment really. The LNER learned their lesson from the GW drubbing them in the exchanges, and continued to move on, Bulleid too of course. They did sound nice though, that I agree with totally! Even a modest 5700 sounds sweet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2014 Oh, look at that, I have been drawn in to talking trains in ER's......I'm a dead man walking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 I detest cats even more now and no longer enjoy sitting in the 'garden' as much as I did. Until 10 years ago our garden seemed to be a popular lavatory site for cats and foxes. Many generations of blackbirds, robins and bluetits also seemed to benefit from the resident canine. Magpies still carefully watch the nestboxes though. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Oh, look at that, I have been drawn in to talking trains in ER's......I'm a dead man walking. I think you are safe Debs aint around! Laurence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2014 And why should they, Neil? 1) the scions of Isambard Kingdom could do no wrong, 2) any minor inefficiency was compensated for by the high quality Welsh coal, 3) GWR locos sound like "proper" locomomotives and 4) you must not forget there was always a "right" way, a "wrong" way and the "GWR" way! Nuff said? Glad to see Mike surviving the rear end of several sled dogs (perhaps the Nordic equivelant of train spotting and getting a faceful of smoke????), Like Coombe Barton, my dog was equally unimpressed by these canine athletes. My contribution to today's lexicography is "insidious". Off to bed now, I'm facing early morning canine perambulations tomorrow. Have a good one. iD Incidentally, Tony, you mentioned in passing in a post that you are currently cataloging "thousands" of books. Roughly how many do you have? I lost count after 5000 (a number which does NOT include Mrs iD's few hundred). Interestingly enough, I read two accounts about average number of books owned per household in the UK: from the low of an average 80 books/household in one report, to a higher average of 138 books/household in the second. Whatever the average, I am certain many ERs own far more books than either average cited. Interesting thing about sled dogs is that they poop on the move, and it goes straight under the sled, fortunately - I don't think herself took any pictures of that piece of the action. They also pee on the move but, even more fortunately they didn't in our case. And 138 books? - I've got more than that in one bookcase, and I've got four bookcases plus umpteen feet of shelving in the library and more in the attic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Good morning all, Dry and 7oC - should be a mostly sunny day with cloud developing in the afternoon. Managed to avoid cleaning the car yesterday because whilst getting the "Henry" out of the loft (where I'd been having a clear up). I slipped on the ladder, twisted my bl##dy knee yet again, dropped the metal vacuum pipe and knocked a small lump out the wall on the landing. This resulted in some quite a lot a vast amount of swearing. I then spent some time with filler and emulsion (luckily had some of the same batch left) patching up said wall. Quite pleased with the results because unless you know where to look you can't see a thing. ( Hawkeye The Boss can't even see it now!) Today being bin day am now hobbling off to put them out together with first garden waste bags of the year. Have a good one, Bob. Edited April 10, 2014 by grandadbob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 On departing from my flat the Catholic Book Shop came, packed and removed all my books, including a number of 'coffee table' illustrated railway books. The heat wave continues but I am getting used to it. 30C today and still rising towards the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2014 Morning all. Not sunny like yesterday but not too chilly, the thermometer by the back door was indicating 9C. We are probably going to Chelmsford to see if the Land Rover special offers on used cars really are special. Tony 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Morning All, I see we seem to have changed colour slightly! I rather like the new colour scheme. It is a rather gloomy morning today. Apparently, it is set to get a bit better later on - but right at the moment it looks like rain. Time for a cup of tea! Have a good day everyone... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2014 Morning all. Me ettles that sunshine seems to be a facultative matter today and the forces of nature which dictate said process seem to be ruminating yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2014 Now playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7PVhuighFo&list=PL2E572C36CA686ADC&pxtry=1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelintrev Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Morning all, Terrific storm here in the early hours which has dropped the temperature to around 22c at the moment. But has also slowed the 'net right down! Had a fairly heated discussion last night with one of the wheel re-inventors who insisted that three phase 415v motors would run at 336 without any problems! Oh well once more unto to breach....! Trev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2014 Morning all! Jet lag seems to be getting better...brain now mid way between Paris and Leeds.. Photos will be sorted in between the painting and decorating.. Have a good day and I hope everyone who is in need of medical help is not in any pain. Baz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2014 Leipziger Eisenbahn's 232 158 at the Chemnitz railfest in 2011: Pollution ahoy! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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