StuAllen

My wife/son bought me a rubber duck… (taken a few days to find it)

Yes, fingers crossed it means they’re not too far away.

Think this shows how big Making Tracks was 

Couldn’t resist posting this 

15 minutes ago, SulzerPeak said:

IT people certainly know how to make a thread boring.🙄

Sorry, my bad - getting excited about this stuff helps fund my Accurascale habit 😜

6 hours ago, adb968008 said:

Generically speaking…

 

AI will become the help desk 1st line, and quite possibly 2nd and 3rd.

Help desk is just ripe for AI.

 

For example, That video could well be used by AI to interpret possible issues, and build its knowledge base on prior site and resolution of other issues.

 

Not only that it could input its results to design of future changes/enhancements by recommending what to do / not to do.

The best thing is it will already be categorised into groupings that suit, helpdesk humans often interpret in different ways, and hence falls in the cracks… so those “ omg will they ever fix it” things may start to dissapear.

 

Theres a lot of rubbish out ther about AI, but Help Desk (and any other SKMS) operation is just fodder waiting to be harvested.

 

the days of Help Desks in India, talking to you about last nights TV, trying to convince you they are in Milton Keynes are definitely numbered imo… But AI could convince you they are sitting next door easily enough when doing small talk.

 

This is Microsoft’s offering 

Thoroughly enjoyed it, for me favourite layout is Blair Atholl, Beijiao is very good, Making Tracks is really impressive (just a shame they seemed to be having problems with shorting). The new catenary range from West Hill wagon works is very good, bought a few masts to give it a try. 

How the measurement is taken is explained in this video, 

 it’s based on a clicker, they record the clicks and analyse how many there were in software later. Just arrived, back of the queue is nearly round to hall 6

Just came across this update - 

There are centre pieces for the different area: military vehicle’s although you could argue they’d look good on the warwells https://www.facebook.com/share/p/MiEqqE1mqX8shDu6/?mibextid=WC7FNe

There’s also a full size version of one of the Tamiya pickups - although I can’t find a picture of that now. 

Found it https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/full-size-tamiya-bruiser-joins-house-hobbies-display

7 hours ago, Reorte said:

I quite like the idea of dynamic cruise control, not sure about the rest though. I've noticed more often people come around a corner with full beam right in my face before doing anything, and I've wondered if that's down to those sorts of lights.

I do like the cruise control especially in towns with 20mph speed limits - for some people following me I’m not sure they like going so slow (these are the same people that then stick to 45mph when you hit a national speed limit sign)

I do know what you mean about the headlights though, my previous car had auto dipping and could be sluggish, probably one or twice a week I needed to manually take over as it didn’t react. Can’t say I’ve noticed with my current car, its reactions are very quick.

My car shares the data automatically, had the brake wear warning come up the other day, the following morning had an email from the dealership saying would you like to book it in. TBH I’m not sure how I feel about that, what else it’s sharing and who with.
 

I do like some of the driving aids though, are they needed - almost definitely not but I wouldn’t go without now. Automatic gearbox, dynamic cruise control, multi beam head lights (these create a gap in the lights for the car in front, or the car coming towards you - best lights I’ve had in a car for visibility).

The floor plan has been published https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/model-world-live-2024-floorplan, personally I’m looking forward to seeing Blair Atholl, Making Tracks and the Tamiya RC trucks and RC planes. The content reminds me of the old Brighton Model World show. I’m hoping it’ll be good.

I was only able to see it on Gaugemasters Railcam https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/railcam/ will tune in at 10pm to see it coming back.

Did grab a screen shot as it went past.

10 minutes ago, SR71 said:

Looks like it's late away? No live timings showing up yet?

Looking at the move from Southall looks like it hasn’t made it to Horsham yet, seems a bit confused - https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U08837/2024-04-20/detailed

1 hour ago, SR71 said:

Steam today. Horsham to Bristol pulled by Mayflower.

 

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/events/steam-dreams-horsham-and-chichester-to-bath-and-bristol

On Real Time Trains https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:HRH/2024-04-20/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=LS

Plenty of bluebells at the Bluebell today…

15 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

Was it the Dartmouth or South Devon where they had the MK1 coach toilets with no floors in them?

 

Somewhat bigger risk that opening doors.

South Devon https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a821a4aed915d74e6235cc3/180130_R022018_South_Devon_Railway.pdf.
 

Were they just highlighting there’s no retention tanks? 😜

Casual observation from my train journey today - we’re currently spending a week in Devon so travelled on the Dartmouth Steam Railway today, the train was all Mk1 coaches, none had CDL or stewards at the doors - I know it’s a heritage line so different rules. When coming into the station at either end of the line there was an announcement reminding passengers not to open the doors until the train had stopped, there was also an announcement when we stopped outside the station just before the level crossing warning that we’re not at a station so don’t open the door. 
 

That said, being flippant I don’t think the warnings were necessary - no-one seemed capable of being able to open the doors anyway, I think I opened 3 doors from the outside where people on the inside looked confused, I’m not quite 50 and live in Sussex so grew up with Mk1 EMUs so working the doors was 2nd nature, the people struggling were older and slightly younger - one group were trying to pull the lip at the bottom of the window and another were just pointing at the blanking plate on the back of the handle, it didn’t seem to occur to them that they needed to open the window and reach out to use the handle. 
 

I’m not using this to defend WCR, as I think the case is clear, but it is a good example to show not everyone knows how to use the doors properly so a good reason to improve the safety of them.

Aside from the RedBulls I thought that was a good race

I was watching Boys in the Boat (George Clooney directing the story of the University of Washington’s rowing teams journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics) I was surprised to see their rail journey to Poughkeepsie started on MK1 coaches from Kings Cross. Turns out was all filmed in the UK

And one on the Brighton line as well this morning https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/haywards-heath-20240406/

TBH I don’t think most passengers on the Jacobite travel on the line because it’s the West Highland Line and the spectacular views - they aren’t enthusiasts, they travel on it because of the Harry Potter connection, they want steam and coaches that look similar to those in the film (don’t forget in some of the scenes they were on open carriages it wasn’t all corridor stock.

I was booked on the Jacobite a couple of years ago but the journey was cancelled due to a strike, and didn’t we have time during the few days we stayed at Fort William to do the journey using Scotrail instead due to other planned activities.

A few pictures from our trip to Glenfinnan Viaduct the day after the strike day shows that people only care about steam.

The Jacobite has 7 full coaches, there were 100s of people on the hillside to take photos, but none waited around for the pair of 156’s the arrived not long after - barely half full.  There were 4 Jacobites services cancelled that week so if people wanted to travel the line then I would have expected to see the Scotrail service to have been full.

Hayward Heath just now

On 13/03/2024 at 13:35, ThaneofFife said:

only replying here as I couldnt find a west hill wagon works section but its OHLE....

 

apparently they are now producing OHLE kits which is news to me.  first heard about this last night on a Dean Park you tube video.......doesnt anybody know what has been announced as all I can see is the double track single mast stanchions.  they look great but hoping for other types.

There’s a West Hill wagon works section in smaller suppliers -