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  1. 69843

    Question: Does it count as a cabbing if you are in a vehicle that doesn't have a seperate cab (i.e. 1937 railbus)?

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    "The sum of the square roots of an Isosceles triangle is equal to the sum of the remaining side"

    1. 28XX

      28XX

      The square on the hypotenuse = the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides

    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Maths! Fie, fie!

    3. 69843

      69843

      A cookie to whoever spots it

  3. 69843

    Anyone have the number for Kings Cross Passenger Inquiries? As I need to get to a court on Argabuthorn.

  4. 69843

    It's a long way to the shop...

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    2. dvdlcs

      dvdlcs

      ...if you wanna rock and roll.

       

      Or something like that :-)

    3. 69843

      69843

      Ironically, I bought a sausage roll this evening, totally forgetting I'd typed this!

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Quite. Sausage rolls have that effect on me, too...

  5. 69843

    'Would sir like a mint? It's only wafer thin."

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    2. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      naff off - I'm full!

    3. Mike G

      Mike G

      But Surr, it's only wafer thin?

    4. 3 link

      3 link

      Only after 8.......

       

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    He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made People passing by they would stop and say Oh my that little country boy could play

    1. RJL

      RJL

      Johnny B Goode.

  7. 69843
    Erm...
  8. 69843
    In complete opposition to the (rather saddening) story above, the other week we had a 'class' of EMU due out down here, and whilst photographing one, I had an offer from the driver to jump up with him. Unfortunateally, I was unable to as I had other things to do, but I know I'll regret not doing it for the rest of time now...
  9. 69843
    Your Song - Elton John
  10. 69843
    That is a good point. I'll pop my head back down now...
  11. 69843

    "My God. It's full of railway models!"

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    2. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Ah, so it wasn't a black monolith, it was just someone's baseboard?

    3. 69843

      69843

      It all makes perfect sense now!

    4. coachmann

      coachmann

      Dr.Who is having a week off then....

  12. 69843
    Be a problem if you drove that on the road. Local Council would love fixing roads with 1,435mm (or 16.5mm) gaps in them. I'd be tempted to replace the 'road' wheels with a set of proper wheels to sit on the track, then add a bit of weight so that they get traction, and make the rail 'guide' wheels actually work as rail wheels, assuming they don't do much at present. That's actually gotten me thinking... EDIT: Just noticed the ABSOLUTLY CORRECT graffiti on the wall!
  13. 69843

    No soup for you!

  14. 69843
    Piccies to match the last video (filmed by a friend who travelled with me to Cowan for that).
  15. 69843
    Here's a couple fresh from a day's spotting: "Hot Seat" The driver of a coal train that had stopped at the platform to drop off two drivers for the next train back down. After this shot, he gave the platform a good shake with 4x3,250hp diesels. "Changing of the Crew" The dropped off drivers prepare to mount their steed for the return coal working. "G'day Fellas!" Don't know how to say it better than the caption. The secondman on the Mechanised Track Patrol Vheicle has a bit of fun!
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    "Steady Now" Last one from me this evening. A mate of mine backing 3642 onto the stock to return to Sydney (same day as the one two above). Known for his large grin and beanie, both are lacking here as he concentrates on shunting carefully onto the stock. I have no clue what the black item hanging out the window is, but I think it's the radio communication device's handheald mouthpiece.
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    "Mission Control" The control centre of one of the AK (track recording) cars at Hawkesbury River in January. Me and a friend, who was spotting with me, were invited into the cab of one of the two heritage diesels hauling the train, and were given a look around it. One of the crew entered the cab, and when finished, asked if we would like to see the inside of the control car. It's people like these gentlemen who are willing to give younger spotters like us a tour like that, that makes me enjoy being an enthusiast.
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    "Birth of a Trainspotter" One of the crew helping out at the March Festival of Steam, having just lifted a young one off the running plate of 2705 from a photograph for the mother. I was told by a member of the Rail Transport Museum that the volunteer loved the shot, which made me happy.
  19. 69843

    Best reason to get up early volunterally on a Monday morning? Triple headed steam.

    1. RJL

      RJL

      sounds good to me .

  20. 69843

    Life? Don't talk to me about life.

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      But it's better than being a Brian that's the size of a planet?!

    3. Mod4

      Mod4

      hmmm....mind my diodes...ps I think you will find the restaurant is at the other end of the universe...

    4. 69843

      69843

      I've seen it before. It's just a gnab gib.

  21. 69843
    A double slip could be interesting to get working both ways. Now, I remember copying an article out of Railway Modeller a while back on how they did an operating coupling for a slipcoach. I think they used a small RC car motor to raise the 'hook' bit of the tension lock (suitibly altered with filed flat hook), and let it coast into the platform. I'll see if I can find the article soon.
  22. 69843
    Wait...if you served in the Navy, then how come the humor is dry? [Dick Dasterdly] Drat, Double Drat and Triple Drat! [/Dick Dastardly]
  23. 69843

    And what do you say to a cup?

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    2. 69843

      69843

      'Tea? Feck!'

    3. Revolution Mike

      Revolution Mike

      Fe*k off cup!...Father Jack Hackett

    4. 69843

      69843

      Points!!

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    I just had a long overdue look back through this, and I have to say Castle that your modelling is getting better and better. The Siphon is quite wonderful, and another example of a piece of ordinary equipment called into the line of duty in WWII. P.S. Can we have Pendennis Castle back? Please?
  25. 69843

    'Turning comin' up in about 40 yards get ready for it.' 'Getting a bit closer now, get ready, here it comes.' 'Ohh, ya plank, ya missed it.'

    1. SHMD

      SHMD

      ..yes yes i'll turn here dear but is that your left or my left?..

    2. 69843

      69843

      'Right, do a uey, do a uey, do a..n..do..right, pull over, attach a hosepipe to the exhaust and just end it all'.

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