The Pilotman

Does anyone have, or know where to find, images of the trackside equipment at sidings/depots where oil/petroleum products are unloaded. I’m guessing it will be a selection of pipes, hoses, valves etc. but it would be useful to see the real thing. Putting an oil terminal name into Flickr generates lots of photos of trains going to or from such a facility but very few of the place itself and where such photos do exist, there’s usually a train blocking the view of the unloading equipment. Time period 1980s preferably but I suspect discharging equipment won’t have changed much since then. 

If they announce a Class 25/3, a class 117 DMU, Mk1 POT TPO stowage coaches, 37350/D6700 in BR green, Tiphook KPA bogie hoppers, POA scrap wagons, 55002 in two tone green with full yellow ends and OTA timber wagons I’ll be surprised, delighted and poor in equal measure. 

30 minutes ago, Nick C said:

How would a flight from Manchester to Stanstead have enough fuel to reach Budapest?

The answer is as simple as; the captain decided to load enough fuel to allow for that possibility. When severe weather conditions affect a large area, having enough fuel to reach somewhere where a high likelihood of landing is possible is quite prudent. I’m surprised that there was nowhere closer than Budapest though. Perhaps the company operations department had some influence on the decision. 
I can think of a recent flight from one of the London airports to Zürich where the weather forecast was for thunderstorms all over eastern France, Switzerland, southern Germany and northern Italy. Enough fuel was loaded so that if none of the airports in that area were available for landing, the flight could have safely returned to London.

Issues and possible solutions also covered here: 

and here: https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=54853.0

Air China’s aircraft will have the same essential hydraulic architecture as the same types operated by any other airline.

When an aircraft is parked with the engines shut down there will be no hydraulic power supplied to the rudder. The rudder will remain in its neutral position (as it would be when the aircraft parks and the engines are shut down) unless the wind is strong enough to deflect it to one side or the other (Newton’s First Law). In the picture above of the A330, the rudder is deflected to the opposite side to that of the rudders of the two B777s in the background. I suspect that the wind was blowing towards the camera, from a direction somewhere between the longitudinal axes of the A330 and the B777s (which are not parallel). Either that, or the rudders were affected by localised wind conditions as sometimes happens given the large buildings (terminals and hangars) present at airports. Also, unless the photograph was taken with a long exposure, it looks like the number 2 engine is spinning which will happen when a significant wind blows into the rear of the engine. 

Rails now have them ready for pre-order
 

https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/revolution-oo-jna-wagons?_kx=pDHhd4og3ogqiPHMr6TOHVfgpi0sNCjGPgyFF1cmdnvqnSFePN1n7xZw98DdvMB7.RXkVMS&utm_campaign=Revolution Trains OO JNA Wagons&utm_id=01HKMGN91K7H9WNV3D50JHZXDH&utm_medium=campaign&utm_source=Klaviyo

Looks like buying all those Far Side Gallery books back in the 90s was a waste of money….

7 hours ago, 47606odin said:

that seems to be a perfect top speed

I agree. The real thing had a maximum of 80mph and the vast majority of trains they ever pulled were limited to 60mph or less. 

39 minutes ago, Reorte said:

"Chateauneuf" sounds exotic but translates to Newcastle.

Ooh la la, pet. I thought neuf was French for the number 9.

12 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

All to do with balance. If you put too much in the hold then it's out.

Not necessarily. Whilst there are weight limits on what can be loaded in the holds, most passenger aircraft have holds in front of, and behind the wings and so loading is planned to keep the centre of gravity within safe limits. Weight limits are more to do with keeping fuel consumption somewhere near the planned figure. If 300 passengers were each to take 10kg above the allowed weight, that’s an increase of three metric tons. For a typical Boeing 777 flight from London to Los Angeles that extra bag weight would increase fuel consumption by around 750kg. 

1 hour ago, Andy7 said:

I think the post above yours was aimed at when they will be available to order from retailers, not actually arriving with them.

If that’s the case, then @Craig1989 would be better off asking the retailers themselves…

On 30/12/2023 at 13:51, Craig1989 said:

Anymore updates on these and when they will be available through retailers? 
 

cheers Craig 

https://revolutiontrains.com/projects/

Fourth from the bottom.

On 29/12/2023 at 09:25, WillCav said:

Flashing aspects and/or feathers are not permitted into bay lines. 

Signal T2865 Newbury East Junction, the route from Down Westbury to Platform 3 (bay) is a position 5 junction indicator. Not flashing aspects but definitely “feathers.”

13 hours ago, Revolution Mike B said:

We’re actually all full time now

I wasn’t aware of that but that’s excellent news. To go from two people doing things in their own time to four full time staff proves the soundness of your business model, and your knack for knowing what subjects are viable for producing as models. 

4 hours ago, nickb4141 said:

Interestingly, no one has countered my argument that if the missing First livery can be viable in N scale, then why it wouldn’t be in 00 scale?

Someone did a few days ago…
 

On 20/12/2023 at 15:55, Revolution Mike said:

the numbers were not particularly close to reaching necessary MoQs

Your comparisons between Revolution and other companies are unfair. I would not expect a company run by a handful of people, doing it in their spare time, to go about things in the same way as a large company with multiple paid staff on their books.

On 18/12/2023 at 09:13, Dicky L said:

thanks for pointing it out. Something I must sort out. 

I hadn’t spotted them, until someone pointed them out…

On 25/02/2021 at 05:15, Rivercider said:

I have a vague memory of seeing a set in a train to the west of Exeter.

Maybe it was this train? Photo by Tom Derrington on Flickr:

On 09/12/2023 at 12:57, The Stationmaster said:

There was one like that on the D wn Relief at Reading (R132??) and it gave no indication of route for a route set to the Down Relief but an indication for all the other routes.

Almost, Mike; it was R134. It had 6 “main aspect” routes; to platform 4, the up main and platforms 5, 6, 9 and 10, apart from the primary route to the down relief to which you referred. 

49 minutes ago, beast66606 said:

et Viola ..

I reckon that N gauge Turbot wagons would sell well; they’ve done them in O and OO already. They were a numerous and very widely travelled wagon. I made up a few from the N Gauge Society kits but masking and painting them in Dutch grey and yellow with all that raised detail on the doors was a right pain. I’d like some more but I’m not sure I could put myself through that again 🙄

1 hour ago, Growling said:

 

Thanks Mike. I've paid the 50% deposit on mine. Will there be emails generated to pay the balance when appropriate?  This is my first pre-order with Revolution direct.

From the Revolution Trains website FAQ section:

3 hours ago, Quarryscapes said:

You'll probably find that this is a service offered by the courier Hattons use for international shipments rather than Hattons registering in several countries for VAT. Getting stuff through customs has become a nightmare for international sales, and many couriers are now offering these brokerage packages where they manage the tax on everyone's behalf, the customer pays it upfront and they just receive their items with no further interruptions to service or fees to pay on landing. 

I think you’re right. Whenever possible now I opt for DPD for purchases from UK suppliers. After an order has been placed, DPD email me with a link to pay the local tax (plus their fee). Parcels arrive quicker than the traditional Royal Mail/Deutsche Post combination too. 

By the way, this is the WHACKY SIGNS thread. Please take your grumbles about irresponsible cyclists elsewhere. Ta.

16 hours ago, The Johnster said:

you can set targets and sort of race against yourelf

It’s nearly Christmas so what better time to race against your elf?