The Pilotman

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

I haven’t eaten in a restaurant in either Basel or Zürich for quite a while (I live in Basel) so my info is probably out of date. The Safran Zunft is a traditional Swiss restaurant in Basel, but they only have Zürcher Geschnetzeltes with Rösti (SFr 43 - so you’re looking at a SFr 80 meal).  Restaurant Hasenburg has a nice selection of Rösti + dishes, depending upon what “+” is, prices range from  SFr 29 to SFr 54.

 

Most Biez will serve Rösti in one form or another and whilst most will range from “OK” to “not bad” to (occasionally) “wow”, the chances of getting a really duff one is pretty low.

 

This might provide some food for thought: https://restaurantguru.com/rosti-Basel-m8658

 

Thank you for that information. I will be spending some time in Geneva, Basel and Zürich in November so good restaurant recommendations are very useful. On my last visit to Basel I visited Elsbethenstübli on Elisabethenstrasse which was very good indeed, but I will likely try Restaurant Hasenburg this time. 

5 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Regarding Rösti

Would you be able to recommend a restaurant in either Basel or Zürich for this dish, please? A personal recommendation is always welcome. 

How about a fork in the lake…

According to one of the passengers, the train stopped “halfway to Bristol”. Halfway from Cogload to Bristol would be somewhere around Weston-super-Mare so I’m going to say they’re talking out of their ****.

I’ve just tried voting but irrespective of where I tapped the screen (iPad), no vote was recorded. 

12 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

How about nominations for the best station-pubs to be stuck at?

 
Good subject for a new thread perhaps?

The signalman’s a funny fella

He stands behind a frame

The drivers all think he’s a ****

And he thinks they’re the same

16 minutes ago, stewartingram said:

So are these things 'accessible' for me to view or ride, or some extortionate 'travel fees' involved, or necessary ticketing rules involved?

They connect Terminal 5 with the POD Parking car park on the airport perimeter. 

10 hours ago, Kelvin B said:

Coopers Common, the N gauge layout I have made for my Son and his Children is now finished

You’ve done a good job with blending that Kato Unitrack in, if I may say so. 

When this has happened to me in the past, Specsavers have provided replacement cases. 

Someone telling us who they find funny and who they don’t find funny isn’t funny. 😆

Does anyone else remember what this thread was like when people posted jokes on it? 

9 hours ago, CameronL said:

If they played Scrabble they'd probably call it "Buchstabenaufkachelnumwörterzubilden" (Letters on tiles to make words).

They do, and it’s called, er, Scrabble. 

On 06/10/2023 at 15:18, steve1 said:

“Get your kicks on the A66”

 

As numerous bands have not sung…

Maybe not, but John Shuttleworth sang:

“I’m having fun, fun, fun, fun, fun

On the A1111,

Like the A1 but four times as good,

It’s the A1111.”

13 hours ago, The Johnster said:

As a general question, which depot had the widest variety of routes to cover legitimately?

Surely worth a thread of its own? 

On 04/10/2023 at 00:59, big jim said:

that’s me until Saturday morning now

You said that on Monday and look what happened 😆

On 26/09/2023 at 15:13, BMacdermott said:

For as long as I recall, Heathrow Director has been 120.4 but has - seemingly - been replaced by (what was/is) Heathrow Radar on 127.525.

I was 120.4 again this morning. 

9 hours ago, Melangoose said:

You are producing x3 Packs (A, B & C) and the Solid and Slatted Ends.   Can you please tell me which packs have the wagons with the solid ends?  As these are the ones I have seen on the South Wales flow (together with the variant which has a lot of the End Plate removed).

I think @Revolution Ben answered that question in the post immediately above yours. 

5 hours ago, BMacdermott said:

Hello everyone

 

A frequency question for you...

 

For as long as I recall, Heathrow Director has been 120.4 but has - seemingly - been replaced by (what was/is) Heathrow Radar on 127.525.

 

Can anyone explain?

 

(Note for context for those who may not know: Heathrow Director is the controller who receives inbounds from Heathrow's northern holds (Bovingdon and Lambourne) and merges them with the southern ones (Ockham and Biggin) to form a single line of traffic before handing them off to Heathrow Tower).

 

Brian

Might be connected to recent instances of interference/breakthrough on 120.4.

I am seeking any version of the above. Please get in touch if you have any to sell. Thanks.

8 hours ago, Steadfast said:

Merehead bound from the colour?

Probably. It’s on the up loop at West Drayton but where it was coming from/going to, I’ve no idea. 

Can’t think of what to put in your wagons to create a realistic load? How about some muddy water…

7 hours ago, melmerby said:

A train from Kings Cross to Edinburgh takes 4h 20m for 330 miles, that's just over 70mph average with stops

The claimed time by road, keeping to speed limits, is well over 7hours, without a stop

Are you sure about your figures? I thought Kings Cross to Edinburgh was a little under 400 miles (393 rings a bell).

Regarding the last set of Class 302 pictures, I’m always impressed David at how many pictures you took of what, to me back then, would have been boring, humdrum subjects going about their daily business.

On a related subject, do you (or any of your followers) know if it’s possible to walk all the way from Shoeburyness to Leigh along the sea front? It looks like it from Google Maps but some local knowledge would be handy to make sure. 

6 minutes ago, exmoordave said:

Now that the weather has turned, I've decided to put up a marquee in my garden and inside are some flashy lights and funky music.

This will be the winter of my disco tent........

Have you been waiting all summer to use that joke? 😆