stewartingram

No recent steam locos? Short memories, what about the V2?

Interesting video, though I do wonder about the legality of it? I thought flying drones over railway property was banned.

That won't work. Too many knots in the wire - the electricity can't get through.

Purchased mine from WHS March yesterday. Only 1 issue left.

I have seen USB 'hotplates' (probably just 'warmplates'!) on which you can stand your cuppa whilst playing games on the pc. Worth a try?

Have a look through this site. Lots of useful info as well as the shop. The guy that runs it is very helpful. No connection except for them being my 'local' supplier for many years.

NOT true. Easily available, just needs a little forethought with details online.

Just think 1/2 price motoring compared to petrol. I've been converted since 2000, and was averaging 20k miles p/a until I retired, just before covid. My mileage is now a more normal 10-12k. 2 disadvantages I've found in all those years (only 2 types of car; Rover 827 Sterling until 2007, then Rover 75 Connie since then). 1) Fuel tank is a "doughnut" type that sits in the spare wheel well in the boot, thus displacing the wheel to sit on the boot floor and take up boot space. 2) An uncomfortable driver's seat due to the wallet getting fatter with the savings! I've done all the conversions as a diy kit, with backup from my fairly local supplier, who has checked them after installation. Some insurances need this certification. Last kit was in 2007, around £600 on ebay and 3 lazy days to fitn but now on its 4th car. I think professional fit at the time was about double. DVLA should give a rfund when notified, I think it is a miserly £15. I have a 70litre tank, and work on it doing 200 miles. (In practice I can achieve 240). I use the trip mileage display as the 'fuel gauge' as the ones supplied are not much good. Performance used to be quoted as 15% less efficient (in the days of the R827 kit) but the new 6 injector kit on the R75 is as efficient as petrol. There are online maps of suppliers, and these can be added to TomToms etc. If you run out of gas it automatically reverts to petrol. In the 23 years I've used it the 1/2 price rule really has been the average,

ooh that's real Koslijuice! 147.9p and dropping every 2/3 days round my way.......- but I rarely use it as I go for the cheaper stuff under 80p (lpg).

I was looking forward to my weekly trip to Ely (Cambs) today. But then WHS only had about half a dozen copies of 298 in stock.....

Re: the 12v car bulb idea. When I had my Morris Ital many years ago, I dropped a 12v/21W car bulb into the screen washer bottle, wired to the ignition switch. I never once had the washer jets freeze up, it kept the water warm enouvh. I didn't measure the temperature but it worked. [Don't bother with the jokes about BT cars, I've heard them all, they were ahead of the game in many ways. I've had passengers who were in the bash-BL club, until they actually got in one and changed their minds; I blame the media].

Reverse arrows because shipping passes to the opposite side of trains

Just to through a spanner in the works, I once went to March station when the then fairly new A1 60163 came there to reverse and run round its train. If I remember correctly, it was empty stock (from Ely?), but the loco carried class A headcode. (Should it have been class C? Anyway, it carried 'proper' headlamps, though they were illuminated with very bright leds. Once uncoupled, it ran forward, turning on the triangle. When going in reverse, the lights were switched to the opposite ends - with twin red lamps on the rear! It then came past (now forwards, lights changed again, still class A) to get past the coaches in the platform. Reversing once again, with another light change, it came back to couple with its coaches. Watching from the footbridge, it was like looking at a big toy trainset!

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

Working & movable headlamps, possibly the cue that could be pushing Hornby? 🤫 (I have nil interest in a Big Bertha or working lights). personally

Ok, good tip about the 'brushless' motor; where do I find one? Are these the PC type? I have stripped a fair few PCs over the years. I like the use of the clear cover over an internal light too. I am going to fid an led strip in there.

Someone on our Owners Club has a strap line on his postings - 'Only good use for a Haynes manual is a support under the jack'. (Or very similar wording). I totally agree. I got one for my car - absolutely useless.

Sorry, but nowadays when I buy a loco, 2nd thing I do is rip out all the electronics. (!st thing is test it in case I have to send it back - though the latter is very rare!).3rd thing is begrudge having paid extra for all the extra cost in having these bits (and their development) adding extra cost to the loco.

As the title says. I did ask something similar (though not worded in the same way) some time back. Basically I've built a spray booth in my garage workhop/layout area, but I have yet to install an extractor fan. I'm led to believe that (and please excuse me if I don't use the correct technical terms) fans which have their motor in the airstream are a definite no-go area, as fumes could be ignited? Or is this a 'elf & safety' issue that is out of proportion? Otherwise a fan blade has to be installed in the extractor outlet, with the motor mounted outside of the airflow? What is available that is suitable, where can it be found, and at what price?

Grandad had a Ford V8 Pilot (which I learnt to drive in). Maybe some prewar influence from America there though?

Going ever-so-slightly ot here I'm afraid. I think it was on here we had a link to the Wellingborough loco that did a brake van railtour, 78038 was it? Not a Q about the loco, but the train; would the vans be piped (like passenger stock, or would they be loose-coupled on this tour?

Did they also have magnahesion so they didn't fall off the tracks?

I have all the books mentioned above, but can't at the moment get at them. But a while back I did some extensive photo checks and came to the conclusion that all locos worked the same way round - steam and diesel - so it is easy to check which direction the train is heading. I think it was chimney first to Upwell? Best to check though. Other things I noted included the passenger brake at the same end, never changing ends to return. Also as a local, I recognise all the scenes in the pics. I remember the line in existence, saw wagons in the depots, but never a moving train nor a loco!

Who makes this Fitness coach? Is it Hornby, Bachman, or a limited edition from Kernow?

A beautiful loco, and a stunning restoration. But it so reminds me of that loco at Legoland Windsor for some reason!