Michael Hodgson

18 minutes ago, Bucoops said:

 

A good time to re-post this?

 

https://www.yfanefa.com/record/11069

I like the way somebody's carefully sign-written  "Condemned wagon on loan to The Chief Engineer's Deparment".

We've finished the testing now - you can have your wagons back!!

Best explanation of what this loco was about that I've seen.

That could form the basis of some useful trasnfers - especially if the codes for for a few of the ther sizes/ types of container were added.

Presumably the colours of these markings vary if the container colour is dark.

I think that's the right answer - working dot matrix type in 4mm is still pushing the limits of what the technology can do but I suspect it will become feasible within a decade or so.  In any case route indication is complicated by the fact that you've had to take a few liberties with the station approaches to fit the layout in.  This means that some route indicators would probably have to differ from the prototype as the next signal may be something other than it was on the prototype

I've watched all of the iTrain videos, but I've still not got my head around around how it handles UK signalling.  I'm convinced it will do the job though when correctly configured.  You might need to use the iTrain forum for assistance if you hit problems - they seem to be pretty good at sorting out what people have coded up wrongly. 

10 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

One of the benefits of going through the vets for something like that is that you should be prescribed a product that is effective and not something that doesn't really work properly and which is bought from a non-specialist source. That's certainly our experience with regard to flea treatment. 

 

And anyway, our vets are really good, professional and kind and have helped us and our cats so many times, so I don't begrudge them their profit.

 

Our cats shouldn't get fleas as they're house cats and mot allowed out, but we they do get regular flea treatment.

If they do get fleas, it would no doubt be from the dogs, who have to be exercised regularly so they could pick something up on the Common.

With 4 cats and 2 dogs, our vet bills are fairly high, although we get some of it refunded through insurance.  Another bill this week as one of the dogs has been diagnosed with kidney trouble, will need to see the vet again in a couple of weeks time for more tests.  We're stayed with a good vet that we've used for years although he moved to a practice in Littleport, so it's a bit of a trek.

They really are the business !

Left to right, top picture signal numbers

111, 109, 107 / 104, 101,99, 97

All 3 aspect with route indicator and shunt signal

12 hours ago, keefer said:

The Railways Archive has a page for the accident but doesn't have an Official report.

That tends to suggest that there wasn;t an HMRI investigation.

If nobody was hurt, I think the criteria at the time were such that a freight train derailment would not have been considered worth investigating, especially if the staff on duty  had handled a runaway safely

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

I feel genuinely sorry for them and can imagine the anguish. 

And I can imagine the "English"!

One wonders why a preserved line needs to connect the corridor tender of an A4 in the first place.

Crew change at Ramsbottom?

28 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

Drat. I had thought What Tiler? was a monthly mag for decorators.

You need https://www.checkatrade.com

38 minutes ago, rab said:

Now there's a modelling challenge for someone

Not really.  The earlier North Eastern Region crossings were not very different from conventional gated crossings - can be motorised using a servo, just a different style of gate.

Here's an earlier version of the arrangements at Redcar

and Network Rail's info on its repalcement with the one in yesterday's accident ...

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/novel-level-crossing-to-be-installed-at-west-dyke-road

Redcar also features on this site - among a good range of many other styles of LC.

https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/blogs/modelling-level-crossings-real-life-inspiration

17 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said:

I do not know about the UK but that stuff is available here OTC.

Most medication for pets needs a prescription, but some things like worming tablets can be sold to the public so are available online which is generally cheaper than the vets who make a profit on sales.

2 hours ago, McC said:

 

Under the specification tab you’ll find the vehicle weight also. 

 

Yes, but only for some models.  The class 30 and the Manor show only the pack weight for example.

The class 37 shows a pack weight that's lighter than the loco!

On 12/04/2024 at 12:19, Accurascale Fran said:

Hi @WCML100,

 

That's correct. It's a massive project but we should have something to show later this year.

 

Cheers!

 

Fran 

That must be an understatement.

The sheer number of components must be considerable, and the need to keep track of stock will need a fair amount of resource.   In any case I can't imagine you'll be able to hold every component of every product you've ever produced.

Good luck with the project.

On 12/04/2024 at 15:50, McC said:

 

The sound fitted model is exactly 785g. The DCC ready version is about 8g less. 

I've noticed you're quoting weights against one or two of your products on the web site, something I find useful.

However in most cases it's the package weight (which I guess is useful for costing postage) rather than the vehicle itself.

1 minute ago, Jeremy Cumberland said:

Before looking at pictures in response to this thread, I would have said that brake tenders in the mid- to late-70s didn't have yellow ends.

Some of the green ones didn't have yellow panels.

18 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

 

A single PALVAN in a mixed goods train would have been unusual in the early days of their use.

 

That's because the facilities in a traditional goods stations didn't run to a  forklift.  You'd have a couple of barrows and maybe a hand-worked crane

That's the bloke, but they're not called nutters in Norfolk.  They're called Normal!

2 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

I see a farmer in Derbyshire has been arrested on suspicion of murder of a burglar he shot dead in his remote farmhouse.  Another man was found outside with a gunshot wound.

 

The man with the GSW has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.  A further man caught by the police in a car nearby, has also been arrested on the same suspicion.

 

Now, since aggravated burglary is generally going to thieve whilst tooled up with offensive weapons, it will be interested to see how this pans out.

 

 

 

 

I seem to recall a broadly similar case in Norfolk where the farmer had called the police and they decided not to turn out - until after he'd defended himself.  I can't remember the outcome but I dont think the emerged without some egg on their faces.

Derbyshire farms call also be miles from the nearest cop shop.

17 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

I freely confess I've had a few mishaps with my model railway controller, in the privacy in my own home. Turnng the volume up, when it should have been down, but nobody was around to witness the ensuing collisions.

 

But in real life, and on camera? Oh dear!

 

 

Good job it did bounce off those buffers.  If it hadn't, you would have had to post this on the level crossing madness thread instead, because the very busy Station Road is just beyond the stops. 

5 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

His killer attacked a prison guard while inside.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/david-bieber-life-prison-ian-broadhurst-alison-smith-b2230699.html

When he gets out he'll be on a plane back to the US in the company of a US Marshall to face another trial.

So why don''t we send him back now and save the taxpayer the cost of so many years porridge? 

If the yanks send him to the electric chair, that'll save them the cost of the porridge too.

POWsides is by far the easiest.

Always assuming it's one they do, rather than some specific requirement for a colliery etc they 've not done.

Will it smell the same as the real one?😬

1 hour ago, Gilbert said:

Collectors Club?

If that's the case, non-members will be able to buy that livery on ebay at three times the price.

3 hours ago, Graham_Muz said:

 

As already stated the EFE Rail YOB is nothing to do with the Hattons abandoned project. 

You're banging your head against a brick wall with this message Graham.

1 minute ago, Wickham Green too said:

Carefully designed so that nobody gets run over  -  by the gate ! ( can you imagine the RAIB report ? )

but it's OK to bonk them on the head!

It should be obvious by now from this thread that common sense is not very common.

A Lincolnshire signalman told us that he'd seen a pedestrian turn up and having to wait for the train to pass, hung the dog lead over the lamp on top of the barrier.  So when the train had gone by, the signalman duly pressed Barriers Up - and the dog got hoisted !