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  1. Liam

    Announcement at Birmingham New Street: "We are sorry to announce that the 11:32 to Longbridge has been cancelled. This is due to a shortage of passengers." Office team being rebellious or what?

    1. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      No one to push it?

    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Political comment re car production?

  2. Liam

    And that's another lap of the sun completed!

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    2. Liam

      Liam

      Thanks guys, only 50 something laps behind you Arthur!

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      Hooorah!!!

       

    4. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      I can see the extra minutes of daylight already.......yea!

  3. Liam

    That was an interesting final of The Apprentice!

    1. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Tell me the Trumpkin resigned!

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Yawn. Sorry, did I miss something?

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      Did he select any of them?

  4. Liam

    Hmm, should I make a second cakebox competition entry in 009 or not?

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    2. Liam

      Liam

      That's very possible . . .

    3. Lu4472ke

      Lu4472ke

      yeah why not?

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      The more, the merrier!

  5. Liam

    will be looking forward to hearing all the Warley announcements via here tomorrow morning. In the meantime, time to start saving for next year . . .

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    2. irishmail

      irishmail

      Same with me, hope to make it next year.

    3. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      Me too but I must publicly thank JZ for offering me lift up on Sunday. Cheers mate!

    4. tractionman

      tractionman

      Same here, bit too far to get to so I'll be keeping an eye on things on here over here...

  6. Liam

    That annoying moment when you desperately need the track cutters but can't find them!

    1. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Behind you!

    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Under the table!

  7. Liam

    Finally! I've managed to log on here for the first time since early this morning. Every time I tried it came up with an Error 502 message. Was this the same for anyone else, or is it my device going funny?

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Nah! Bachmann announced a retooled Manor and crashed the Interweb

    3. Brit70053

      Brit70053

      Don't know what you've got 'til its unavailable.

      Gratitude and respect to Andy Y.

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      For most of the day, packets got lost in the internet bit bucket, then it started 502/Bad Gateway which is frequently symptomatic of a DOS attack. Whatever the reason the server was just playing silly b****rs, and needed the firm hand of Authority to knock it back into shape!

  8. Liam

    has just seen the decorated samples of the forthcoming 009 range from Bachmann - how on earth can I justify buying a wagon or two?

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    2. Liam

      Liam

      Trouble is Captain, I've always modelled 00 gauge, and it would look a bit odd in a diesel depot!

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      Dare we say "cake box" layout?

       

      c,h&o

    4. Liam

      Liam

      Indeed Alex, I'm now planning a small diesel depot layout set in the early 70s with DCC sound.

       

      Cake box? There's a thought . .

  9. Liam

    Anyone know if there's anything interesting to do in Lancaster?

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    2. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      3-way footbridge over the water, or walk a couple of miles upstream for a huge aqueduct

    3. Liam

      Liam

      Interesting ideas, was delayed there today in a Pendolino while on my way back to the Midlands from Scotland, and was further delayed at Crewe. Nightmare journey today.

    4. tractionman

      tractionman

      seems like there have been problems today all over the place, I was caught up with the cancellations between Rugby and Coventry this morning, but not as bad as this http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/127559-i-am-very-cross/?p=2903388

  10. Liam

    Oh dear, on the inaugural commercial run of a class 800 IEP from Bristol to London the air conditioning had to be turned off due to a big leak. All the more reason not to get rid of the HSTs!

    1. Platform 1

      Platform 1

      Bring back wooden benches and the cold wind in our hair!

    2. No Decorum

      No Decorum

      The spirit of NB lives on!

    3. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      But don't forget the other pair on the other diagram worked properly with no cascades of water.

  11. Liam

    Let the train take the strain indeed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-41621266

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Nice story.

  12. Liam

    Wow, the new header photo of Kensal Green looks very atmospheric, especially the Castle on the lifting jack. :)

    1. cal.n

      cal.n

      Isn't that the UKs new missile defence system?

  13. Liam

    A classic 'oops' moment; the lights of a festival failing at the grand switch-on by the mayor!

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      They probably forgot to plug it in at the mains.

  14. Liam

    is dangerously tempted to model a small WR/MR diesel depot set in the early 1970s . . .

    1. CovDriver

      CovDriver

      Oi that's my idea if Ashbridges goes or gets scrapped.

      ;-)

    2. Liam

      Liam

      I must admit you did reignite my brain with the idea of a layout with sound-fitted Westerns and class 20s. Would be a shame to see your layout be scrapped . . .

  15. Liam

    Just heard of a blast on a District line tube in south west London. My thoughts and prayers are with those affected.

    1. Re6/6

      Re6/6

      Agreed.

  16. Liam

    I'm very surprised at this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-somerset-41229861/flying-scotsman-gets-stuck-on-somerset-hill

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    2. mikeyh

      mikeyh

      The assisting loco was 7820 Dinmore Manor.http://cgibin.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?h=Snapshot&p=2017/09/180 That part of Somerset - The Quantock Hills - is actually quite hilly! Crocombe Heathfield station is the highest point on the line at just under 120m above sea level.

    3. mikeyh

      mikeyh

      Sorry the link doesn't seem to work.

    4. DCB

      DCB

      Its hilly and wet down Somerset way. The GWR had a Pacific and only let it venture beyond Bristol once...

  17. Liam

    In a shop the other day I saw easter eggs being sold, does that mean that as soon as that's over they'll be selling the christmas stuff?

    1. 25901

      25901

      My local Asda today started putting up mini Christmas trees round the store

    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Soon be Saturnalia!

    3. cal.n

      cal.n

      I once saw a train set being sold, 5 months away from Christmas!

  18. Liam

    visited the Swindon and Cricklade Railway today, and came away with a nice overcoat ready for when I start firing (only cost me £5 as well) ;)

  19. Liam

    has just heard that London Midland have lost the West Midlands franchise.

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    2. Liam

      Liam

      Yes, Abellio and a Japanese company.

    3. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      One hopes it is influenced more by JR East than Abellio...

    4. John M Upton

      John M Upton

      No more free travel to Warley for me then... :-(

  20. Liam

    We're in for a treat tonight, 'Tornado: The 100mph Steam Engine' on BBC4 followed by The Return of Flying Scotsman.

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      Cheers have recorded it

    2. sharris

      sharris

      It was already Vikings when I got home - will have to pick it up on iPlayer.

  21. Liam

    Anyone heard of the Rhiw Valley Light Railway in mid Wales?

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      There's a Travelodge near Oswestry - no warranty given or implied....

    3. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Teleporting, or telepathy. If it's the latter, then we wouldn't need fora such a this, cos we'd all know what each other was thinking, which really wouldn't be good in most cases :O

    4. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Rhiw Valley is near to Llanfair Caereinion.......

  22. Liam

    has just seen Dunkirk, and thinks it's a masterpiece of a film. Though my eyes are somewhat hurting what with all the action and events of the film!

    1. Liam

      Liam

      Constantly flicking between land, sea and air scenes, and all that fire and smoke made me rub my eyes a lot!

    2. bécasse

      bécasse

      You should try to see the 1958 film also called "Dunkirk" which was considered outstanding good at a time when a significant proportion of the British population would have known someone who was actually there (or even been there themselves) and would have been very quick to criticise.

       

    3. Liam

      Liam

      My dad's friends grandfather was safely evacuated from Dunkirk, and went back for a 40th anniversary in 1980.

  23. Liam

    I don't like the sound of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-40697952

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    2. JJGraphics

      JJGraphics

      a***holes!

    3. Liam

      Liam

      And why do it during a special event? Not that it should happen at all.

    4. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      The police found 5 youths asleep in the coaches (youths pissed by the sound of it) so perhaps the little ##### will get a good dose of the law afetr all?

  24. Liam

    Phew, four hours on an Arriva 158 are nearly over!

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Sounds like you enjoyed your journey, surely better than walking or riding in the back of a cattle lorry?

    2. surfsup

      surfsup

      Could be worse, the state of some of ScotRails is appalling (the ex Nat Ex & Wessex examples), while Northern's isn't much cop either.

  25. Liam

    Has anyone been to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg? Supposedly the largest 'model rail exhibition' in the world.

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    2. Liam

      Liam

      I'm now on a U Bahn train heading back to where I'm staying. I'll put some pictures on my layout thread, but can thoroughly recommend to anyone.

       

      Apparently about 191,000 British people have visited it - wonder how many RMwebbers are in that number?

    3. Liam

      Liam

      The Rome section of Italy is amazing!

    4. Wild Boar Fell

      Wild Boar Fell

      Went there afew years ago, was simply excellent, especially the airport scene.

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