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At first glance I thought that read ... 3,500 locos !!!! Crikey! I've some catching up to do. That's a fair few decoders too. Then I realised you actually (or is it probably) meant ... 35x locos (00 gauge).

YouTube transport Vlogger, Geoff Marshall talks to Gareth Edwards (a.k.a. John Bull) of London Reconnections, about the delay to the opening of Crossrail/Elizabeth Line and other related issues. A bit of banter and messing about at the start, but it gets going after 2min 40secs in. There's some interesting information in there. Warning, it's 27mins long.

Ford Transit PHEV https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/transit-custom/104654/ford-transit-custom-phev-debuts-at-iaa-commercial-vehicle-show-pictures VW e-Crafter all electric EV https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/crafter/104464/volkswagen-e-crafter-review Nissan e-NV200 https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/nissan/e-nv200/van

That vehicle segment is seeing a number of new EV vans being introduced. It is seen as a growth area, but high initial costs, due to R&D and the rapid developments in the technology, have held the commercial vehicle sector back until now. As with passenger cars, I'm fairly convinced that landscape will look much different in three or four years time. .

12 electric Audi models by 2025. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/audi-e-tron-one-twelve-electric-audis-launch-2025 .

Hydrogen Fuel Cell. .

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South coast based YouTube VLOG'er Petrol Ped has just driven the new Jaguar I-Pace. Petrol Ped specialises in reviewing performance cars and expensive supercars. A real petrol head. Do watch this review (available in full screen HD on YouTube).

Kia Niro EV. With a claimed 300 + mile range. https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/kia/niro/99815/301-mile-range-confirmed-for-kia-e-niro-ev-due-next-year

As part of its “Electric for All” campaign, the Volkswagen brand aims to sell 150,000 electric cars including 100,000 ID models made in Germany by 2020. 10 million vehicles will be produced in the first product life cycle “creating massive economies of scale". Volkswagen aims to sell one million EVs by 2025. By 2021 the plan is to be producing 1,500 ID family vehicles per day, the equivalent of almost 550,000 a year. By the end of 2022, four of the group’s brands will be ramping up to 27 different models. As a reminder. We are only a few months away from 2019. .

VW Group member SEAT are planning their first 2 EV models by 2020. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/seat-launch-two-electric-models-2020

Meanwhile, PSA Group have announced that they are aiming to sell 10 million plug-in hybrid and pure EV cars by 2025 (just over 6 years time). PSA Group brands = Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel, Vauxhall. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/psa-group-ready-massive-ev-expansion-across-its-brands ..

Meanwhile VW have been releasing details of their new ID electric vehicle platform and showing photos of a concept version the first of several ID models, that will go on sale next year . This is a worthwhile read.... https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/vws-meb-electric-car-platform-full-details-revealed

A few recent bits of news regarding the electric and hybrid car revolution that is about to become mainstream. Audi and Mercedes-Benz have both unveiled their new pure EV SUV's, designed to compete with the Jaguar i-Pace and Tesla models S and X. These are the production cars that will be delivered to customers, starting next spring.

Derek, why have you posted your enquiry in this section of the forum? [Edit: Now moved to a more appropriate section of the forum] .

It depends on what method you use to control points, routes and accessories with DCC. The addresses of the points and accessories do not need to be remembered, or used, if controlling them from a DCC mimic control panel (using switches or buttons), a DCC point lever frame or a DCC "glass screen" control panel. Even on certain DCC handsets, individual points and accessories can be given names (using letters, numbers or a combination of both), which can be used rather than remembering their (hidden in the background) DCC addresses. .

The Gaugemaster DCC75 Tech 6 Controller is a rebadged MRC 0001200 Tech 6 Sound Controller 2.0 . It's basically a combination of a standard MRC DC controller (they call them power packs), with the old, discontinued MRC/Gaugemaster "Black Box", built in to one housing. ( Note: Gaugemaster used to sell a rebadged version of the MRC "Black Box" under the product code DCC70 ) It's a dual mode analogue DC and limited DCC controller. It is not so called "sound on DC". It can be used in either..... mode 1 - as a straight forward DC controller, or.... mode 2 - as a limited DCC only controller. In mode 2 (DCC only), only a single DCC decoder equipped loco can be present on the track. All analogue (DC) non-decoder fitted locos must be removed from the powered section(s) of the layout. The only loco address that can be used is #3. So if you have more than one loco with different DCC addresses, they must all have their addresses changed to #3. Therefore if the locos are to be used on another layout controlled by DCC, or if they are to be used with a different DCC system, the addresses will have to be changed back again to more useful, individual addresses. The questions are.... If you already own and use a DC controller, do you really need to buy another one? If you already own a DCC system (the NCE PowerCab you mention), why do you need to spend money on buying another one, just for limited use. Add to that, the DCC capability of the Tech 6 is very limited...far more limited than any normal entry level DCC system. For someone who doesn't already possess a DC controller, or any DCC system......only wants to use a few DCC sound decoder equipped locos, one at a time..... ....and won't be using those sound decoder equipped locos on any DCC controlled layout. Then there might be a case for looking at the Tech 6. Otherwise, these devices appear to be a waste of money for what they offer. .

..........and popular opinion supports handing over the running of all train services to these clowns !!!

https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/news/Hornby-launch-popular-pre-school-olly-the-little-white-van-toy-products https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.toynews-online.biz/.amp/media-pr/hornbys-olly-the-little-white-van-toys-launched https://toyworldmag.co.uk/news/Hornby-saddles-up-for-breyer/ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/2009/jul/21/Hornby-london-olympics-2012-models https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10234525

The Squared PA2 originally came with the older non-backlit display handset. The backlit screen was introduced later on.

I doubt they'd like mine either. Where it asked something like, what alternative (or other) approach to vegetation management NR should use, I said poison !!! I was being facetious. In the comments section and quote box at the end, I said that "the railway isn't a nature reserve....and that the concept of biodiversity with regard to the operational railway land, was inappropriate and irrelevant etc,". Somehow I think such opinions will be discarded or not scored favourably. .

Jonathan sums this up very well..... That whole area does appear to have been subject to continuous and relentless development of housing and commerce over the last decade or more. Take a look at housing developments in and around Steventon itself ......on Google Maps (satellite view). The number of new houses built in the last 10 years must now constitute something like a third of the number of homes in the village? In addition, hundreds of new houses are being built, have been approved or are being planned in the the surrounding areas. Replacing the bridge is going to be the least of the village's problems in the coming years. .

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16392259.network-rails-steventon-bridge-plans-refused/ http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/16405005.steventon-to-keep-fighting-bridge-demolition-as-network-rail-appeal/ http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/rail-news/network-rail-electrification-plans-stalled-after-council-rejects-bridge-removal-bid https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electrification-scheme-hit-as-network-rail-loses-bid-to-demolish-bridge/10033918.article https://www.railengineer.uk/2018/08/30/steventon-bridge-demolition-local-voice-rejects-proposed-10-months-of-disturbance/ .

London Reconnections have some insight into the reasons behind the announced delay in opening phase 1. https://www.londonreconnections.com/2018/crossrail-a-hole-new-world/ .