Crisis Rail

11 minutes ago, alastairq said:

 Luck has nowt to do with it.

Freedom is personal, to the individual.

 

I've never been unable to do those things I wish to do, or think those things I wish to think about, or say those things I wish to say.

 

But then, I've never had the desire to exceed my expectations.

 

The only thing that will alter my degree of personal freedom will be illness.

 

But then I'd need to alter my expectations.

 

 

Ok  - how about fortunate then.

1 minute ago, alastairq said:

 Never lacked it here.

Lucky.

Wherever "here" is?

7 minutes ago, alastairq said:

 

Leave your trechnes if you wish to. 

 

Just don't make it compulsory!

 

Because if it does become compulsory to mix with gert crowds of unwashed, then I might take this complaint thing up to a whole new level, with society!

Local Model Shop has gone for good. Freedom is well overdue and need a few bits and pieces -  I'll risk it.

As for the virus..... 

31 minutes ago, alastairq said:

I think the crux of the matter is, those of us who feel vulnerable, need to change our social ambitions?

 

In other words, if covid is a worry, stay away from other people? 

Certainly avoid large gatherings, crowded indoor areas, gucci venues, restaurants [where one could probably cook the same meals better oneself?]....Avoid banal stuff like foreign holidays ?

[ I am amazed how society has changed over this holiday issue! Back in the late 60's, when I had to 'work' in foreign places, I had to be stuffed full of jabs for yellow this, or black that, truly fearsome diseases indeed.....all stamped up in my UK documentation ....I never had a passport back then...]

 

Good excuse to avoid those fake-tanned , hail-fellow-well-met rellies, especially when out of brussels sprout season?

Let the rest of what passes for humanity get on with it all?

 

I've tried it...it worked with flu very well!

 

 

Does this include our hobby's exhibition circuit?

Some say it really is time to get out of the Trenches.

On 15/06/2021 at 22:28, peanuts said:

Came across this on a delivery today owners sons 18th birthday pressie on the ramp .saphire cosworth under the tarp and clasiĺĺc 911 carera top right

They were the business back then when were they first out 1990 at a guess?  - look dated now for some. 

1 hour ago, Porcy Mane said:

 

 

Admit. That does look well. But at what cost? 

15 hours ago, Ian J. said:

 

I think it's probably then fair to say that lighting, sound, smoke/steam/fumes and other such features are gimmicks, yet as a community we've accepted them.

 

Personally, I'd like to see moving vents / slats as well, a noticeable feature on some locos like the 47. I daresay that will never happen though.

Your right. 
 

It won’t. 
 

Gimmick obsession slowly creeping in. 
…….and when it all inevitably ceases to work as intended. 


 

Abarth meet Honister Quarry Lake District

Jelly Bean time.

Maybe the wrong category but these will be future classics - the ABARTH story goes back a while.

A joint effort between myself and my son.

He plans to eventually progress to an Abarth Spider but the 595 Turismo will always be a keeper.

Above was as factory a few months back - things have progressed.

Alloys and detail roof wrap with de-chrome.

New drilled discs and BREMBO Calipers on order from TMC.

20 hours ago, Grimleygrid said:

I thought I would share a link to a very nice photo on Flickr showing two different cab styles of the Class 56, 56069 and 56020:

 

 

No -  that's copyright @Sandhills Jon surely?

On 21/06/2021 at 23:19, Paul A Biro said:

Indeed I was and I may have been a little intemperate in my posting but I was disappointed!

You'll learn.

I still have to

11 hours ago, adb968008 said:

Am wondering what half this page has to do with covid ?

 

 

I dont think the sun, leafy hills, gates are relevent, unless grass spreads covid ?

 

Well looking at the images from my picturesque neck of the woods it's a nice distraction.

5 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

Do you have even the slightest idea what you are talking about? 

Well as usual. Your the forum know it all. 
Point me in the right direction. 
 

lm listening. 

5 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

If it's broken rails you're worried about the TOC doesn't enter into it.

Your splitting hairs. 
What caused the fracture? 

2 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

The Hatfield accident was sixteen years later, under a completely different - and fatally weakened - infrastructure maintenance regime. The electrification of the line from Weaver Junction to Glasgow had been completed only 10 years earlier; this had involved not just stringing the wires but considerable rebuilding.

[Crossed with Olddudders.]

Yes. But the WCML and generally BR were a mess till Branson. Brave to send something tonking down on ageing metals unfortunately and tragically Hatfield was the result no matter how you dress it up. 

1 minute ago, Oldddudders said:

The Hatfield disaster was a direct result of inadequate track maintenance. A former colleague was among those in the dock. It, and the environment in which it took place, were in the Privatised era. APT ran on BR metals maintained by BR. No risks were taken. 

How can you differentiate between any   TOC? 
 

Rail fatigue isn’t fussy. 

16 minutes ago, bude_branch said:

Surely the whole point of the APT was that it could travel faster than a normal train on the existing infrastructure?

Like the infrastructure at Hatfield? 

1 hour ago, 3rd Rail Exile said:

Remember them well - still have plenty!  

 

No gimmicky lights, annoying sounds or chips to fry .  

 

Some of them even looked like what they were supposed to 

Yes. One or two still do hold up reasonably well. 

Good Lord.

Reading all this we've come a long long way and should be enough to end the bickering.

Anyone remember Lima?

1 hour ago, Zomboid said:

I suppose it depends what preparation they did for the APT. If it was properly researched and predicted and any calculations needed were done and so on then that's responsible enough, but if someone just said "oh it'll be fine" then that's probably a bit reckless.

Probably the latter.

Lets "crank up" and whizz along a less than proven non production prototype on less than quality nick track in urgent need of a decent upgrade. 

I'm not saying life was more expendable back then.

On 18/06/2021 at 10:22, Zomboid said:

They might not have beaten the record, but to get so close without the permission to exceed the speed limits that the APT had is pretty impressive.

 

It also shows that things are pretty much as good as they can get with the existing infrastructure.

 

 

Well looking back - doesn't it cross your mind that the APT attempt was bordering on recklessness?

Mr Biro -  a new member looking at his posts.

Obviously not sure of how things can sometimes work on here but I am sure he is well aware now.

I would like to think he was not just expressing disappointment over the Guildex cancellation and more concerned over the general tardiness of all things in the country getting back to some sort of life  normality.

But we have to come out of the Trench at some point.

I’ll have one. I’m at the wrong end of 50 and finish employment at the end of the year. Also my lifespan is finite. 
 

Want want want. We’re an impatient lot. 

Well done Jim - a job that most of us on here would like is a massive thing to lose.

Ian

15 hours ago, AY Mod said:

 

Oh haha. Not in the mood for worn-out tropes taking up screen space.

He has a point - maybe exhibitions might be back on then too?