kevinlms

Wasn't just the GWR, the Midland Railway was another large railway that had the driver on the right. The LMS built many Midland designed locos to the Midland standard of RHD, before changing to LHD part of the way through construction runs.

The GNR also drove from the right, although some A1's were converted to LHD in LNER days. No LMS locos were ever converted.

11 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

Looks like someone has been looting the SS Thistlegorm...

 

But they were 8F's on board!

6 hours ago, uax6 said:

 

Well almost.... Here in the UK, for System X and AXE10 * its actually -54.5V dc.....

 

Andy G

* Actually for most digital exchange systems.

I've never been an exchange tech, but I believe that seemingly odd voltage is to do with battery technology and it was the optimum voltage.

I was a tester once and one morning, we had a lot of faults for a particular exchange. We were getting inconsistent test results for them. Then I noticed my screen had a warning about the voltage, so I rang the exchange (luckily it still worked!) and asked if they were having trouble.

Yes, they replied, but we can't figure out why. So I told that my screen said that the voltage was 45 Volts, I think. Got told to wait a minute, so they came back 5 minutes later and told me that the power supply had been turned off and the whole exchange of 20,000 lines capacity was running off the battery all morning, which was quickly dying! The alarm had been turned off too!

Funnily enough, the exchange started working properly very quickly.

2 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said:

I am still impressed by the sign at my own medical centre that apologies that they might not be able to give a 'same day' appointment if you ask after lunch time.  One of the advantages of rural Ireland.

Rural Australia apparently has the opposite problem - largely because new doctors do not want to work away from cities and large towns. Lack of fine dining and things like arts have a lot to do with that decision.

Districts are offering doctors free housing and the like, because they are desperate.

1 hour ago, The Johnster said:

That escalated quickly…

More crashed than escalated, since it's going down!

23 minutes ago, billbedford said:

Which part of you won't be there?

 

Inquiring minds an all that. 

Perhaps best not to ask that question!

1 hour ago, adb968008 said:

Hornby made an LMS red Black 5…

 

I hate to admit it, but I bought one years ago, when they first came out, with the intention of painting it black. Never did because the valve gear was totally wrong.

1 hour ago, adb968008 said:

Hornby made an LMS red Black 5…

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/66174/hornby_r842_class_5_4_6_0_4657_in_lms_maroon/stockdetail
 

looks nice in red, and not without precedent, back in the 1920’s LMS wanted everything red, but then economics arrived.

 

Been a big fan of 46441,45699, 47357 and 48624 in red, ive done a Patriot as the same…

 

tempted to do an original scot like that too.

The Patriot is fine (because in LMS days they were painted similarly), those others in crimson lake are not on.

If you're going for oddball paint jobs, wrecking perfectly good black locos, why not 48624 in malachite green?

Just surfing as you do and found this on driving and (not) passing other vehicles. Not all American, at least one from Australia.

Warning that some descriptions have nothing to do with driving.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=passhole

Don't worry Hogan22, I'm sure we have all grabbed the wrong item off the shelf many times.

Usually when I do the shopping the wife takes the first item out of the bag on arrival at home and exclaims, 'that's not the one I wanted'!

Without looking it up, I suspect CP gradually died because of the increasing rise of soaps and 'reality' TV.

Of course the fact that the founder died wouldn't have helped. But these shows used to be a starting point for many actors and in the twilight of their careers.

4 hours ago, kevinlms said:

Was driving behind someone today, driving at 60kmh in 80 then 70 zones.
Further up the road, the limit drops to 50kmh.

Any guess as to what speed they then proceeded to drive at, with brakes on all the way down the not steep hill?

Yes, they continued to drive at 60kmh, so regardless of the signs they travelled at 60kmh. Probably think that they are wonderful drivers because they are so consistent!

27 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Plus an extra dab on the brakes every time there's a SLOW marker in the road.....

 

For which you don't know they are pushing the pedal harder, because the lights are already on!

Wonder why a brake system hasn't been invented, that varies in brightness, depending on how hard it's pressed?

Was driving behind someone today, driving at 60kmh in 80 then 70 zones.
Further up the road, the limit drops to 50kmh.

Any guess as to what speed they then proceeded to drive at, with brakes on all the way down the not steep hill?

4 hours ago, Hogan22 said:

Apologies, must have confused myself there, the listing and package for the power supply read 24v ac, but the output of the power supply appears to be 16-17.5ac: https://www.jaycar.com.au/24vac-1a-unregulated-power-supply-bareends/p/MP3032

 

again, probably another thing I’ve messed up or misunderstood 🤦‍♂️

 

but yes, the points all throw perfectly fine now. All that’s left now is to install them all and wire it all up.

 

thanks again everyone for the help.

But you actually have this model, according to the label on your power supply - note the last 2 digits are different.

https://www.jaycar.com.au/16vac-1-25a-unregulated-power-supply-bare-ends/p/MP3021

But nothing to worry about since it works, unless you paid $3.00 more for the one boxed incorrectly!

5 hours ago, F-UnitMad said:

I take it the old Lima pancake motor is at the other end...?? 

The advantage of traction tyres - if you cut the power off, it would have stopped dead, pity about the passengers though with the G forces!

OK, now we have a SOLUTION and it all makes sense!

The transformer is NOT a 24V one, contrary to this note

Hi again everyone, little update, I’ve bought the very same 24v ac power adapter from jaycar as recommended by a few of you.

The camera didn't lie despite being upside down (my photos often end that way on RMweb - must be because posting from Oz)!

but is 16V AC (actually 17.6V, which correctly gives about 24V DC (actually 22.8V DC), which is entirely within the expected range of a CDU.

Also ALL the points work correctly now, which is the whole point (sorry) of the excercise.

It highlights that trying (as originally posted) a 16V DC input into a CDU, WILL NOT work the solenoid point motors correctly.

So congratulation Hogan22 on getting everything working.

41 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

If 451 is miles from - presumably - Euston and G is the division ( Glasgow ? ) then the industry in the background might be something to do with Ravenscraig ................. but that's a lot of IFs an' I dunno nuffink ! ✋

Well Ravenscraig was somewhere near Motherwell I believe, so can't be 451 miles from Euston.

23 hours ago, forest2807 said:

So here is the photo and the loco in question, taken by The Bishop in 1945-46 according to the caption for the previous photo referred to above.

Plain unlined black livery do we agree ladies and gents?

There is a photo of those famous 4 bridges in Treacy's LMS without any trains or smoke. Was it a rail strike day?

So clearly he used that photo and photo shopped any locomotive and smoke effect he felt inclined!

13 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Perhaps he measured the output with the ac scale on his multimeter (I don't actually know whether this would make any difference as I've never tried and as a mere mechanical engineer I can't do the sums)?

I have to confess that I failed mind reading class at trade school!

12 hours ago, melmerby said:

What's the point of buffers if you don't use them occasionally?😄

Of course they need testing every now and again, otherwise they might not work!

10 hours ago, kevinlms said:

Yes, I know that.

 

But Hogan22 has suggested that he has a new 24V AC transformer, but the output of the CDU he says is 24V DC.

 

Either the power supply is not 24V AC or something is wrong with the CDU.

Going back to Hogan22 post of 25 April

also, I believe I am using 16v DC not AC, that stuff does sort of confuse me a bit, but the output of the power supply adapter reads 16v DC.

Since the output is apparently replicating the input voltage - except converting to DC. That indicates that the CDU is not working correctly, for some eason. Or as Smokebox says, the way it's wired.

The CDU is certainly not working as intended.

7 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

Both the rural fire services and the state emergency services in the various states are volunteer forces, or at least those who do the frontline work are. In times of significant disasters like the 2019 bushfires they can be asked to travel across states, for weeks at a time, leaving families and jobs.

 

Often the strain on funds is so great that they have to pay for their own travel, meals and protective clothing , on top of being on unpaid leave for weeks at a time.   Some state governments did tend to take them for granted, relying on the grace of volunteers to save on having to pay professional fire and emergency personnel, but since the recent major disasters the government (at least in NSW)  has been coughing up for decent equipment that is up to spec for doing what these blokes expect it to.

 

These guys are all volunteers, the truck the camera is on stayed there in order to protect properties on the left once the firefront had passed  over. Rural firetrucks have the ability to drench themselves in a curtain of water to protect the crew, which is what this one did as it sat there.

 

 

 

In Victoria, it has been recently stated that a fair number of fire trucks are over 30 years old and are a few years away from being replaced. Not good enough.

8 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

If you are in a remote area and require medical assistance and you are an Australian citizen, then it is definitely free. The question of where you have to be in order to be considered remote enough for the free  service rather than the states ambulance service can be open to contention though 

 

I have a bookshelf full of those charity teddy bears that the RFDS sell you to fund raise off of and I'd better get my moneys worth if ever I  cop a heart attack west of Lightning Ridge! 

As I said before.

Conditions must be met.

As Gwiwer said and he claimed he used to work for them (RFDS).

A fact which catches many a visitor and indeed some residents out. 

Ambulances are within the emergency service response when required (dial 000) or provided for patient transport when needed. But they are not free at point of use as they are in many other nations. 

Have it your way, but if you expect it to be free, you're in for an expensive trip, if you don't meet the criteria - but perhaps you personally do. But don't give out wrong advice, that it's free to everyone.