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adc82140's latest activity
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Who at Northern.... (Poor quality audio for auto-announcements).There are hundreds of community radio stations up and down the country. It would be easy for Northern to approach one, ask one of their...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Noise protocols for overnight rail services.It's been quite a while since I travelled on late evening trains (far too old for that now!), but I remember on the SW Mainline, after...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Avanti take needless announcements to a new level.I volunteer at a community cinema. We have a bit of a steep step just after the exit. As duty manager, after the film, I will hold the...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway: progress updates.Is this really a useful figure though? What's more relevant is how many diagrams covered vs planned, there will never be 100%...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon.I have 3 backups. One external SSD kept on a shelf above the PC, updated weekly, one at a different address, updated monthly, and one HD...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Varamis Rail Class 321s & 325s”.One carriage stuffed and mounted possibly? They are a unique part of railway history.
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.The GBR Anglia website is a mess. what are they actually called? It's still Greater Anglia branded, but everything else refers to GBR...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread SWR Class 458/4s: fleet status and withdrawal updates.It kind of makes sense if they want to use some 450s for strengthening from the get-go, and then phase out the 458s as progress is made...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread SWR outgoing Metro fleet withdrawals (complete).Probably not. They would have been a much better stopgap on SWR metro work than the half dozen or so 458/4s remaining, but I'm aware of...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread "X for Y" - stations that should perhaps have another name added to them but don't have at present.Ashurst for Lyndhurst? Or even change its name back to Lyndhurst Road.
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Paddington-Reading blocked due to OLE isolation and lineside fire (5/9).Looks like you arrived 192 minutes late. I think the dubious honour of the biggest delay goes to 1A84 from Penzance, 225 minutes late...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon.I service my vacuum cleaner twice a year. Full dismantle, clean and if necessary small parts replacement. Most people just look at me...
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway: progress updates.SWT used to run 9 car 444/450 combinations, so it's possible there could be a return to that.
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Products and services where the new version is not as good or has significant disadvantages as the old.Creosote. Yes I know why you can't buy it any more, but modern wood preservers just don't do the job as well.
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Aadc82140 replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.You can't rapid charge a PHEV (well certainly not mine), it takes 5 hours for a full charge up to 30 miles. Therefore multiple short...