Recent content by D1001

All of the chat about refreshing your cache is, well, almost right. The problem with BRDatabase is that it itself uses cache files so that interactions with the database are kept to a minimum. These cache files are permament, i.e. they do not have an expiry date. So, if I change the database and...

In the RDBMS model, each vehicle, be it a steam locomotive or a carriage in a multiple unit, has an independent life of it's own - it may change identity many times over the years, it may even be rebuilt, but there are few precedents for it becoming half of a new entity. The dilemma is how to...

The Railway Observer published an appendix to the 1948 magazines which confirms 30D as Southend Victoria. It's probably where Longworth got his information from. Harris also agrees BTW - he also shows the shed progressing to be a subshed of Stratford in 12/56.

BRDatabase is crap when it comes to diesel allocations and disposals. I can say that because it is my work! I am working on fixing and adding diesel data at the moment...

As the creator and owner of brdatabase, I can assure you that age hasn't caught up with me yet! The problem has mainly been that I have other things that occupy my time - family, work, other interests. I know it (brdatabase) can be an incoherent mess but it is my incoherent mess and I'm not very...

I have a two part question. Firstly, on locomotive record cards, the level of works maintenance is listed such as H/I which is Heavy Intermediate, or L/C for Light Casual. I have accumulated 30 or so of the codes mentioned on record cards and I wondered if anyone knows where to find a...

BRDatabase doesn't say that D1068 was withdrawn *at* Laira, but that it was a Laira locomotive when it was withdrawn. As someone else has rightly said, D1068 failed at Swindon station and never made it back to Devon. Maybe I need to correct the wording ... Also, my original source data for...

Watch this space ...

It's been a while but I have added loads more data and some new features - let me know if you like them. Sorry that the bias is towards LNER locos at the moment: Classes added: A4: http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=class&id=A4&type=S&id=600104 A2 (Thompson)...

Just wanted to advise that www.brdatabase.info is up and running as normal after the recent server problems. :)

http://www.brdatabase.info Changes made: 1. Expanded 'workings' section - gives snapshots of depots, works and even scrapyards based on open days and visits. Access via: Timelines->WorkingsVisit Logs - e.g. http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=works&subpage=vlog&id=IVLocomotive history -...

Thanks - I'll make a list then do all the changes in one hit After Pathfinder, Sentinel was one of my other top locos (with Nobleman and Venturer)

I have released a new version of BRDatabase (www.brdatabase.info). It contains a whole host of extra data and, no doubt, a few new bugs. The allocation data still has a long way to go and there are errors that exist due to erroneous source information, but you can do snapshots of locomotive...

A 56 is not a christmas tree, a 56 is for life! I can see a lot of sense in their decision but also is this setting a worrying precedent? Can you imagine Western Champion being scrapped because the group was offered a refurbished 52 in better condition? Once preserved, they should perservere...

It was heading south. If it was from Wolverton, it must have been minor repairs as they haven't cleaned it! Anyone know where it might have been heading?