Recent content by dieselbashdave

Definitely they are a major PITA. My old Saab had one (some masochist added it as it was optional) and it required constant babysitting - watching the immediate fuel consumption and then dropping down a couple of cogs). Even a brief search on Google will show the major chaos, expense and...

Hi All, Wondering if anyone knows if there are any regulations that require the fitting of DPFs to trains. Most, if not all, new diesel vehicles (buses, lorries, cars) need diesel particulate filters (DPFs) to meet Euro 6 regulations on particulate matter. From the WP article it's just a...

It's good to see that the hatching is working well. The use of varied units and coaching stock is something I forgot to add to my list of reasons why platform doors aren't used in mainline stations; d'oh there's always one that gets away! Well I suppose I could slip it in under it being too...

I don't imagine that a yellow box will stop a suicide (unless it was covered in superglue to physically restrain them) but it would stop careless accidents caused by people getting too close to the platform edge. Provided they pay attention to it that is :roll: I was wondering a few nights...

Right I see now - comparing apples to oranges. D'oh! Well it's been a long day and I spent 2 hours getting home thanks to some merchant banker james blunt deciding to shut the Kessock Bridge. :roll:

Hi all I've been checking out prices on NationalRail for INV-MAN via EDB and I've noticed that a single ticket costs £113 (anytime day retn) and a return £126 (O/P). I'm wondering why a single doesn't cost 50% less as logically I'm burning 50% less diesel, having 50% less staff and 50% less...

We used to have a station cat called Diesel at Inverness. He was kept company by another cat called Gasket who were evicted from their home by the Eastgate centre's expansion. Diesel died back in either 2009 or 2010 and apparently he was quite a celebrity. They've got a memorial plant-pot beside...

Dalmore (Alness) is just opposite the line more or less, you just go up the road past the bowling club, turn right at the Perrins centre and go past the doctors and past the church/mason hall. Then you go down the slight hill, over the railway bridge, carry on past the school and Morrisons, go...

Dates were outbound 1/4/2013 return at 3/4/2013. It seems unusual to route someone to the east of Scotland and then round to the south instead of going in a straight line down the Highland Mainline. It's pretty indirect compared to cutting south on the HML to EDB (or indeed GQS and then onto...

Hi all, Just been looking at trains from INV - MAN out of general interest and I found a site called takethetrain.com. If I enter my journey details it throws up some rather unusual routing, including INV - ABD - EDB - MAN instead of just going in a more or less straight line sans Aberdeen...

That's an interesting link thanks PaulLothian. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- And another thing, why were SC's 158s fitted with those daft-looking headlights?

Was the Far North Line ever double track as there's an old green-slime covered platformy-shaped object opposite side of the track at CBD, and there seems to be one at Alness as well opposite the platform.

I only started to need to visit the whatsit just after crossing the swing bridge, and I decided that if I walked up the coach by the time I got there we'd be at Inverness. And going through the curves would cause a few problems :lol: The chicken crossed the turbocharger so that a certain...

The chicken salad sub, tomato soup (Campbells cuppasoup) and Walkers crisps isn't bad for a train. A bit pricey but it's tasty enough and I can't fault it at all. This was on the 221/SV. Personally I'd bring a homemade sandwich as it's better value for money (you know what us Scotchmen are like)...

Hello all, Well I've started to take the train to Inverness after getting bored of sitting in traffic jams/the A9. Today my chariot was 158-741. It's an unrefurbished 158 in old Nat X Scotrail fitting, which is ironically more comfortable than the "new" First refurb. And it doesn't have the...