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edwin_m's latest activity
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Carriage lighting.Mk2 aircons and Mk3s get their power for lighting (and everything else) from the train supply which is jumpered through from the...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.Data centres are static targets and Ukraine knows where they are - apparently Yandex only just wiped their co-ordinates from the Web. So...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Ex GC 221s to move to EMR.Can the 222s keep to time on 4? Are 221s also routinely running around on 4? They are older units and these particular ones have spent...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Ex GC 221s to move to EMR.They may go back to Central Rivers for servicing. This avoids some of the engineering issues - they have totally different bogies from...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Question - what is the "swiss cheesiest" accident report?.But it's an interesting discussion point. Should management have agreed to make the informal start/finish times official to avoid the...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Sheffield Supertram & Tram Train news.There is the option of digging out the surface and leaving the rails in place with a temporary speed restriction, and replacing a...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Question - what is the "swiss cheesiest" accident report?.In fact doing the paperwork contributed to the accident by distracting the signallers.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Question - what is the "swiss cheesiest" accident report?.Abermule is a good example of a chain of human errors, any one of which would have prevented the accident if it hadn't happened. The OP...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Is there a name for this element commonly found on Victorian railway bridges?.It is also structural. Note the gap between the top of the abutment and the bottom of the span, so the "pilaster" part is actually...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread FlyDubai Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverts to Saudi airport after, apparently, one pilot stabbed the other (30/09/2026).There's a shorter version here that includes all the key facts and informed speculation about the incident itself, but doesn't attempt...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Trains that became detached..I sort of recall a separation between units (158s at Glasgow Queen Street?) that led to a rule that after coupling Sprinters the driver...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Carriage lighting.There was a keyhole but also two buttons.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread SRAWS (Signal Repeating/Southern Region AWS): why so little info.The change to LED aspects does of course reduce ownership costs for signals, hence also the benefit of removing them.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Carriage lighting.There were separate buttons for on and off, but these only controlled the coach they were operated in. The key switch controlled the...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread The Platform Train Interface (PTI).Except on 197s apparently, where "door not in use" lights up all the time except when it is released.