Recent content by Genocide

Have you ever been to America? Easy question - yes or no.

Plenty of these on sixbells:- http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/ but probably lots missing because they weren't well regarded by the bashing community - the simple reason being that you had to buy the ticket in advance and therefore might have committed your hard earned to a day behind a...

Amtrak faces a very uncertain future, I'm afraid, not helped by some very poor leadership recently. We can't compare apples and oranges, so what might be regarded as archaic practise in Europe actually fits the US model well. I've often wondered, though, what might happen if European...

When I had time I used to do a lot of Amtrak - my user name comes from the plastic that replaced the F40's. I did a solid three months chasing F40's in 1999. In all my time I think I've only come across two really poor car attendants, and a not too good sleeper attendant. It's a bloody awful...

It's a fairly logical system. The car attendants are on duty for the full trip of the train, which can be 3 days, but will take 8 hour rest breaks. They work a shift system so passengers wanting intermediate stops will be put in a car in which the attendant will be on shift when they are...

Barclay 2138/1942 "Salmon" in the book today

Suggested previously but - in the old days - Blackpool North. In the early-mid 80's they really did have a nasty set of nutters on the barriers who were quite prepared to let drunk idiots through but they'd pull bashers. Maybe it was easier for them. Poulton and Kirkham benefitted because...

That's a fair degree of desperation. I've been stored serviceable for quite a few years now (setting up a business) but now I've got a bit of time I'm back out a bit and I've realised that I only need two 142's - missed 059 though. I'm not quite sure how that happened because I've never...

I'd say no - they're not going to be NR registered, whereas 03179 presumably is.

03179 is knackered at Hornsey and is currently for sale. Hasn't worked since it blew up at Nene Valley. It probably was the last operational 03 though, and for some time as it lived at Ryde. Last prior to that was 059, which it replaced at Ryde. Last mainland depot with an 03 allocation...

Good evening, Could some kind soul point me in the direction of 142014 tomorrow, March 24th. Have some spare time and I'd quite like to deal with the blighter. Thanks in advance,

To return to the original post - "they" could have produced a conventional electric loco and stock, but who would have built it? The 390 is externally different, but basically the same unit that has operated in Europe for the best part of 20 years under the same name, built by the same...

185130 yesterday, unusually on a Hull - Picc.

I should probably have added that as soon as you get to Austin you need to take your train head off anyway. Its South by South West this week. Austin is the best and biggest place for music in the US all year round - I've done SbSW 4 times but you'll see - if you want to - some incredible...

A recommendation would be to join this site:- http://www.trainorders.com/ An excellent resource with a very friendly forum. It will provide a lot of the answers you need - and give you lots more ideas. San Francisco - as above, go to Oakland but be aware that you can walk from safe to...