Recent content by jonty14

May be an obvious question, and I never expereinced them 'live' but the Class 74 diesel engine is rated at 650hp, the Class 73 at 600hp, so what was the point... I realise the 74 had more power on third rail, but the 73 was already successful, if they had been able to squeeze in something that...

It was a long drive from the Black Forest. The crossing was quite rough but I had the premium lounge to myself

Today was a 2 hour wait in a queue. I gave up after 30 mins.

Thank you

The Stuttgart underground tram stations for example. Complicated and uninviting.

Thanks for the tip. I will book earlier next time.

I was looking on the Internet for a ferry to the UK for Christmas to be with my sister in Durham. The ferry from Amsterdam to Newcastle price for one person and a car is 1300euros. The ferry prices are ridiculous these days. In the end I booked Dunkirk to Dover for 197euros. It will be a longer...

I was there last week and was wondering where the trams were. All the infrastructure is still on Kaiserstraße including quite new modern tram stops which seems a waste.

I had an economy booking with Stena Line from Hook of Holland to Harwich on the 20th December. Had to cancel due to new German travel restrictions meaning I couldn't return to Germany without 2 weeks isolation. They gave me a full refund. They didn't have to with an economy ticket. I will...

It is the realistic one in BR blue

Just picked up a brand new Hornby class 08 for 79 euros at a German model expo in Friedrichshaven.

I will be returning to Germany on 7th January using the Harwich ferry. I won't be stopping in the Netherlands. What do I need for this? Do I still need to do the quarantine form. I am fully vaccinated.

They are probably related to the people who have been putting petrol in carrier bags at petrol stations. Absolute utter knuckle draggers.

Is there a reason why the power cars can't be used for bikes?

It is not hard to translate things these days. With the right app it takes me a second to translate a word.