Recent content by Kris

That is the common sense answer and something I did a few years ago whilst at Bomo. Pig turned up with a wet seat (think it was in the middle cab of a train that was splitting). I just went and asked the station staff for a couple of the large clear rubbish sacks. One over the backrest & one...

Hi! Newbie here (Oldie on the railway). When we leave Honiton in the 'Up' direction most drivers get up to 55mph and shut off at the summit - just inside honiton tunnel. The line speed is 85mph from there and it soon picks up speed. At Snobs corner there is a short '80' for which we need to add...

A couple of weeks ago I went to one of the most beautiful places on the planet - Austria. I meant to post these the other week but my broadband's been playing silly buggers. Old electric loco at Saalfelden Depot. Not a good picture - it was about 80 metres away. Poster of an Austrian...

Ooh bugger! Bet that hurt? It's at the start of the clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1NwHsv2wHk

Nah - he'll get compensation in this looney society and the railway company will be charged for not having signs saying "You must not ride on the buffers". I jest not - it's getting more and more like America.

You still use two - tone if someone is on or near your line. It's pretty much open to your discretion really. If you think you need to use it then nobody is really going to have a go at you. For instance - when I pass through Wimbledon both ways or Surbiton on the up and someone is within the...

Well - having just returned from Austria I'mm even more confused. Every train I saw and went on drove on the right so I guess that's the norm now? All lines seem to be signalled for bi-directional running though. I'll post some piccies later - too knackered at the moment.

Well what a dopey cow! These crossings have signs warning drivers and phones to the signalman so you get permission to cross. Of course ........... the papers wouldn't print that fact. Mustn't let it get in the way of sensationalism. I've no doubt she knew that there was a railway line...

Damn you Coxter - got it straight away :lol: Funny isn't it how they survive long after the demise of BR

Disastro on the branch again yesterday. RAIL magazine has a feature on the branch too.

At every station under privatisation (including new one's built) - that was there under BR? Mainland rail network and not metro/tram systems etc. (I'm not talking about the obvious such as rails or sleepers here) If no one gets it - I'll give the answer when I come back from holiday in...

As of about a month ago we have been forbidden from using the 2 tones of the horn unless we see someone on or about the line. This means that whenever you see a train pass a whistle-board near a crossing - you should only hear a boring single low tone of the horn and not the familiar double...

Latest Stagecoach On-Stage paper - So if Stagecoach and Virgin are going in partnership 50/50 and former GNER management have a 10% stake ............ I make that 110% :lol:

That's what I mean. It'd be a very unusual move and only done under exceptional circumstances. That's an emergency crossover probably released from the box. Trying to work out what the structures are for on the right hand side of the picture. It's been puzzling me for the past few days -...

Can't see where they'd get across - I'll have a look later.