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Can't help wondering if people are less tolerant than we used to be say 30 years ago. During some summers it used to be really hot, no windows inside carriage would open, just the small one in the door (no use opening that one as internal coach door would stop any air flow) and air con would...

Boiler insides and fittings were those of a Duchess but outside outline that of a Princess. So yes non-standard but composed of two standard classes. Perhaps the best engine of either. We can ignore any similarity to a King :-)

You cannot estimate or guess where the train is. If position isn't known then don't announce anything, leave it to manual announcement. Do you know where the train is going, if lose GPS then most likely lost all communications so wouldn't know about any any potential route changes - although if...

Interesting bug this, and repeatable. Losing GPS like that should not cause it to progress down the route, that should only happen in response to new GPS values or whatever the PIS uses to progress without GPS (assuming it does :-)). Losing GPS then jumping a stop and announcing approach to the...

Believe Trainfx PIS just plays what it is given, rules of English or Welsh grammar are not part of its programming :-)

Always said when have "Handleless doors from the inside" should never let a lady open the door - takes far to long.

Webb's compounds were very good engines - especially the teutonics - but the driver had to know how to drive them. Towards the end of their days they were doing very well as most drivers had become used to them. it could be said that Webb should have arranged to get them some education but...

Nope, in the LNWR they never paid royalties to the CME for use of patent - that was the condition under which they were allowed to patent items. Chain brake was already in use when webb became CME and he just improved it. It was removed whilst Webb was still CME at Moons request after all the...

IBM used to test their mainframe operating system functions with Mathematically provable code in the 1980's. Didn't stop crashes as users added their own functionality 8-)

You are most certainly correct. Wouldn't know what steam heating looked like. Just remember big grills under occasional seat through which hot air could be dispatched but on last coach wasn't :-)

Used to get the Stranraer to Euston train at Nuneaton winter late 80's, was steam heated. Always plenty of seats in last coach but no heat got that far down the train. It was cold.

BR were timetabled to pick up only on journey up north from Watford. Wasn't shown as stopping at Watford on Euston screens as they didn't want hoards of local passengers filling train, emptying it at Watford so empty train continue up north. same with Milton Keynes. They weren't too keen on...

Look out for second hand traders as well as preservation groups at shows. Bought a GEM G2 that looked pretty rough but strip and repaint and nice kit (not finescale though) £12. Last weekend a Gem George Vth, fully painted and lined body with chassis needing motor/gears £30.

'A WW1 era Simplex tractor in OO-9 would be amazing too. Though maybe I should just teach myself to scratch build one?' Yes please, even a decent kit would do (there were some but not available now)

Due to leave Euston at 1800, actually left at 1900. Arrived Nuneaton 0300. Not bad 9 hours instead of one.

Didn't have far to fall. Always liked the station though, and staff were nice.

Nuneaton no problem, get in car, drive 18 miles home away from town.

Commuted for 10 years from Nuneaton to Euston in '90s. Learnt the above very quickly, once on the train there's nothing you can do about when it gets in so don't fret about it. Always had flask of coffee, spare book, extra cigarettes so sat back and relaxed or had a kip. Of course the only time...

Do you know which PIS system it was in both of these incidents ?

As far as I know that's completely in control of the TOCS, has anyone tried to talk to them about it ?