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Hi TGV. Just one question - is it a bog-standard mini-USB cable for the Holux, or is it a special cable???

Maybe not my earliest railway memory, but certainly one of the most memorable of my younger years, was a day trip to York with my grandparents when I was about 7. One of the places we visited was the National Railway Forum, and I remember for the first time realising just how BIG trains really...

Like I said, very bitter experience, but something where I knew far too many others who were put in that situation because people were out to make a fast buck (the no-win-no-fee lawyers included). After all, why do an honest day's work when you can drag some poor schmuck through the courts for...

These days it comes as no surprise to me, and I don't blame FCC or any other company. If the company provides training (which would have to be a Public First Aid certificate) they are responsible if an employee becomes the subject of a litigation claim. Unfortunately, these happen all too much...

I'm a local historian and genealogist by profession. It's an OK way to make a living, but there's no future in it!!! :lol:

Thanks SprinterGuy. I'd like to have a run through it too, just for the fun! Actually I didn't realise there was so much to Standedge, and I'm gonna have to take a trip there sometime off-rail as it looks like a magnificent feat of engineering. Before posting the details of that story as...

Many 'stories' do have some degree of basis in fact, or are a mix of elements from different sources, put together over time and retelling. Perhaps I worded my entry poorly, I was seeking to see if anyone had come across similar stories, or incidents or events which may give rise to such...

Why do you feel the need to be so arrogant and offensive??? Who made you the thought police??? I'm recounting something that was told to me as described by that person. It's meant to be an amusing anecdote on the theme of the thread, i.e. spooky stories and unexplained phenomena. Perhaps...

I don't think I've ever used an on-train toilet. I did once use one on a National Express coach, and I decided I'd never use the port-a-potty on a moving vehicle again!!! Suppose they'd better put a stock of policeman's helmets on the trains for pregnant ladies to use, just to make sure! :D

Darn, I voted number 8!! :D Number 2 would have been my second choice on this occasion, though there was very little in it for me. Congratulations on two great shots anyway guys.

Another great selection from the contributors again this week. I think in terms of quality these are some of the most evenly matched I've seen, making a single choice difficult. Congratulation to all on a great selection. I've even enjoyed viewing them despite the 'Worst Group' focus for the...

Old Timer - now that makes sense to me. I couldn't say what it was, but didn't think it looked right for a tail lamp on rolling stock. I'll be honest I'd been trawling for old photos thinking it could have been some other sort of signalling lantern, or maybe a marker lantern for the position...

Just wanted to say thank you to you for originating the 'are our railways haunted?' thread. I'm enjoying it immensely. Is there anything more fun than spooky stories?? Anyway, thanks for a great idea. And best wishes, of course! Cheers, Jim.

OK, so, hopefully someone will be able to elaborate on this, and tell whether there's any truth to it. I was told this story a few years ago (between 1999 and 2001) by a resident in a care home I worked at who was en ex-railway man. He told me that no trains are permitted to ever pass...

Yes Sapphire, it was a tongue in cheek post by myself and hence the smiley. :shock: In actual fact I don't care what someone's listening to, or how loudly, or how poor the quality of their playback equipment is. I'm one of those lucky people who can switch off to it. That said, though, the...

Two seven niner ascending to 30,000 feet on heading 020. Oh, sorry, thought you said 'talk like a pilot day'!! :lol:

I wouldn't mind so much if they ever played decent music! :D

I also agree with Ainsworth 74 on this. Definitely the first order of business should be to improve the network as a whole to maximise the speed of existing stock, and to be honest 90-100mph is probably adequate for many services if they are able to run up to that speed. The London-Channel...

Received today one Mobile Action GT-120 (i-gatU) from Maplin. Only tried it very briefly and not managed to do much maps-wise yet, but impressed with the accuracy. It got a reading from my bedroom windowsill and judging by where it placed the cross on Google Maps it was accurate to about 6...

The idiots spoil it for the rest of us, sadly. :rolleyes: I like Scoobies, but I'd never buy one 'cos the majority of Scooby drivers seem to drive like total valves :shock:, and I wouldn't want people linking me with them :(. But I find the majority of real bikers are considerate and sensible...