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So, how far ahead can you see at night and what is this in terms of time, at an approaching speed of, say 100 mph?

I've always thought that train headlights were so that a train could be seen, as much as the driver being able to see. This is why day headlights are specified brighter than light headlights. See Appendix 3, HERE. As I said in my first posting on this subject, it was a naive question and I...

So passengers might get from A to B a little bit faster, but they're less likely to get a seat. That doesn't seem very sensible. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- New train specifications usually include a clause that says the train must be capable of operating at speeds 10%...

A naive question for all the drivers on here; how do you see the speed limit and other line side signs in the dark? If the answer is that you don't need to see them because you know the route, what's the point of them being there?

I think over time, the ROSCOs have implemented a mod to convert all long swing links to short.

I would have thought that the best way to distinguish a Mk I from a Mk II these days would be the windows. This may not be definitive, but ALL Mk I coaches have opening toplights and MOST Mk IIs don't.

I'm pretty sure that the hydraulic rams were simply replaced with fixed tie bars. This does not reduce weight, but does reduce maintenance costs as you say, and also improves reliability.

So to summarise the above, Bombardier is a British company, because it has a train assembly subsidiary which is a UK entity. Alstom and Siemens are British companies, because they have UK maintenance arms that are also UK entities. So, it follows that if a Chinese company were to establish a...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) regards both Alstom and Siemens as "UK based", on the strength of their employing a large number of people in the UK to maintain the trains that they have supplied. Should this also be considered?

Point taken, and amended accordingly. The only reason for the question mark was that I was unsure where the finance came from for the purchase from BR.

I know this is a provocative thread, especially given that I'm the one starting it. However, last evening's London Evening Standard carried THIS article, about Victoria Line tube trains leaving stations with doors open. In the article, it described Bombardier as a German company. Given the...

The BBC is reporting HERE that the Class 334 fleet will be refurbished, with Railway Projects Limited, a Derby based company in the lead, with much of the work subcontracted to Brodie Engineering Ltd in Kilmarnock. I don't know much about the latter. Have they done rolling stock work before?

OK, I missed the subtlety of them being different from the originals. Were these parts perceived to be the "weakest links" in the reputedly fragile Mirrlees 8MB275T engines?

Something on progressive maintenance of assets, rather than simply a focus on hand-back condition would be good. Those on here who have seen the frantic station painting by NX on East Anglia recently will know what I'm talking about.

So a standard 60 in a party frock then.

Does anyone know whether Classes 313 and 508 utilise the same arrangement of tripcocks?

The last of the Valentas in the GC HST power cars would have seen top side of 6 million miles prior to replacement.

Thanks, hadn't seen that.

Are you sure it's six? GC has five, and FHT has four. This only leaves five.

Only slightly off-topic, but this raises an issue on the intended IEP bi-mode configuration. As I understand it, a bi-mode 5-car will have three engines of a rating similar to a 180 (QSK19 or similar). It will only need to drop one engine to be in the same predicament as the failed 180 at...