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Being now retired from many years of IT support ( All versions of Windows, servers, networks and Oracle databases) , I often get calls for help from friends and neighbours. On 2 occasions recently I have been asked to look at failed Windows 10 laptops, One was hardware failure ( I fitted a new...

Rare pictures The Class 21 would have GEC electrics The Class 22 would have BrownBoveri electrics to MU with the Warships

In the 1980's BR Southern Region had a stationery store in the cellar at Waterloo station to supply the planning offices above. Probably got their supplies from Crewe. All sorts of obscure items had a BR stationery code number. Things like the ribbons for a Datasouth DS220 TOPS printer.

Christmas 1960 Triang 46205 Princess Victoria and 2 Pullman cars ( Jane and Car No 79 )

But you can use a box from 22:00 on the day before.

The original MOT reports can be found at https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/

Restoring and driving MG's preferably with the roof down. Building 0 gauge models. Must try to use all 20 boxes on the priv card next year.

BR In the 1970's / 1980's , spending days compiling statistics that were filed on a shelf and never used for anything and eventually dumped.

The problem was BR not using small enough coal. All other railways used screened coal so that lumps were about the size of a fist. Large lumps of coal could not enter the stoker feed trough.

Cycle regularly in town, have little problem. When stopped at red traffic lights, often get overtaken by other cyclists running the lights.

The book of the Warships is an interesting read. The frequent works visits tended to be the North British / MAN versions. The Swindon/Maybach versions ran between 1.0 and 1.3 million miles in their lives. In the 1960's all diesel locos suffered from poor quality maintenance, Class 45 in...

The DB V200 usually had Maybach or Daimler-Benz engines. 5 had MAN engines when new but these were later replaced. Sometimes a Voith transmission was fitted at one end and a Mekydro at the other, few problems were reported. The DB version of the Hymek ( Class 218 with ETH ) was very successful...

Commuting on the GE main line in the 1980's often produced a non ETH loco on Mk2 air con stock, usually a class 31 or 47/0. Most comfortable coach was the Mk1 buffet ( and source of McEwans ) The slowest ride home was an ETH 31 + 10 Mk2 AirCon. Barely 20mph on Brentwood Bank.

What appeared to be a traction motor fire was often oily dirt burning from brake block sparks. Class 47's were often prone to this due to numerous oil leaks. BR maintenance standards were extremely poor in the 1960/1970's Class 40's in their early days were prone to traction motor flashovers...

On the Southern Region in the 1970's, most Mk1 coaches were converted to air brakes and electric heat. A few Mk1 BSK were vacuum brake / electric heat for newspaper trains. Classes 33 , 71 and 73 supplied ETS at 750v DC. 8 coach Mk1 EHAB sets were used in the peak on the Oxted line. Class 76/77...

In the 1970's There was a yellow shunt signal of this type at Redhill A Box. When on it led to the shunt neck. When off it led over the crossover to the up main. Probably disappeared when Redhill was resignalled.

There are plenty of alternatives to Microsoft Office. I use LibreOffice all the time. It can read/write any Microsoft document as well as its own odt files.

Could be for weekend ballast trains

The series only switch was also used on 4CEP units between Folkestone Harbour and Folkestone Junction.

BR built 1000's of unfitted SWB wagons in the 1950's to replace wagons worn out from WW2 BR was still building SWB wagons into the 1960's There were many reasons for freight moving to road transport in the 50/60's including, theft and damage to goods in transit, slow journey times when going via...