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It also said 'like it or lump it', not 'tell me what you think of this'. And I do have a sence of humour, unlike Mr Taylor who clearly doesn't (only post I've ever seen him make is 'get a life', who does that??). Also, its not as though I'm trying to stop everyone from using nicknames, as...

Sorry - typo, I only just noticed that. Then how come they can't take off in fog?

No, we don't. *Ducks for cover*

Watching other passengers without them realising seems to be a common one, which i'm afraid I'm guilty of as well. When I used to commute to Huddersfield every day I worked out quite a bit about some of the 'regulars' without ever speaking to them. Other then that, I watch the passing scenery...

I went to Batley Fire Station with uni for a demo of how they cut people out of cars (and they let us have a go with the jaws of life :D) Its amazing how soft cars really are, the cutters make light work of it.

On the Abbey Light Railway its 3 coaches, mainly because we only have 3 coaches.

Don't they used compressed air to start the engine, and the electric starter motor only when theres no compressed air available? I'm sure I remember someone telling me this.

Strange that some people have said they won't travel on pacers because they believe them to be unsafe, but will probably happily travel in a car.

Summit station on the Snowdon mountain railway is the highest station above sea level in England and Wales. This is quite an obvious one though.

Ah, ok. Thanks for that.

But VW beetles don't have a TOPS number. :D

Dammit, you're right. :oops:

But what would make them more noisy on corners then a 101? Just wondering.

Perhaps engine noise? Because of the hydrostatic transmission, Sprinters need to rev right up when the train is setting off, a 101 has a mechanical transmission, so doesn't need to. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- just read the 'on the curves' bit, in which case I don't know...

GPS? sorry to hijack the thread btw. (no aviation - hijacking pun intended)

But why? I mean, planes must have some pretty accurate compass on them, so they should be able to know when they are pointing in the right direction at the end of the runway without physically seeing it. Then all thats needed is a system to make sure the runway is clear. I'd have thought a...

To put it another way, I have better things to be doing. :D I'd be happy to see these people get wiped out by the closest passing train, if it were not for the trauma for the driver and disruption to everyone else.

Bombs?? Chubblies??? Do the enthusiasts that use these phrases WANT to be made fun of and called anoraks?? Its a class 20, or English Electric type 2.

No, the fact he deleted all my comments on the subject suggests he KNOWS that he's trespassing. And BTP have better things to be doing.

There was (and probably still is) a user on Youtube called 'Novawheels' posting high quality videos of trains. I noticed that a lot of the trains were whistling as they approached, and seemed very close to the camera, so I asked the guy if he was railway staff. The reply was almost comical 'No...