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Hi all made drills for 24 yr's now make crankshafts for engines and generators and yes i make them for perkins,cummins and MTU's so sorry for your engine on your train blowing up as WE make them!!

How would this help co2 as dont forget 2-3 coaches requires more power/fuel to move and slows the service down. And how much would it cost to fit the extra length trains in?. IE paddington could probably take 2 coaches per train extra but what about the other stations ?.How much extra to...

yes what happened normally was the incoming loco would be released from the stock and either go to the holding siding or run light to the fueling point refuel then come back or in the electric case just follow the train out light engine then stable up in the middle road i remember the days when...

no i dont mean the blinds i mean all the gizmo's underneath and above clunking and clicking at one point i thought it had brought the wires down!!

went on my 1st pendo today (35 yrs in hobby) and i loved it alas only crewe-stafford as got bowled out due to WCML failure doing EUS-GLC tom and ECML back but a lot of noise from carriage equipment still prefer the 87's though

yes it was complete failure no lights but still got my coffee in the morning but no bacon butty but on depature at 2140 no facilaties come on this is taking the mick!!I heard at least 5 people in my carriage complain

yes it was!!.It was weird on sunday there was no power coming out of the sockets but full buffet yet on monday there was power but no buffet the attendant said no refreshments because of HSE come on! in the 70's/80's/90's there was plenty of carriages without lights on train services due to faults

I understand how you feel in a way i got the 1st class ticket so i knew i had a seat but it feels great sitting on their train!!. Im doing it tomorrow on a few pendo's ,i know people slate FGW 1st class but i liked it a lot better than EMT but on FSR at least i got a seat!!

yep i know they are all MTUed had NO 47/76 back today on the master cutler got some funny looks off the suits as i was on THEIR train!! looked gob smacked when guard checked the ticket as its a 1st class one Ha Ha

Been on a ALR since sat and yet no pendo or voyager (taking one tom though) sorry had a meridan on saturday between barnsley and sheffield what are the odds of that in 2008?. Trouble is i MTUed between paddington -swansea with 003!! one of the original hst's

Hi all in the middle of a all line rover come home for a night for a few essentials. Question i want to ask is last night i caught the ABD-EUS sleeper (67011) then 90024 on boarding i was informed that there was no buffet facilaties on board (even cold drinks) as there was no power to the...

class 82's are ac electric loco's not DVT's haulage is stated by either being pushed/pulled by some form of traction not sat in a carriage UNLESS it has an engine under it IE the crappy units we have now. I have done this hobby for nearly 30 yrs now bashing and spotting it is now rubbish...

--- old post above --- --- new post below --- sorry MELD:roll::roll: still not used to this quoting and replying thing :sad: yes i do remember the sheffield merrymakers my first trip up scotland was with one 45039 up:twisted: and 45005 back:grin: Also had bad experince on one to newquay and...

my memorys are of 45/1s on sheffs- st pancs,any loco on the ne/sw services, brilliant summer saturdays bashing most remembered the 37s on shfs-blackpool the trains were wedged with bashers!. Also deltics on the ECML ,HST's were hated with venom!(not now though). A glorious summer saturday...

im not saying the guard should be "visible" all the time yes he did open the doors make announcments ETC but this route between sheffield and barnsley even in the daytimes sometimes we never see the guard all the journey, i know they are talking about putting barriers up at sheffield station but...

Why do the railways always moan about loosing money? I have just caught the 22-41 SHF-HUDDS from sheffield (got off at ex king coal barnsley) not one sign of the guard (sorry conductor) the only station with a ticket machine/office is sheffield i know meadowhall has a machine but who's going to...

thx all next question ????? 57/6's where are they mon-fri ? i persume laira,old oak and penzance Sorry about silly questions but not done the hobby full time for 10-15yrs

Ahh stafford happy memories not as good now though i bet? Sorry but not done the hobby full time for ages children marriage if you know what i mean!!!

Yep i agree with you as i was up scotland last saturday edinburgh has more long distance trains but glasgow has more suburban i spent 2 1/2 hrs on central and only saw 1 pendo the other long distance one was a TPE 185

Cheers for that:D I was in london last year and there was one at euston but the pendo's wernt running into euston that day that prob explains why it was there!! What happens if one goes bang near glasgow then? does one come from carlisle i thought they would have one at polmadie at least:!: