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Francis Chichester had one. On a yacht electric is limited so anything that doesnt need leccy is good. 1752385355 Coastal waters are difficult. Not only are the winds flukey caused by nearby land, but also there is the tidal flows constantly changing bearing and speed. You have to redraw your...

When tacking not only do you have to steer but you also need to adjust the sails. On a sloop rig 2 triagular sails) you could probably let the main sail tack itself. But the foresail (jib or genoa) you need to work the ropes (Sheets) to tack but you can have motorised winches. For sailing into...

@Trainbike46 i follow Kathryn Porter. She has a phd in physics and an MBA in business. I based my post on her stuff, but tried to keep it brief. Go see her stuff on Youtube, Linkedin and the Daily Telegraph Do tell me where there is a grid forming inverter used for a grid connection in a country...

We need to understand the electricity infrasttucture in the UK is fairly fragile and maybe cant meet the railways needs for electricity going forward 1. Much of the distribution kit is old. Failures will become more common, as Heathrow found out recently. 2. A lot of the gas turbine generating...

I have started this thread so the Skipton - Lancaster service discussion doesnt hijack this thread. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/skipton-settle-ingleton-bentham-kirkby-lonsdale-lancaster-buses-historical-and-present-day.289206/

This is about the 580/581/81 Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire service from Skipton to Lancaster, and changes to other services over time, reflecting rerouting of the through route. I lived near settle for 10 years around 1980 when the Pennine orange and black coaches ran the services. I even did...

Where did the fly ash go? Seem to remember it was put in breeze blocks

I Did try and find timetables for them but drew a blank. I was living 100 miles away then

Wasnt there someone who ran a few buses west of Settle in the years you mention. Something red bus I half remember.

Clas 33/2 narrow body for Hastings line. Known as 'Slim Jim's

KIngs Norton and Longbridge. After Longbridge it was a 2 track railway to Barnt Green. Unless they have changed it in the last 8 years. But they did bromsgrove electrification after I left the W Mids. Kings Norton - Longbridge was mostly span wires. How difficult it would be converting the span...

Some digitised home movies here https://youtube.com/@mr-hed?feature=shared Overnight journey from UK to Switzerland 1968 has some good shots of Folkestone Harbour and some continental railways.. There is one of Achenseebahn railway in Jenbach, Austria

Thanks for the date. I thought around then.

Carlisle had a huge overall roof. It was cut back to its current extent but the high walls remain. The canopies that replaced the overall roof look post ww2. Someone on here will know the story.

@YorksLad12 there was a plan in the 60/70's for a Pudsey - Dishforth motorway running west of leeds through Pudsey and Horsforth, then near Harrogate. They went east of Leeds instead as an M1 extension.

Bottom pic has a nice pre led position light ground signal and an LNER type speed restriction sign. The box between the speed testricyion sign and the points had facilities for hand winding the points. Anyone know the points type? I assume part of the Edinburgh PSB installation

Thete a wide quadrant between the Harrogate Line and the line through Crossgates with no rail route. Only the circituous route from Crossgates to Wetherby is gone. Which is why trams up Headingley Lane, Chapletown Rd, Roundhay Rd and York Road did so well Not sure a heavy rail into N Leeds...

Is the splitting stop a bracket? Its mostly symetrical. The one near the signal nox is a bracket IMHO as is isnt symetrical.

Settle is heaving on a weekend. And nearby Horton in Ribblesdale is rammed with walkers cars while they do the 3 peaks.

Why is settle sunday bus free zone (except for 1 return from Hawes) but Grassington, Richmond, Leyburn, Ingleton, Hawes get buses. Cos it has a few trains?