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  1. Ted633

    ? -> difference between Accurascale-class 89 models (Intercity swallow livery)

    I think there are very minor livery differences as well, the overhead line warning symbols being one of them if I remember correctly
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    Cars and owner stereotypes

    You'd like my house at the moment then! One dead daily (against hedge), one tuned (grey) and the new daily.
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    Garage use?

    No garage for me, but that's probably a good thing as it would either of been filled with a classic car or a much expanded model railway!
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    What's your latest acquisition?

    The TEP looks great. Is it mechanically still the same as the earlier models or have they changed / moved the motor? Quite a large motor unit was fitted to the older models, but it was fine as it was in the brake compartment.
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    Trivia: Spooky stations

    Another for Redhill --> Dreadhill
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    What's your latest acquisition?

    I expect a 'normal' refurbished 4-CEP is coming along shortly. I expect they've released these two oddities (TEP & 3CEP) first as they will probably be difficult to shift if they were released after the 'standard' ones. As they are all that is available for now, people will be more inclined to...
  7. Ted633

    Hornby 2024 range

    Its just the light in the press release by the look of it. There are other photos on their socials that show the livery in better light and it looks fine. No Idea why they released that image in the first place though, because I though the same
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    Airlines with multiple departures from one airport to another in a matter of hours

    Don't know whether it still happens occasionally, but a few years ago I noticed there were three Air Transat flights arriving into Gatwick, all from Toronto (I think) and all landing within half hour of each other! That must have been a tad confusing at the departure gates.
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    M6 Toll

    Don't often have to drive around Birmingham, but when I do I usually time my travel to avoid being in Birmingham at peak time. However, I'll usually have someone else in the car, so when getting to the end of the M40 they'll have a look at Google Maps and see what it all looks like. If there is...
  10. Ted633

    Rugby Union

    Ford benched and Farrell brought in for the qtr final. England have looked far better without Farrell in this tournament, I don't think I'm the only one with the view that Farrell shouldn't be playing.
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    ULEZ - Plans (and would you have to pay?)

    I've had a couple of charges to my ULEZ auto-pay account recently. Thinking I've finally been caught out and may need a new car now. However, you can also see the images they have taken. The ANPR system is picking up a van (compliant, ironically) with a number plate 1 letter out from mine (a W...
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    Airlines hit by jet shortages in new challenge for aviation

    Sorry, that's incorrect. BA's oldest 777's are the G-VII* series (+ RAES). The G-YMM* series are the newer batch (delivered from 2000, previous ones from 97) They've all just gone through a full cabin refresh as well, so I'd expect the orders are gor replacement in the medium term. 1696720466...
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    Are Stansted, Gatwick etc. "London airports"?

    You can get from Gatwick to Central London in half an hour. I think that's good enough to be called a 'London' airport.
  14. Ted633

    20mph in all built up areas in Wales - thoughts?

    20 mph for purely residential roads and heavily built-up areas makes sense. It's not particularly safe to drive much faster down those sorts of roads anyway, especially if there are a lot of parked cars. But main trunk roads being reduced to 20 mph is a bit daft. I know councils can apply for...
  15. Ted633

    What's your latest acquisition?

    Of course. It's only a simple twin track 'U' shape, albeit with a very generous running length. No good for any shunting or anything like that, but great for letting them all stretch their legs a bit (which was the whole idea of building it, the limited scenery and buildings is mostly what I...
  16. Ted633

    What's your latest acquisition?

    Already had the rot! Mount has been removed and the motor secured to the chassis. Bit grindy at slow speeds, but is fine once it get going.
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    Energy

    Current weather is not really great for the wind turbines at the moment! Investment in nuclear, with support from renewable sources (with a bit of gas on standby) is probably the 'greenest' way to go without putting the grid at risk. My bold. That interconnector would probably have been from...
  18. Ted633

    ULEZ - Plans (and would you have to pay?)

    I think some sites (not the TfL one) are a lot more basic and only looked at the age of your car and what fuel it used. Whereas the TfL site had more data related to exactly what standards the car in question met. E.g. a 2014 Mazda 6 diesel would have only had to meet Euro 5 standards when...
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    What's your latest acquisition?

    Just received the EFE LSWR cross country set in Southern green. Never thought I'd ever spend that much on coaches, but I just couldn't resist. They are very much worth it.
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    ULEZ - Plans (and would you have to pay?)

    They really need to advertise that then. It's ok for me if that's the case, but others I work with are just paying daily (similar to the Dart Charge) and there is no way to check if that money has been 'used' as such. So they are handing £62.50 a week to TfL without it being necessary (if we are...

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