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Been a while since I last updated on the Thumper / GLV project, but livery painting does take a while! Firstly, the Thumper centre coach. I painted the yellow band and the blue sole bar, and then attempted to do a single thin line (instead of four!) to give the fade effect. I was trying to...

Upon withdrawal at the end of 2008, the 508's were only operating 2 diagrams on the Brighton Mainline. These operated weekdays only and formed the hourly London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells service (3 diagrams operated this route, the other was a 3 car 375). A southeastern service also operated...

Gatwick does have 2 runways, however only one can be used at a time due to there close proximity to eachother. However, there are plans to rectify this. The reason for the A340 having four engines is due to ETOPS (Extended Twin-engined OPerationS). When the A340 was built, twin-jets were able...

60-0023 according to a video posted to YouTube

It's not unusual on the M25 (not a smart motorway I know, but does have variable speed limits) overnight to come across gantries saying '50' 'queue ahead' with the next couple of gantries saying '40' 'caution queue' before lifting to NSL. I just ignore them unless it is a gantry with a camera...

I agree 100%, a temporary change to the expanded zone would be a decent halfway house while the markets hopefully settle down. I personally wouldn't call it luck that I've got 200k miles. I only do motorway driving, so the engine is put under minimal stress and suspension, gearbox and brakes...

I'm going to be affected by this (82 mile round trip commute to Heathrow, public transport is a non-starter) My car is Euro 5 so will be banned next August. It achieves 70mpg, cheap to insure & run and is very reliable. However, it has over 200,000 miles on the clock so is practically worthless...

Yes, transfers would be easier. It's not exactly a common livery though. More of a problem though, phoenix or Railmatch don't even do Connex yellow paint! Just have to see what I can do with the yellow warning paint I have.

My best car is my current, a 2011 Saab 9-3 TTiD. Bought when it was 18 months old (34,000 miles, ex rental car) and it has been superb. Happily does 70mpg on the motorway and is comfortable on long journeys (have done 300 miles non-stop without issue). Non routine issues have been an EGR valve...

Mine was a 2001 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0. It was fine for a 1st car, although is was a bit gutless and having 5 doors with no central locking was a pain. Only reason is it my worst car is it the only car I've had that has had issues. Had a crankshaft posn sensor fail, oxygen sensor fail and an...

Yes, the livery probably would of covered the indicator box (and even if it didn't, it's not going to be seen easily anyway), but as I needed to do some more sanding and filling on the GLV, then I thought I may as well. Also realised I had to sort the GLV's roof out as they didn't have the roof...

The doors on the other side are unlocked 1661470078 Thank you. Was what I thought then. May be better if there were notices to say so? I was there trying to open the door wondering what was wrong, before the platform staff appeared with a T key!

Had a day out around Tunbridge Wells yesterday and included the Spa Valley Railway as part of it (very nice ride on the Thumper). One question is why are all the doors locked on one side of the train? If you board/alight on Eridge and Tunbridge Wells West, you are free to do so, but at...

Thumper centre coach and GLV update. Here are the two bodies awaiting priming after a good sand down And here is the result after priming. Fairly happy with it, but you can still see some of the window outlines/lumps and the old indicator box outline is still visible. (May not be obvious in...

I had a water meter fitted in Autumn 2019, but as people have said on here, readings aren't very frequent. I think is annual! Because of this, I was paying an 'estimated' rate over my first year which I think was £35 a month. I live on my own, so don't use that much. Imagine my surprise a year...

Oh dear https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-62593217

After seeing a video on YouTube by Everard Junction about how to create a centre car for a Thumper from an EPB, I've decided to give it a go. However, instead of binning the motor coach, that is being turned into a Gatwick Express GLV. This is what I started with. Bought a number of years ago...

I'm a Boeing man unfortunately, not Airbus (yet!), so I can't answer all, but I'll have a go. A FLEX option for take off thrust is much more desirable to the airline than TOGA. FLEX setting is calculated prior to flight, taking into account the length of runway, conditions and weight of the...

Due to the closure of Doncaster - Sheffield airport, the VTTS trust are intending to move the Vulcan to a new location, with the possibility of a one off ferry flight (extremely unlikely in my opinion). https://vulcantothesky.org/news/vulcan-xh558-set-to-leave-doncaster-sheffield-airport-in-2023/

Just going to pick up on this bit. Yes, you are absolutely correct that the HGV driver was driving in a very dangerous manner. However, if someone is driving like that behind you, it really is best just to get out of there way (when safe) and let them past. I know that's very irritating and I...