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Hi there (oh me again :lol: ),
I wondered how could I put an avatar for my RUK account without having it transformed to poor quality (compare yours to mine, black spots all over it, yuck) ?
Hi there,
As some of you already know, I've been to UK this summer. I've been to various cities, including Glasgow. So I tested the Glasgow Subway, which I won't qualify as useless, but...
Well what's a decent subway system without a station in Queen Street or Central ? I know there are two...
Hi everyone,
I would like to know how much average FPS could I get on Railworks with these computer specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor 2.20 GHz
RAM: 4.00 Go
32 bits exploitation system.
Windows performance evalutation: 4,4
Thanks
Well the title says it all...should the Met still be part of the London Underground network ?
Well it only has a small portion underground (but that's another subject...), it reaches speeds up to 60 mph, it shares tracks with Chiltern Railways, it has fast/semi-fast and slow services (should we...
I think it could be interesting to find out what are the tastes of people on the forum about music.
Club music for me (includes HandsUp, House, Electro, Garage........)
Hi everyone :)
There are "classic" TOCs in UK, but I see there are also Open Access Operators
I was wondering what's the difference between a "classic" TOC and an Open-Access TOC.
Thanks ! :D
POLL ABOVE: EDINBURGH TO GLASGOW, not Edinburgh to Aberdeen !!!
Hi everyone :)
This summer, during my "2.0 UK Summer Holidays" ( :D ) I will travel by train from Edinburgh to Glasgow, and back.
I was wondering what would be the best route to travel:
► Edinburgh <> Glasgow via Falkirk...
Siemens selected as preferred bidder for Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement Programme.
http://www.industry.siemens.co.uk/mobility/uk/en/AboutUs/news/articles/Pages/SiemensselectedaspreferredbidderforThameslinkRollingStockProcurementProgramme.aspx
What do you think about that ?
Hi everyone,
I would like to know (for my UK summer holidays 2011) if the Virgin Trains service from London to Birmingham (any Birmingham station) is operated by Class 390 Pendolinos or Voyagers ? (or other...)
Thanks !)
Hi everyone ! :)
I'm planning to go trainspotting (among other things :D ) in UK in July-August.
I welcome your advices:
where are the good places to take photos of trains ?
has trainspotting in UK good reputation to staff and TOCs ?
should I ask for authorisations to make some photos...
Hi everyone :D
I would like to know why is there an orange stripe on all British trains on top of the windows, on all the train (signification, origin, history...)
Thanks :)
Hi everyone :)
I've seen, principally in the January 2011 issue of the Modern Railways magazine (reliability special file), that we use Miles Per 5 Minute Delay (MP5MD) to determine a train's reliability.
But what is MP5MD ?
Is it the average mileage that a train travels between two 5MD...
Hi :)
I was wondering why british trains had "day" headlights and "night" headlights.
What does it change to have the headlight on the right or the left side ?
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