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Hi All, Wondering if anyone knows if there are any regulations that require the fitting of DPFs to trains. Most, if not all, new diesel vehicles (buses, lorries, cars) need diesel particulate filters (DPFs) to meet Euro 6 regulations on particulate matter. From the WP article it's just a...

Hi all I've been checking out prices on NationalRail for INV-MAN via EDB and I've noticed that a single ticket costs £113 (anytime day retn) and a return £126 (O/P). I'm wondering why a single doesn't cost 50% less as logically I'm burning 50% less diesel, having 50% less staff and 50% less...

Hi all, Just been looking at trains from INV - MAN out of general interest and I found a site called takethetrain.com. If I enter my journey details it throws up some rather unusual routing, including INV - ABD - EDB - MAN instead of just going in a more or less straight line sans Aberdeen...

Hello all, Well I've started to take the train to Inverness after getting bored of sitting in traffic jams/the A9. Today my chariot was 158-741. It's an unrefurbished 158 in old Nat X Scotrail fitting, which is ironically more comfortable than the "new" First refurb. And it doesn't have the...

Hi All, I recently went down to Kendal at Easter, obviously took Virgin. I'm wondering why Virgin use the Super Voyager "under the wires" instead of putting a Pendo onto the run? Is it something to do with not enough Pendo stock or what? It doesn't make sense to burn diesel when you could use...

Hi all, After narrowly avoiding my house burning down after an out-of-control cooker elected to burst into flames, how do I clean up an ABC powder extinguisher? Needless to say the majority of the powder is in the grill where the fire began, but a lot of it ended up filtering into the oven...

Hi all, I'm planning on making a trip from Inverness to Edinburgh and I'd like to travel 1st class. Obviously it'll be FSR as the TOC. What perks do you get in 1st class that you don't get in the rest of the train (apart from being 6ft nearer to the driver :lol:?) I'm just wondering if...

Hi All, I'm wondering how long you can leave a diesel engine (loco/MU) running at idle at a terminus. At Inverness I notice the 158s shut down after about 30 mins automatically (no staff present). I read a while ago somewhere that there is a chance that diesel locos have exhaust fires...

Hi all, Been snooping around the RAIB website and found a pic of the Turbostar that leapt off the tracks at Waverley last month. I've noticed that for some reason it's exhaust pipe enters a large box, turns through 180 degrees and then exits the box and then turns 45 degrees or so and then...

Hi all, I'm hopefully going to take a trip to London (what's left of it!) in October-ish to see my nearest and dearest, so I'm looking for advice as to how to get there by train. My idea is to go from Inverness --> Edinburgh Waverley to Kings Cross and take the bus/tube/armored car...

Hi folks, This is probably going to be a slightly controversial topic and I'm posting it out of curiosity and not to stir up the whit (replace the "w" with an "s" if you want to :twisted: ). My background legal knowledge is two modules of business and contractual law on 1st and 2nd year...

Hi all, I've just recently found Dr Beeching on YouTube (pretty funny stuff :lol:) and I'm wondering if anyone knows whether scenes were actually filmed on the actual train (when it comes to things like the driver and fireman in the cab talking) or whether it was a mockup in the studio with...

Hi all, I'm wondering if there is any way to add to my coaching stock that distinctive "whoosh whoosh" sound as each coach passes by in the track cam (key no. 4) in order to make the sound just a little bit more realistic? :idea: I don't know much about the .sms system MSTS uses but from...

Hi, This is my first post as a new member. I have searched for this question before making this new thread and haven't found anything, so if this is the hundredth billionth time that someone's asked this question my apologies. I'm wondering if my definition of a diesel-electric multiple...