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I'm curious to know what the magazine is in the 3rd picture on the secondman's side... It has an I/C liveried 47 on it...!!!

Unfortunately, the very few mates / contacts I have on the railways are all drivers & guards... I know no one on the engineering side of things... Sort of... just out of curiosity really... I've worked in the bus industry for years & seen all sorts of brass fittings but never like this...

Hi all... does anyone know what sort of brass connectors are used on the back / rear of cab air gauges??? Thanks in advance... Eric

That's taken in the "original" depot in Second Avenue... I was a "Red Rider" driver based at Moreton on the Wirral... I was seconded many a time to Crewe, sometimes for weeks at a time and sleeping on PMT's Commercial Managers sofa to save me constantly travelling between home on the Wirral &...

Hi all... trying to find out more info about these Cab Display Units... Does anyone know the purpose of the "Release" key, its function & how its used (other than being turned obviously!!!)... The other question I have is regarding the "Dim" button... I think it illuminates, and certain it...

Railsigns... Thanks for that... very much appreciated... ;) Eric

Hi all... I'm trying to find out some info about the original RETB cab units like this: Namely, does any kind soul know the appropriate dimensions of the said box / unit??? Also, is the "release" key "locked in" once the key is inserted & turned, and does the key turn through 90° or 180°...

320 ran between Coppenhall & Hanley, later becoming the 20 running from Leighton Hospital / Coppenhall & extended through to Meir Square (I.drove many a Bristol VR on a round trip between my split duty). I think it was then curtailed back to Hanley at some point before becoming the 3 and...

When my mate was manager at PMT Crewe's depot (who later went on to become PMT's commercial manager he told me this: " My only recollection of a driver issuing two dog tickets was for a Shetland Pony on the Crewe - Macclesfield service.... [The driver said to me] "I didn't know what to do...

I never started till July 1995...!!!

I don't remember that & I worked for PMT from 1995... I have a mate who was the Commercial Manager, I'll quiz him on it...

It used to be a PSV / PCV requirement that the driver had to carry faretables with them... I'm a driver (and ashamed to admit it) but don't know it it is still a requirement... I don't carry them as we aren't issued with them and ticket machines now tend to work on a stored fare system and the...

Last time I (we) went to London I found it quite strange... Not possessing an Oyster card we boarded a bus somewhere just by Heathrow going to Heathrow to get the tube into London... When I tried to buy 2 tickets on my card the driver said I couldn't do it and my Mrs was "forced" into using her...

That used to be a similar system in the "Far East" (Hong Kong / Singapore) where you'd pay a "premium" to travel on an A/C bus... Doubt that's still the case in this day & age though... Eric

Sometimes but not always...

As far as I'm aware, YES... No, free staff travel didn't end at de-reg... It continues to this day (I'm a driver for Stagecoach) albeit it is more fragmented than it was... We get free travel on all our own BUS services... I'm not sure about Megabus (although it is being sold off soon it...

Thanks... Ive seen that site... The main reason I want dimensions is because I'm trying to model a representation of the brake valve... Eric

Thanks A340... I'm particularly interested in the Westinghouse brake handles... Its a long shot but does anyone have any further information or drawings / dimensions of them??? Eric

Hi all... Does anyone know if there is just ONE type of train brake valve type (I'm asking about BR locos here, NOT modern privatisation types)??? By that I mean is the train brake valve / handle on say a Class 87 the same as that on say a 47 or 50 etc... I'm also after similar information on...

Thanks James... I have a few other questions if that's ok??? Where am I best messaging you... here or your email that is listed on your website???