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Hi, Don't often post here, more in the background observing, mainly I am over on WNXX. Ash Bridge - You've caught a glamorous photo of me, in my best attire - Dirty Jean Shorts!! It was a hot day and had a lot on that day getting 1118 ready, otherwise would of chatted more. Me & Nigel had...

I Volunteer there as a Diesel & Carriage Fitter/Restorer and also do the Safety exams for the rolling stock there for 5 years now, so I feel I can answer your questions. The platform will need some considerable rebuilding, and whilst talks with Network Rail are ongoing I cannot comment on...

When I was at Lovers Walk Brighton and the 377's were being introduced, they were fitted with Windows95 to operate the Mitrac Computer, think a few were modified with Windows XP at the end of 2006.

Regarding heating in Sprinter series units, its as Driver 9000 says. Class 150's - In the saloon, there are mini heat matrix's under every other seat (they are basically like a small radiator) that run off the engine coolant system you do not stop the flow to these heaters as they are part of...

Sorry, I've been in Devon for the past 2½ years, I wasn't aware the Littlehampton Stoppers had been withdrawn. I should imagine with the acceleration and balancing speed of 313 working the West Coastway should hold no problems bar the lack of toilets, you'll find that they will proberly go...

Used to be an Apprentice at Lovers Walk (Now a fitter with FGW @ Exeter) still speak to some of me mates there, and there has been talk of 313's for The Coastway's. The Brighton to Seaford and Brighton to West Worthing / Littlehamptons are pretty much self contained diagrams with journey times...

http://www.bvetmd.org.uk/ :wink: Sing my beauties!

Live in London or South Coast? Just leaving school or at college? This apprenticeship scheme will pay you more than the NR one, and besides trains are more fun to fix than track! :twisted: http://www.notforlightweights.com/ Have fun!

If they were falling to bits inside buddy, they wouldn't be leaving the depots in the mornings! :roll:

Was?............... "Are" matey! :wink:

Naa, They can keep em, we'll have 5 of they're 150/1's instead, easier maintenance and half decent cab and interior! (after retrim and respray that is! :wink:) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- June 2010 is they're due back date. Funny, they're C5P (Repaints) are due Autumn...

Hmm, where do I start.... A couple of porn magazines behind the toilet mirror in 205032 when we doing some repairs to the toilet!! :lol: Must of been some fruity commuters on the Uckfield line! Filming out the front of a DLR train about 6 years ago, a pigeon decided to do a suicidal dive...

142's are far from life expired. All I would like to see from the 142 fleet are some reliability mods, i.e heater fans fitted underneath alternating seats in the saloon to give more effective heating. Currently they are heated by the engine coolant being pumped into the roof pod where there are...

Ahh right your applying for the Marsh, you can put Prepping HST's onto that list of duties as well then! :twisted: Nights are a lot more busier with far more minor service exams and shunting getting the service ready for AM goes on and with a big depot like SPM not suprised at the Permanent...

IMHO 95% of the punters wouldn't give two hoots about it. And probably wouldn't notice anyway. There just seem to be a lot of ned's on here who are so called enthusiasts want to drop the staff in the Drink over seemingly minor things. Your certainly Management material there matey! :roll...

Ahh well, thats where Droplights come handy on the oldies, and Aircon in the new stuff! :wink: a quick five second dust off and your laughing! :twisted: Or have a go at who your relieving and tell them not to be a messy pup if they feel the need to smoke whilst driving! What, you mean...

Ahh, that "Act as a FO1 as required" sounds familiar! That means you'll be an FO2 "Shunter". That means you'll be a ground shunter, i.e pulling points, setting roads, radioing in to the panel ensuring what trains are incoming / outgoing, and telling drivers what vehicles to move where...

Disclaimer: I smoke 20 a day, so my views may be biased. :twisted: Seems to be a fair few of the H&S bridgade on this forum, I doubt though that most members on here remember when trains had smoking carriages, now they enter a state of shock if they see a ciggie being smoked where it...

WTF are you chatting about!?!? :evil: That is just......sick. There are Rail Staff on this forum who have had to deal with this sort of situation before (myself included) who have to deal with the clean up of these incidents and returning to service of the trains / track. Ive had a couple of...

Retention Vs Track/Underframe Dump, hmm. :| They both have they're up and down sides from a Maintenance point of view (Well, my biased one anyway! :lol:) On the old Slam Door Stock, it was pretty disgusting underneath the train around the toilet areas, to put into perspective, it was more...