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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: TheBoy on 03 March 2015, 08:07:01
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A big landslide at Leamington a few weeks back. Every time I've used it for the past few weeks, I've got a seat, and it's been mostly on time.
Downside is that every mongrel queues up at ticket desk asking stupid questions about buses etc, so I miss the fast train, and am now desperately late :(
Chiltern have the most unreliable ticket machines so I was forced to queue for about 20 mins to get ticket
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The word 'tards' can't be far from your lips. ;D
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The word 'tards' can't be far from your lips. ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Slug back on form. Loco broken down >:(
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Slug back on form. Loco broken down >:(
Crank sensor? ::)
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Slug back on form. Loco broken down >:(
Crank sensor? ::)
Nobody wound the big key on the side. ::)
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Nobody wound the big key on the side. ::)
Nah ... fuse 18 blown ... or nicked missing ... ;D
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I am so pleased that I do not have to rely on public transport to get to work...... :y :y
Actually I couldn't even if I wanted, we have about 3 buses a day here, and all at the wrong time....... ::) ::) ::)
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Nobody wound the big key on the side. ::)
Nah ... fuse 18 blown ... or nicked missing ... ;D
Hg?
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Nobody wound the big key on the side. ::)
Nah ... fuse 18 blown ... or nicked missing ... ;D
Hg?
Or one of those French pattern crank sensorses?
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Slug back on form. Loco broken down >:(
Loco?
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Slug back on form. Loco broken down >:(
Loco?
Master fix it. Master loves it. Precious diesel lumpses ;D
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The only Locos they had were brand spanking new ones so still under warranty (3 years or 1 million miles lol)
Unlike the 1960 bubbles they still run ;D
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The only Locos they had were brand spanking new ones so still under warranty (3 years or 1 million miles lol)
Unlike the 1960 bubbles they still run ;D
One of Theses...
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/o6VxlnkazWk/maxresdefault.jpg)?
Slug might be a compliment ;D
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Yes, its pretty good as well (only used at peak times to Princess Risborough) plus having twin engines/gearbox/final drive, get an issue, isolate the faulty one and continue....
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My train to work this morning was the Penzance to Paddington 'Riviera Sleeper'.
I don't know how old the engine is but it said 'Brush Traction' on the side. I am guessing 1960's
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My train to work this morning was the Penzance to Paddington 'Riviera Sleeper'.
I don't know how old the engine is but it said 'Brush Traction' on the side. I am guessing 1960's
Yep! ;)
Class 47 .. or maybe the revamped Class 57 version. 'Master' will no doubt confirm! 8)
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Class 57 'body snatcher' these days on First Great Western :y
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Bodysnatcher?
I crawled out of the sleeper car at half six to find that this gleaming loco had hauled the sleeper train up from Cornwall. It brightened my day it did.
(http://www.the-siding.co.uk/class57/pictures/57604a.jpg)
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The journey back wasn't too bad either
(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~aholter/P1060404a.JPG)
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Ooh now, of anyone fancies a scenic train journey, there's the trip from Pizza to Rome down the west coast of Italy. Stunning. Right along the coast.
Or Zurich to Livigno through the Alps. Much slower but worth a trip on the train to admire the view. Which, if you knew how much I hate train journeys generally, is saying something.
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Also if flying in to pizza airport you can see several Herculese type transporters being busy. Very interesting trip.
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The only Locos they had were brand spanking new ones so still under warranty (3 years or 1 million miles lol)
Unlike the 1960 bubbles they still run ;D
They have a load of old tosh they bought from another franchise (West Country/Wales area iirc).
Back on a dmu today, currently at 25mph according to my speed app.
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And currently being overtaken by Metropolitan line tube. Sigh.
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And currently being overtaken by Metropolitan line tube. Sigh.
Welcome to Lundun
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Andy, that looks like 57604 Pendennis Castle.
They call them body snatchers as they were originally a class 47 loco (in the case of the above 47209) built in the early/mid 60's.
What happened was that Brush re-engined them with second hand 2 stroke V12 EMD 645-F3B diesel engines (as this worked out less than a third the price of a new loco at circa £300k).
There are a fair few about as well and virgin used to have a fleet of them named the 'Thunderbirds' with names such as TinTin and Scott Tracy (my lad got to fire TinTin up at Railfest a few years ago) for recovering failed electrics and Pretendoleno drags in north wales.
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The only Locos they had were brand spanking new ones so still under warranty (3 years or 1 million miles lol)
Unlike the 1960 bubbles they still run ;D
They have a load of old tosh they bought from another franchise (West Country/Wales area iirc).
Back on a dmu today, currently at 25mph according to my speed app.
That's right, I know a few of the people in pres who helped sort out the bubbles which are now very very reliable.......perhaps Arriva Wales should have done the same with the Barry service ones Seth :y
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Also if flying in to pizza airport you can see several Herculese type transporters being busy. Very interesting trip.
A very sensible thing to do with Pisa, get there, quickly look around the Italian example of how not to build a tower, then get out again......Pisa is a real shit hole
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Also if flying in to pizza airport you can see several Herculese type transporters being busy. Very interesting trip.
A very sensible thing to do with Pisa, get there, quickly look around the Italian example of how not to build a tower, then get out again......Pisa is a real shit hole
Is it? Dunno we never bothered and went straight to Rome. I was referring to circling the airport on approach. Hercs everywhere. And one or two of its replacement. C 130 is it?
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Yes, as with a few of the Italian airports, they double up as military bases (they do the same in Brasil to),
But yes, Pisa is a dump, had to go quite a few times as we had a development unit based at Pisa University......along with a factory in Naples (another dump), office in Genova, Rome, Latina, Milan and Florence. So loads of Italian travel!
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Andy, that looks like 57604 Pendennis Castle.
They call them body snatchers as they were originally a class 47 loco (in the case of the above 47209) built in the early/mid 60's.
What happened was that Brush re-engined them with second hand 2 stroke V12 EMD 645-F3B diesel engines (as this worked out less than a third the price of a new loco at circa £300k).
There are a fair few about as well and virgin used to have a fleet of them named the 'Thunderbirds' with names such as TinTin and Scott Tracy (my lad got to fire TinTin up at Railfest a few years ago) for recovering failed electrics and Pretendoleno drags in north wales.
Yes - Pendennis Castle.
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Yes, as with a few of the Italian airports, they double up as military bases (they do the same in Brasil to),
But yes, Pisa is a dump, had to go quite a few times as we had a development unit based at Pisa University......along with a factory in Naples (another dump), office in Genova, Rome, Latina, Milan and Florence. So loads of Italian travel!
I went there once, about 20years ago, stayed in a £130/night hotel, so that the receptionist would speak English.....docks down the road and a brothel opposite :o :o So, yes, I agree and seems it hasn't changed much over the years.