Juniper Driver
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Not sure if mentioned yet, but the Mk4's 140mph running capability is a sadly unused feature.
How about 125mph on the class 67's?
Not sure if mentioned yet, but the Mk4's 140mph running capability is a sadly unused feature.
How about 125mph on the class 67's?
How about 125mph on the class 67's?
How about 125mph on the class 67's?
I thought that it was very much a theoretical top speed
Is the buffet counter on the sleeper Mk2s ever used? I just tend to see seated sleeper passengers in the lounge car rather than the counter. Don't see why it should only be limited to sleeper passengers anyway.
Never seen the electronic destination board operational on any Grand Central or Hull Trains class 180s...well, at least not the ones I've been on.
Also the RETB slot in each cab onboard Scotrail 170s, where a gaping hole is left on the wall. Although conductors and drivers alike often use this as a newspaper or drinks holder from what I've seen anyway.
Haven't seen any class 380s doubled up since testing, 7 years ago (crikey, 7 years already!). I guess the gangways only purpose is to impede the driver as much as possible.
I'm willing to bet you don't.
Desiro Antarctic weather conditions.
You can put a coat on, I can't (legally) strip off. I find the temperature right for static air. I'd accept higher but only with opening windows or personal fans to ensure the air is moving.
Further to my earlier rant about Desiro aircon...
This morning I have the icy pleasure of being sat on a 444 with failed saloon heating. Guess what the aircon is doing? Yup. It's freezing in here. Awful, awful system.
One doesn't tend to sit indoors in winter with central heating on 110% and then open all the windows!
I heard a story recently - may have read it here tbh - of the glow sticks being used, but the TOC staff member not realising that they weren't light sensitive, so when it got dark and they were needed, they'd expired!Something that hopefully would never be used on any rolling stock (but there for a valid reason) - emergency window hammers and 'glo sticks'.
Given the 'pleasure' at work of being one of those who have to manage office aircon, I wonder if the aircon units are still working not realising that the heating element has gone - or even a faulty temperature sensor (one of ours at work think it's 35ºC so keeps blasting out cold air to reduce the temperature to the 27ºC it's set to...)Further to my earlier rant about Desiro aircon...
This morning I have the icy pleasure of being sat on a 444 with failed saloon heating. Guess what the aircon is doing? Yup. It's freezing in here. Awful, awful system.
That's exactly what I'm doing now, albeit in my office. Best of both world - nice and warm, but with plenty of good fresh air circulating. Works on trains too, the class 365 in particular, where opening the windows can have the effect of putting the heating on full due to (presumably) the position of the thermostat.
I heard a story recently - may have read it here tbh - of the glow sticks being used, but the TOC staff member not realising that they weren't light sensitive, so when it got dark and they were needed, they'd expired!
Given the 'pleasure' at work of being one of those who have to manage office aircon, I wonder if the aircon units are still working not realising that the heating element has gone - or even a faulty temperature sensor (one of ours at work think it's 35ºC so keeps blasting out cold air to reduce the temperature to the 27ºC it's set to...)
Because everybody in that particular office complains that it's too cold if it's set to the 20ºC it's supposed to be set to. (My particular office it's set to a much more reasonable 16ºC!)Why is it set to 27 degrees? That is like a beach in a hot country, not an office. At which point in the history of the UK did the people who live here become used to it always being 27 degrees. The average UK temperature is only 13.5 degrees. It does my head in because so many people have their heating cranked up at home that I have to sit in the office in a shirt and tie sweating my tits off like I am on the costa del sol.
Because everybody in that particular office complains that it's too cold if it's set to the 20ºC it's supposed to be set to. (My particular office it's set to a much more reasonable 16ºC!)