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Technical: Electricity
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Contamination on the railhead is mostly leaves being crushed and is a relatively thin layer. While this contamination can cause problems...
9 Apr 2024
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John Webb
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Euston Disruption From Signalling Faults (2/3 April)
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LOcation Cabinet - the steel boxes at the side of the track that contain equipment to work the nearby signals and points.
4 Apr 2024
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London CableCar Free for Cyclists ... Why?
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As a former resident of Woolwich who used the ferry or foot-tunnel for two years commuting to my first job, I too am aware of the...
2 Apr 2024
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Pilot Engines
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Other codes were in use when approaching junctions to ensure the signalmen correctly routed the train. Such codes tended to be local in...
29 Mar 2024
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Pilot Engines
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Some codes were, and were laid down in the Rule Book. My 1950 (reissued with amendments up to 1961) copy gives several codes -...
28 Mar 2024
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Canterbury West today
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Single carriages attached to a steam loco are usually its 'support coach'. It carries the crew and small spare parts that may be needed...
26 Mar 2024
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Class 43 'Warship' locomotives.
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Yes, my thoughts were that they were likely to be internal from the paint damage. Train heating boilers on a number of 'Modernisation...
24 Mar 2024
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Class 43 'Warship' locomotives.
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Can you give us links to some of the photos showing this damage, please?
23 Mar 2024
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John Webb
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1970s book about branch lines containing cartoons
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They are also present in my 1977 Book Club Associates hardback edition. (no ISBN available) It was originally published in 1976. The...
23 Mar 2024
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John Webb
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The Highwayman Service
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For information, old discussions can be reopened by clicking on the 'Report' icon lower left and giving the reason for the report as...
22 Mar 2024
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John Webb
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Garden Railways?
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At the preserved St Albans South box we built a garden railway, at first on wood planks supported on wood posts. But after several years...
22 Mar 2024
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John Webb
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Carnforth - York - Carnforth - York - Carnforth movement logic
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It would need filling up with coal and formal checks before it works a train on the main line. I would think these are easier to do at...
21 Mar 2024
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Steam engine crash Ireland
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It was probably a one-third or one-quarter scale model of a full-size engine. They are cheaper to build and run than the full-size ones...
19 Mar 2024
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MML Electrification: progress updates
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The Fast Lines from Harpenden northwards were also under a possession I noted from the track diagram associated with the Railcam...
16 Mar 2024
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Hornby Live Steam Flying Scotsman model
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Particularly when moving off you get the distinct 'chuffs' - at speed it's a 'purring' sound rather than a hiss. As you alter the...
16 Mar 2024
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